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# Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles

Meditation In-Person & Online Based on Tibetan Buddhist Teachings

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/blog/) - Read articles and blog posts about meditation and mindfulness awareness programs and events in Los Angeles area.
- [A Different Kind of Auction](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/a-different-kind-of-auction/) - __ __ __ __ 2 Earth The Passive Principle __ __ __ __ __ __ But Passive doesn't mean inactive. It means not initiating action; not taking the initiative, but responding to it. Being receptive - listening - following, responding, in this case, to the mandate of Heaven...which is Shambhala, and trying to act in
- [Present Parenting & Children Groups Starting This Fall - New Families Welcomed!](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/present-parenting-and-children-groups-starting-this-fall/) - Join our Families and Children Group Semester in Pasadena this Fall. The group meet once per month. New families are welcomed. Apply today.
- [Year of the Water Tiger](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/year-of-the-water-tiger/) - Earlier this month the Los Angeles Shambhala community began the year of the Water Tiger with a roar at a gathering of 45 warriors. This event took place at the Neighborhood Church in Pasadena and marked the first in-person gathering after the local indoor mask mandate had been lifted.
- [The Los Angeles Shambhala Prayer Flag Project](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-los-angeles-shambhala-prayer-flag-project/) - Creativity Lab Teacher Anne Saitzyk gives an update on The Los Angeles Shambhala prayer flag project and the six month of collaboration that began at Harvest of Peace in 2021. Each flag is a unique expression, and when linked together, will symbolize our bonds of friendship and our well-wishes for all beings.
- [Fresh Start -  Establishing and Practicing Mindfulness for the New Year](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/fresh-start-online-meditation-retreat/) - In our lives every day, we always have the opportunity practicing mindfulness. By remembering each moment is a new moment, just like remembering the technique in our meditation practice, we can begin again, and maybe through our practice come to see the past with fresh eyes, opening to a new point of view, planting new seeds for the future.
- [Preparing for the New Year - Dön Season & Shambhala Day](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/preparing-for-the-new-year/) - Celebrating the new year according to the Tibetan calendar is an important event in the Shambhala community. Named “Shambhala Day” by the Druk Sakyong, ChögyamTrungpa Rinpoche.
- [Sit with It - Join us to Develop or Reboot Your Meditation Practice](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/sit-with-it-join-us-to-develop-or-reboot-your-meditation-practice/) - Meditation is a way to stop where you are in the midst of whatever is going on in your life, and just be--not trying to manipulate or change anything or to solve problems or figure anything out. Just sit with it. Observing. Noticing. Allowing everything to be as it is even if just for a few minutes. If finding it difficult to get to the cushion or would like to develop a meditation practice join our online and in-person events!
- [WOMEN'S MARCH LA 2018 MEDITATION](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/womens-march-la-2018-meditation/) - Reported by Jason Elias: On Saturday, January 20, 2018, hundreds of thousands of people showed up for the Women's March in Downtown LA (KTLA estimated 400,000). As part of that, under the guidance of Acharya Emily Bower, Shambhala Social Action spearheaded a Flash Meditation Mob along the marcher’s path. Roughly 15 of us showed up
- [Why Heartbreak is a Good Thing—according to Buddhists Studies](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/why-heartbreak-is-a-good-thing-according-to-buddhists/) - Heartbreak is seen as a good thing in the Buddhist studies. Author Sarah Norrad from Elephant Journal shares what we can learn from broken relationships.
- [Meditation: Finding Contentment in Everyday Life](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meditation-finding-contentment-in-everyday-life/) - Read a blog post by meditation teacher Lodro Rinzler, on the Contentment in Everyday Life Course and what this weekly course is about.
- [Author Gayle Van Gils Leads "Happier at Work" Program & Talks in Los Angeles](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/happier-at-work-program-los-angeles/) - Author Gayle Van Gils is coming to our Los Angeles Meditation Centers to sign books and share the work that she is doing to bring compassion into business.
- [Karuna Training – A contemplative practice and study in Buddhist Psychology](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/karuna-training-contemplative-practice-buddhist-psychology/) - The Karuna approach to contemplative psychology is a tradition born from the minds and hearts of Tibetan Meditation master Chögyam Trungpa.
