On Silent Group Meditation Retreats: 10 Things I’ve Learned Along the Way

April 3, 2019

By Janet Solyntjes // In 1987 I participated in my first silent group meditation retreat.  It was a month-long…

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How to Value Yourself & Stop Hurting Yourself

April 2, 2019

By Blake D. Bauer // It’s often not until we allow other people to treat us horribly and therefore…

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Sacred Music: The Most Powerful Medicine We Have

March 25, 2019

By Yuval Ron // This spring 2019 I will be coming to Shambhala Mountain Center to explore the inner…

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Hope Martin and David Rome Explain Embodied Listening

February 28, 2019

For the past fifteen years, Hope Martin and David Rome have been bringing together eastern and western mind–body practices…

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The Purpose of Suffering, Depression and Disease

February 26, 2019

By Blake D. Bauer // The body’s suffering is a mask the mind holds up to hide what really…

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Expansive Nature of Love: Beyond “My little corner of the world”

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February 6, 2019

By Allison C Zangmo & Anyen Rinpoche // Cultivating the expansive nature of love is the essence of the dharma.…

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Practicing Simplicity: Two Teachers on Zen

February 5, 2019

By Katharine Kaufman and Michael Wood // The beginner’s mind has many possibilities — Shunryu Suzuki The upcoming SMC retreat,…

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The Paradox of Pleasure

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January 8, 2019

There’s a natural sacredness in the world - in the blue sky, muddy earth, the sound of leaves fluttering,…

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Can You Make Friends with Entropy?

January 8, 2019

By Michael W. Taft // One time as a little kid, I burned my hand on a hot stove.…

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In the Company of Women: Precious Knowing

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November 14, 2018

By Katharine Kaufman Home At Shambhala Mountain Center I have the good fortune to be at the Shambhala Mountain…

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Working with Courage: A Three Minute Practice

October 20, 2018

By Janet Solyntjes // In my early years of meditation training I was unable to sit still for long,…

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Wholeness and Mindfulness

August 23, 2018

By Janet Solyntjes // Nearly everywhere one turns these days the language of “mindfulness” is to be found. Its ubiquitous…

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