Programs for Canada: Québec and Ontario Region
Centre de méditation Shambhala de Montréal
Emptiness, space and energy
with Massimo Guerrera
October 2nd—December 18th
Manifestations and environments of the four Dignities of Shambhala. Continue »
Toronto Shambhala Center
Shambhala Online: Making Friends with Death and Dying: Monthly Support Group
October 7th—February 3rd (2025)
Please join us on the first Monday of every month from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. online. During these support group sessions, there will be a short opening talk, a 15-minute meditation practice session (no previous mediation experience is necessary), and an o Continue »
Toronto Shambhala Center
The Heart of Buddhist Practice –Foundations of Buddhism (In-person)
with Victoria Hagens & Jil Amadio
October 27th—December 15th
Join students of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Jil Amadio and Victoria Hagens, for a monthly Foundations of Buddhism practice and study session, where we will explore the foundational practices of Refuge Practice and the Four Reminders. This class offers an op Continue »
Toronto Shambhala Center
Shambhala Online Live - Writing Deep Haiku through the Lens of Deep Ecology
November 3rd—December 8th
Join John McQuade starting November 3rd for a deep study haiku course that includes a basic introduction to “the way of Haiku,” but also delves deeply into Daoism, Chinese Contemplative Poetry and Deep Ecology teachings with no writing experience necessar Continue »
Centre de méditation Shambhala de Montréal
Contentment in Everyday Life
Postponed
with Susan Almgren & Laurence Corman
November 4th—December 16th
How to meet our life in the present moment with gentleness, friendship, curiosity.
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Toronto Shambhala Center
What did the Buddha teach? - Core teaching of the path to liberation (In-person and online)
with jessica haberman-contreras & John Crone
November 7th—December 19th
Join us for this six-week course designed to introduce the essential teachings of
Buddhism, providing an accessible and experiential entry point for both new and seasoned
practitioners. Continue »
Toronto Shambhala Center
Shambhala Online - Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow
November 30th—December 14th
This three-session course with Judith Simmer-Brown explores the moment in a person’s life when they decide to go one step further than “being Buddhist”—and make a profound commitment to put all others before themselves. It is open to all who are intereste Continue »
Centre de méditation Shambhala de Montréal
Level II: Birth of the Warrior
with Denis Quevillon
December 6th—December 8th
How do we leave the cocoon of our fear? Continue »
Groupe Shambhala Québec
Solstice d'hiver CAUSERIE : Introduction au Miksang
with Jean-Luc Monfrais
December 10th
10 décembre 19h à 21h Continue »
Toronto Shambhala Center
Nyinthün & Maitri Bhavana [In-Person & Online]
December 15th
Join us for for a full or half-day of Community Nyinthün, (group practice of sitting and walking meditation) and Maitri Bhavana (meditation on loving-kindness/tonglen for those suffering from illness and horrific world events). Continue »
Centre de méditation Shambhala de Montréal
Winter Retreat
Conscious breathing
with Sylvie Cotton
December 26th—December 30th
Toronto Shambhala Center
Vajrayogini Feast - Authorized practitioners only
December 26th—February 23rd (2025)
Upcoming Vajrayogini Feast: December 26th. Set-up at 11:00 (earlier if you can), start at 1:00 (subject to change)
Old and new practitioners are invited to attend the Feast at the Toronto Shambhala Center in person or via Zoom!
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Toronto Shambhala Center
Comfortable With Uncertainty - A Two to Five-Day Winter Retreat at the Shambhala Centre (In Person)
with Donald Eckler
December 27th—December 31st
This two to five-day retreat is an in-depth meditation retreat. It is a powerful introduction to and deepening of mindfulness-awareness meditation -- a technique that transforms how we relate to ourselves and everyday life. Continue »
Ottawa Shambhala Centre
Shambhala Online - Drala (Sacred Path) Online Weekend Retreat
with Arawana Hayashi & Gaylon Ferguson
January 11th—January 12th (2025)
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat. Continue »
Toronto Shambhala Center
The Noble Eightfold Path and the Five Precepts: Exploring the Buddha’s Teachings on Leading a Wholesome and Full Life
January 11th—January 25th (2025)
Explore what it means to live a wholesome and full life in today’s world through the lens of the Buddha’s teachings on the Eightfold Path and The Five Precepts. How can we apply these ancient teachings in today’s world? Continue »
Toronto Shambhala Center
The Path of Individual Liberation: Meditation as Taught by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche (In Person & Online)
with Donald Eckler
January 22nd—February 19th (2025)
A five-week series on Wednesday evenings, presenting and exploring Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s distinctive style of meditation instruction. Continue »
Ottawa Shambhala Centre
Joy in Everyday Life (In-Person and Online)
with Don Adams
January 23rd—February 20th (2025)
Joy is clearly based on contentment and appreciation of life, as well as compassion for self and others. Why not join us to explore these and possibly rediscover how to celebrate your life with joy? Continue »