- [Climate Change Optimism](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/climate-change-optimism/) - The morning of Saturday, September 16, over twenty people gathered at the Eagle Rock Shambhala Center for talks on an issue that affects us all -- climate change. While hosted by our fledging social engagement group – Shambhala Social Action LA -- the event was the idea of our indefatigable regional director, Sharon Owyang, who
- [I Failed. Now What?](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/i-failed-now-what/) - Left alone with my failure I wondered: how do I survive this? How do I live with myself? There was so much blame and judgement. It seemed unworkable. So, I reached out to members of my meditation community. I posted in our google group. Told the whole sad, shameful story. I felt selfish, stupid, naïve.
- [Shambhala Training Level 1 - The Art of Being Human - A weekend retreat in the city](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/shambhala-level-1-weekend-retreat/) - The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training Level 1 is an introductory meditation weekend retreat offered several times per year in LA.
- [Social Action LA – A presentation on Climate Change](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/social-action-la-presentation-climate-change/) - In this presentation on Climate Change, Shambhala LA member David Tillinghast will give the same presentation that Al Gore gives as he travels the world.
- [Social Action LA](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/social-action-la-group/) - Shambhala Social Action LA – is a new meditation group to support groups and events we feel are doing work in accord with Enlightened Society Principles.
- [Maitri Space Awareness & Karuna Training with Shastri Sandra Ladley](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/maitri-karuna-training-shastri-ladley/) - In June Shastri Sandra Ladley will teach several programs in LA. special invitation to those interested in psychology, activism & Vajrayana Buddhism.
- [BuddhaFest coming to LA](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/buddhafest-coming-la/) - June 2-4, 2017: Film Premieres, Filmmakers, Special Guests, Wisdom Talks, Live MusicFilm Premieres and Live Music.
- [Parinirvana Reflections](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/parinirvana-reflections/) - Many of Shambhala holidays and observations change dates each year according to the Tibetan lunar calendar. One that doesn't change is April 4th - the Parinirvana of Shambhala's founder, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a.k.a., The Dorje Dradul of Mukpo Dong. He died April 4, 1987 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. That day turned unusually cold they
- [On The Dorje Kasung and Pacifying the Mamos](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/dorje-kasung-pacifying-mamos/) - This is a first in a series to introduce a major service organization of our Shambhala community. The organization is called the Dorje Kasung. The following is by Darryl Burnham, Kadö, the Windhorse Regiment Commander of the Dorje Kasung for the Southwest. Dorje is a Tibetan word that means indestructible or diamond-like, and Kasung refers to
- [Inspired to Engage: a Shambhalian’s Experience of the Women’s March in Los Angeles](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/inspired-engage-shambhalians-experience-womens-march-los-angeles/) - Just as in over 670 cities and towns across the globe, Los Angeles held a women's march. It was the biggest civil demonstration in the history of the city. The Shambhala Center of Los Angeles rented a booth to offer meditation instruction. What follows is a first person account by member Allison Conant. Before
- [Looking at Engaged Buddhism – a Shambhala Perspective](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/looking-engaged-buddhism-shambhala-perspective/) - I’m someone who has actively followed politics all my life. I read about it every morning and discuss it regularly. Since I’m a photographer who lives and works in Hollywood, it should come as no surprise that I’m strongly progressive. But part of my job is relating to whomever I’m shooting, so I’ve gotten pretty
- [Shambhala Art is coming to a Center near you](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/shambhala-art-is-coming-to-a-center-near-you/) - by Shambhala Art teacher Debra Dysart At this time of year, I am often reminded how very fortunate I am to be living in Los Angeles. I know what it’s like to shovel my car out of the hard-packed snow bank that the plow pushed up against it and scrape the ice off the windshield,
- [What is a "Weekthun?" (Dec 26-Jan 1) - A Special Invitation from Acharya Emily Bower](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/what-is-a-weekthun-a-special-invitation-from-acharya-emily-bower/) - Acharya Emily Bower I am looking forward to leading the weeklong retreat this holiday season. In this retreat, our main practice will be showing up for each session and following our teachers’ instructions for meditation. Our secondary practice will be contemplating kindness and the possibilities that arise when we acknowledge basic goodness—of ourselves, of each
- [A Message from the Director](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/a-message-from-the-director/) - Dear Noble Warriors of Shambhala, Cynthia MacKay, SMCLA Director Today, right now, some of us are experiencing an immense amount of sadness and fear about our future. As well, some are experiencing new hope for our future. Whatever it is you’re feeling, the divide between hope and fear appears to be as vast as the
- [The Shambhala community in Orange County has a uniqueness…](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-shambhala-community-in-orange-county-has-a-uniqueness/) - An interview with Shastri Marilyn Moore https://vimeo.com/184087145 Shastri Marilyn Moore “In her recent visit to Southern California, Minister Jane Arthur pointed out that each of our centers has a unique flavor, a quality all its own. In that spirit, she shared that her experience of our Orange County community was a sense of family, a
- [What is The Heart of Recovery?](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/what-is-heart-of-recovery/) - A Question and Answer session with George Gomez. George is actively involved with Heart of Recovery that meets weekly at SMCLA, and at many Shambhala Centers across our mandala. (It is similar in format to an earlier iteration with a name still used at some Centers, Sarpashyana.) Heart of Recovery meets every Wednesday night at
- [Harvest of Peace – our newest Nyida Day](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/harvest-of-peace-our-newest-nyida-day/) - One upon a time there was a young, incarnate Tibetan meditation master who managed to escape cultural genocide in 1959. He landed in India, studied at Oxford University and contemplated British culture for a few years. After meeting Western students while co-administering a small Buddhist monastery in Scotland, he made drastic changes to his personal
- [Why does a Buddhist Tradition Care About Leadership?](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/why-does-a-buddhist-tradition-care-about-leadership/) - On September 13th, SMCLA is delighted to have Minister Jane Arthur visit our community. Over decades, Ms. Arthur has held many positions within Shambhala, including the Director of the Boulder, Colorado Center (the largest Center, currently with 600+ members), and Director of the oldest of Shambhala's residential retreat centers, Karme Choling in Vermont. Beyond these positions, she was Director of Vermont
- [What is an Acharya](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/what-is-an-acharya/) - I will never forget the first time I met an acharya. For the previous couple of months, I had been spending as much time as I could at the Los Angeles Shambhala Center. My new sangha friends told me that Acharya Allyn Lyon was coming for her winter visit. They were very excited to see
- [The Compassion of Unconditional Love: What Karuna Training Offers](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-compassion-of-unconditional-love-what-karuna-training-offers/) - An introduction to Karuna Training and Contemplative Psychology will be offered for the first time in Los Angeles by Shastri Sandra Ladley. The following is a personal account by Miriam Hall. The program, Introduction to Contemplative Psychology, will be held in Eagle Rock on June 11 and 12. This article originally appeared in the Shambhala
- [The Magic of Qi Gong](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-magic-of-qi-gong/) - Why practice qigong? from an article by Sophie Léger NOTE: Our own Kate Summers also trained with Eva Wong and will be leading a Qi Gong Levels 1 & 2 Weekend Intensive at Westside May 28 -29. All welcome! Register here. Qigong is a wonderful way to integrate the body in our spiritual journey. Without
- [Place Your Thoughts Here- An Excerpt](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/place-your-thoughts-here-an-excerpt/) - The following is an excerpt from LA sangha member Steven Saitzyk's dharma art book, PLACE YOUR THOUGHTS HERE. Steven will be giving a talk: Dharma Through Art at the Westside center on Wednesday, April 20, 7:30pm. Things are not difficult to make; what is difficult is putting ourselves in the state of mind to make
- [10 Everyday Mindfulness Practices](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/10-everyday-mindfulness-practices/) - Mindfulness and meditation go together like muscles and strength-training. Mindfulness is an attribute we exercise during meditation, and meditation is a practice (I believe the best practice) to cultivate mindfulness. However the rubber really meets the road when we can bring that mindfulness off the meditation cushion and into our everyday lives. Mindfulness doesn't have
- [How Mindfulness Can Save Us From Drowning in Potential](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/how-mindfulness-can-save-us-from-drowning-in-potential/) - Shambhala NY Sangha writer Georgia Pettit writes about singer Jenny Lewis, New Year's resolutions and how we can start the new year not with criticism and condemnation, but with an appreciation for the mind, body, and heart we have today.
- [Creating Enlightened T-shirts](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/creating-enlightened-t-shirts/) - Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles' own David Fraioli shares a new venture and discusses how as Shambalians we can infuse enlightened society in our everyday lives. Sounds weird right? In Shambhala we talk about creating enlightened society and that includes everything: education, politics, religion, business, trade, technology, the arts…and fashion. What you wear and
- [Shambhala Times Article: Bandit Soup – A Recipe for Love, Courage and Songwriting](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/shambhala-times-article-bandit-soup-a-recipe-for-love-courage-and-songwriting/) - Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles own meditation teacher and longtime Shambhala practitioner Bill Bothwell discusses his journey as a musician and student of the Shambhala dharma.
- [Tricycle Article: The Dharma in a Single Drawing](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tricycle-article-the-dharma-in-a-single-drawing/) - As we approach the 28th parinirvana of Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, this article written by John J. Baker, a close student, relates profound and personal teachings from the Druk Sakyong. This article originally appeared in Tricycle Magazine. In the fall of 1970 Bob Lester, then Chairman of the Religious Studies Department at the University of Colorado (CU),
- [Meditating On What Life Is Supposed to Look Like](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meditating-on-what-life-is-supposed-to-look-like/) - This personal account of Shambhala training level one by Jessica Runck speaks honestly and from the heart. This article originally appeared in the Fargo Forum “Homegrown Hollywood” column Jessica writes - www.inforum.com My fiancé is a Buddhist. When I first told my grandmother, she made a sound reserved for those whose grandchildren are a constant
- [Celebrating the Lineage of Milarepa](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/celebrating-the-lineage-of-milarepa/) - This Saturday, March 7 is Milarepa Day which is celebrated by a day of practice where the book The Rain of Wisdom is read from cover to cover. Everyone is welcome to practice for part of the day or for the full day. The following blog post originally appeared in the Shambhala Times. On the first
- [Heart of Recovery](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/heart-of-recovery/) - Every week, we invite addicts and their families to come share their stories and support one other. In addition, we explore how the 12 steps and Buddhism can work together to help an addict come to terms with their addiction and learn to walk on the beautiful, extraordinary, spiritual and magical path of sobriety and recovery.
- [A Year in Review](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/a-year-in-review/) - Cheerful Year of the Wood Sheep! If you missed the day please click here to see a recording of the live address by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
- [Special invitation from the Director](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/special-invitation-from-the-director/) - I hope to see you all on Shambhala Day in Eagle Rock! I have some wonderful news to share, a bit of vision for our future and lots of love and appreciation for each and every one of you.
- [Art to Greet Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/art-to-greet-sakyong-mipham-rinpoche/) - In preparation for the community day with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, Shambhala Art teacher Anne Saitzyk led a contemplative art workshop.
- [Radiating Confidence](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/radiating-confidence/) - We felt the warm rays of the Great Eastern Sun this past weekend as 27 members of Shambhala completed the Shambhala Guide Training program led by Shastri Pamela Bothwell at our Eagle Rock Center in Los Angeles.
- [Meditation Books and Supplies now available at our Eagle Rock Center](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meditation-books-and-supplies-now-available-at-our-eagle-rock-center/) - Physical bookstores are rare these days! Any proceeds from purchases at the Shambhala Meditation Center Bookstore go back into supporting our Center. If you're thinking of purchasing a book, consider buying it from us first. Stop by and learn more about our offerings. We look forward to seeing you!
- [What is Shambhala: A Global Community](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/what-is-shambhala-a-global-community/) - Shambhala: A Global Community Shambhala is a global community of people inspired by the principle that every human being has a fundamental nature of basic goodness. This nature, our innate wisdom, can be developed so that it benefits our own lives and helps meet the many challenges facing the world. Shambhala welcomes people from all
- [How Acharya Allyn Lyon Became My Teacher](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/how-acharya-allyn-lyon-became-my-teacher/) - Often, the teacher-student relationship is a strong, life-changing bond. Buddhist teachings are passed along from teacher to student. This lineage begins with the Buddha. Think of Milarepa and his devotion to his teacher, Marpa. This blog by Chris O'Hare explores that deep connection with his teacher Acharya Allyn Lyon. I took my first
- [Pema Chödrön on Oprah](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/pema-chodron-on-oprah/) - For more than three decades, Pema Chödrön has been teaching and writing about Buddhist principles as a Tibetan Buddhist nun. View a conversation between Pema Chödrön and Oprah from Super Soul Sunday: "How to Let Go and Accept Change".
- [Wrestling with the Funny/Sad Eternal Now](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/wrestling-with-the-funnysad-eternal-now/) - Mr Huggins Los Angeles Shambhala member Aaron Crowe beautifully delves in to the tender heart of sadness and humor. This post is primarily about a depressed cartoon bear and his adventures with an overly zealous, rosy little hippo. There are, however, other matters to consider first. There is the matter of wisdom, of suffering,
- [The Path of Unconditional Healing](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-path-of-unconditional-healing/) - The monthly Los Angeles Healing Circle group meets on the 1st Saturday of the monthly to explore the meaning of "healing" versus "cure". Much of the groups inspiration comes from the teachings of long time Shambhala Teacher Jeff Rubin. Please find his beautifully and poignantly written post about his journey of illness and discovery (Posted on
- [Life is Worth Living-Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's Shambhala Day Address](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/life-is-worth-living-sakyong-mipham-rinpoches-shambhala-day-address/) - Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles is delighted to post the Sakyong's 2014 Shambhala Day Address. This Address was on March 2nd, 2014 from Boulder, Colorado. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRn8TXBSQ_4
- [SMCLA's New Director Cynthia MacKay's Shambhala Day Address](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/smclas-new-director-cynthia-mackays-shambhala-day-address/) - Please find the Shambhala Day's address from our new Director-Cynthia MacKay. Cynthia presented her vision for Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles addressing the Los Angeles community on Shambhala Day. If this video encourages you to get involved please attend the Community Envision the Future Meeting on March 23rd. https://vimeo.com/88473842 Cynthia MacKay has
- [A Home for Orange County Shambhala](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/a-home-for-orange-county-shambhala/) - Faradee Rudy charming the crowd. In December, the Orange County Shambhala group held a fundraiser to find a home. It was fabulous. Here is an account of the evening by James Kieran Murphy. When not traveling the highways or attending Shambhala Meditation Center Los Angeles (SMCLA) programs, we spend our time at the Center for
- [Becoming Marilyn Monroe](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/becoming-marilyn-monroe/) - This blog by Los Angeles member Alice Toohey was orignially posted by The Shambhala Times. Last Summer I lived Twelve Hours as Marilyn Monroe Alice as Marilyn, photo by Drew Barillas I did this on August 4, 2013 – the 51st anniversary of Marilyn’s death. I created a bedroom, inspired by photos of her various
- [Dedication to Nelson Mandela](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/dedication-to-nelson-mandela/) - Sakyong begins practices for Nelson Mandela, invites Shambhala community to join. Article originally published on the Shambhala Times (www.shambhalatimes.org). The Sakyong, Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche, has begun practices for Nelson Mandela, the historic leader who spearheaded the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and inspired the transformation of his country into the “rainbow nation.” The Sakyong
- [Broken Leaf](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/broken-leaf/) - This is a beautiful piece from the Shambhala Times written by Acharya Noel McLellan. Walking from here to there on any given day we might encounter, among other things, a broken leaf on the sidewalk. Most likely, we will not see it. Our eyes see it, but our minds are elsewhere, preoccupied with things that
- [Making it Bloom](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/making-it-bloom/) - This article by Guy Blume originally posted on the Shambhala Times website. The Shambhala Times is featuring a series of articles brought to you by the Shambhala Office of Culture and Decorum. Guy's article is the second in the series. They hope that these offerings will bring fresh perspectives on living our principles, invoking drala
- [Meeting Your Mind Head On](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meeting-your-mind-head-on/) - Kathy Kaiser eloquently conveys how driving can be a mindfulness and tonglen practice. Maybe in reading this blog we can remember that there are human beings inside the vehicles of the 405 freeway! I’ve come to realize that the act of driving is where I crash into all my attempts to be compassionate and
- [Walking Meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/walking-meditation/) - For many of us, our early experiences with the Shambhala teachings and meditation practice are powerful. Brian Renner vividly captures moments of inspiration and insight during an outdoor walking meditation. In a recent walking meditation session, a rather pronounced realization came over me. I had set up my timer in a shaded spot, a
- [Enlightenment in the Age of Disruption: An Interview](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/enlightenment-in-the-age-of-disruption-an-interview/) - Recently Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the spiritual head of Shambhala International, sat down with journalist Jonathan Fields of The Good Life Project to discuss technology, fatherhood, bravery, and living life as a journey rather than an obstacle you have to overcome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsQRRbW_W8E Jonathan Fields is a dad, husband, serial-entrepreneur, award-winning author, speaker, web show host and mindful innovation
- [Lost](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/lost/) - By Alvin Valles After a while some will become lawyers and dentists, carpenters and carpenters’ wives, a few will slip into the role of plumbers and policemen. And during the course of this venture; a few will die, some will quit, while others will fade into the far-far away. Some will become bullfighters and poets,
- [A Day At The Creativity Lab](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/a-day-at-the-creativity-lab/) - What is the Creativity Lab? Storyteller, practitioner, and writer Angela Lloyd gives an account of a recent Creativity Lab that took place on the westside. Those of us who have participated in the Shambhala Art teacher training are encouraged to offer what we have learned to the community at large. One opportunity is to lead
- [Animal Rescue-Charnal Ground Practice](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/animal-rescue-charnal-ground-practice/) - Ordinarily when we witness suffering, we turn away. Alex Milsom shows how working in animal rescue deepens her practice. This is a first in a series of blogs exploring practitioners relationships with animals. My dog Keiko sitting at the shrine. Since moving to Los Angeles, I have volunteered for an organization called Karma Rescue –
- [Movies, Anyone?](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/movies-anyone/) - This Saturday is the first meeting of the Shambhala Film Society, a community of filmmakers interested in discussing how the Shambhala principles of basic goodness and enlightened society and the path of meditation influences and informs their work. All are welcome. The following are links to film reviews fellow Shambhalian Harish Rao wrote for Buzzine
- [Sit Still & Let Nature Play: An Interview With Acharya Allyn Lyon](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/sit-still-let-nature-play-an-interview-with-acharya-allyn-lyon/) - Shambhala member Brianna Socha interviewed Acharya Allyn Lyon for the Shambhala Mountain Center's blog. Acharya Lyon is Los Angeles' beloved resident acharya. I first met Acharya Allyn Lyon last fall in Los Angeles when she was the senior teacher at a weekthun. A weekthun is an intensive week of group meditation with almost 12 hours
- [Call Me Machen](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/call-me-machen/) - Who cooks for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche? Every sentient being needs to be nourished. Eating is one of the most ordinary and necessary everyday acts. Guy Blume sheds light on what it is like to be the one who feeds the teacher.
- [Basic Goodness Day](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/basic-goodness-day/) - Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, the spiritual leader of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, has designated May 7, 2013 - the day of the release of his new book, The Shambhala Principle - as Basic Goodness Day, an opportunity to celebrate our own and others' goodness.
- [The Soil at the Root of Loneliness](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-soil-at-the-root-of-loneliness/) - On a rainy Sunday morning 20 years ago I was leaving a diner in Seattle. Just as I passed the pay phones and touched the door, I heard a woman behind me say, "I'm just so lonely that I don't know what to do!".
- [Inspired Kasung](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/inspired-kasung/) - The Dorje Kasung is a protector practice. Once a practitioner of the Shambhala Buddhist path begins to open to the world there are so many things that sabotage such openness.
- [A Portrait of Cynthia MacKay](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/a-short-film-about-cynthia-mackay/) - This short film by Tommy Dinh creates an intimate portrait of one of our teachers as she moves through her life.
- [Brave, the Way He Taught Us to Be](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-way-he-taught-us-to-be/) - “You should come and visit again” Pa told me one day in September when I called. “It might be the last time we see each other.”
- [On Dancing](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/on-dancing/) - This interchange was excerpted from a talk given by senior teacher Acharya Allyn Lyon during Thanksgiving Weekthün 2012.
- [Mamos, Maras, and Döns, oh my!](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/mamos-maras-and-dons-oh-my-basic-goodness/) - In the tradition of Shambhala warriors, it is important to remember that obstacles are not punishments but reminders to become more mindful and aware, to decrease our habitual speediness, to pay attention to our precious life and sacred world.
- [Further Testing](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/further-testing/) - Sometimes people told us we were doing the right thing. Encouraged us to believe we could know a poor outcome was inevitable. Should see ourselves as agents of mercy. I never bought it.
- [Gentle Gardener](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/gentle-gardener/) - I am as complex and beautiful as the painting. As full of intricacy, layers, order, chaos. I don’t have to control, change, fix anything. I am a living being, and like all other living beings magic and profound.
- [Palate of the Warriors](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/warriors-belly/) - Before a recent Shambhala Training, director Cynthia MacKay asked the coordinators to be extra mindful of food. Here are some recipes from that weekend.
- ["Never, Never trust"](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/never-never-trust/) - From the poem "Looking into the World" by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
- [Able, Baker, Charlie & Denver](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/able-baker-charlie-denver/) - "It's my first time in here," the guy whispers to me; he doesn't want the inmates on either side of him to hear. "I've been trying to do the practice for 10 minutes, like you said, twice a day."
- [Radical Friendliness ](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/radical-friendliness/) - A happy staff makes for a welcoming environment where families coming to the museum feel relaxed enough to look at, talk about, and make art. It has come to mean that we can create an environment where staff cares about each other, cares about the work that we do, and cares about the kids and families that participate.
- [Creating Good Work](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/creating-good-work/) - “This is really an action-based approach to making a healthy economy happen and it’s engaging people at a level that they seem to resonate with, just the way we experience the arising of basic goodness.”
- [Oaths in Shambhala](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/oaths-in-shambhala/) - On Shambhala Day, Marian English and Tom Gottlieb took oaths of commitment to their new offices.We asked Acharya Emily Bower, the event's preceptor, to communicate the view of oaths in Shambhala.
- [A Warrior Relates to Onions](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/relating-to-onions/) - I walked into the kitchen seeing all of these blades hanging on the wall in a row with the music from Psycho playing in my head! I would see my thumb flying across the room landing on the floor, someoneʼs hand lopped off by accident due to a cantaloupe chopping error.
- [This is life. Right now. Breathe.](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/this-is-life-right-now-breathe/) - He sat down on the couch next to me. He gave me a tissue. “It’s ok, Katie. It’s ok to be sad some.” He reminded to me breathe. He lifted his hands above his head as I would see him do so many times and he said “Deep breath, JT. You’ve got to breathe some.”
- [Snowflake Contemplation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/snowflake-contemplation/) - My hands are so cold and my summer riding gloves are quite useless but I have two secret weapons – a meditator’s mind and heated electric grips.
- [Acharya Bower on Grief and Aging](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/acharya-bower-featured-on-shambhala-times/) - West Coast regional resource Acharya in the area of Practice Forms, Emily Bower, recently published an insightful piece entitled Relating with Grief as We Age for the Shambhala Times as part of the Working Group on Aging for Shambhala.
- [Ki Ki So So, Cajun](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/angella-loyd-and-michael-doucet-2008/) - This video from 2008 is a gem that captures grammy award winning Cajun fiddler Michael Doucet performing a brief, wonderful Cajun version of the Shambhala Warrior's Cry, followed by an improvised collaboration with our own sangha member, storyteller Angela Lloyd.
- [Human Subjects](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/human-subjects/) - I suspect I am just like the young men who bombed the Boston Marathon. I aspire to act with compassion; surely my heart is also gold. But, like these men, I too am habitually and periodically prone to compartmentalized and destructive acts of anger, fear and confusion that cause harm to others. They are much smaller but, as in these men, they co-exist with acts of loving-kindness.
- [Dear Marilyn](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/dear-marilyn/) - I don’t know if there was encouragement in your time to see your goodness. For me, it’s just in the last five years or so that I have peeked underneath my confusion and discovered something wise, tender and brave. In the Shambhala tradition this is called basic goodness. It is available to us at all times because it is our inherent nature. No one is exempt, no matter what. Not even me.
- [Paper Bags and Cardboard](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/paper-bags-and-cardboard/) - Rotating the cardboard and paper sculpture in silence, the afternoon sunlight pouring through its hidden windows, I slow w-a-y down as I start to see it better, and the turning produces surprising shadow and light shapes that completely stop my mind with its magic.
- [Water Snake Forecast](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/water-snake-forecast/) - During the recent Shambhala Day celebration, our resident oracle shared these received impressions of the new year of the Water Snake.
- [A Community Collaborative](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/healthy-economies/) - On Thursday March 21st, SMCLA hosted a remarkable gathering of 32 people for the Creating Good Work/Building Healthy Economies event.
- [Breaking New Ground](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/breaking-new-ground/) - We could hear our five kids enjoying a game with their babysitters in a bedroom nearby. Our hearts opened in gratitude for the chance to explore the task before us: What are we truly doing? Where are we going? How does that translate into “curriculum?”
- [DraLA!](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/la-la-land-drala/) - There were ducks playing at the top of the stream where the water cascaded down into a man-made waterfall and the palm trees shot up in jagged angles towards the Colorado Street bridge which seemed to hover in the blue and cloudy sky as a delivery truck with a giant pink cupcake on it cut through along the highway. The juxtaposition of all of these seemingly mismatched elements converged into a hub, which was me, in that moment.
- [Gleam](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/gleam/) - A poem.
- [Service](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/letter-from-the-directors/) - We thought it would be a good idea to send out periodic updates on important happenings around SMCLA - recent accomplishments, new initiatives, upcoming events, news from your Governing Council - basically, where we've been and where we're headed, all reported in the present moment.
- [The Buddy System](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-buddy-system/) - They put their stethoscope on her ears and let her listen, his heart wasn't beating, it was her heart she was hearing. He was dead after the first shot hit his head.
- [Through a Prism, Possibility: an Interview with Ashe Acharya John Rockwell](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/through-a-prism-possibilities-an-interview-with-ashe-acharya-john-rockwell/) - Ashe Acharya John Rockwell is one of our most experienced and realized teachers. He's also an extremely generous and engaging gentleman. He graciously sat down with us recently on a sunny afternoon in Hollywood to talk about Los Angeles, plants, food, ecology, and what role Los Angeles might play in the larger Shambhala mandala and social transformation in general
- ["Work, Sex and Money" Ashe Acharya John Rockwell (podcast) ](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/ordinarymagic1_aajr_03_13/) - This is the first episode of our podcast, Ordinary Magic. This week, we bring you a recent public talk by Ashe Acharya John Rockwell, entitled "Work, Sex and Money."
- [Meeting the Teacher](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meeting-the-teacher/) - There was a silence. Then someone else asked what a Shambhala Warrior was like. “Cheerful,” said CTR, and he paused for a moment, “But strange”. And then it was over.
- [ Eat, Meditate, Love](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/eat-meditate-love/) - We were going to provide daily nutrition for people with AIDS. In 1990 it was all we could do to help the mostly young men that were dying. It was a terrifying epidemic with a 99% fatality rate. Death could come slow or fast but death always came.
- [Land of Sunshine](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/los-angeles-land-of-sunshine/) - I was born in L.A., and, except for two years in foggy London town, grew up here. The light in L.A. is my definition of light: warm and diffuse, clear, direct and expansive. Sometimes the light is an amazing yellow grey in the afternoon, sometimes it is clear as if invisible.
- [Mood Indigo](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/mood-indigo/) - Somehow I “knew” him from that performance. Shaken and touched I went home and wrote this poem. It just poured into my mind with no editing.
- [Greg Lubkin on Illness](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/greg-lubkin-on-illness/) - Long-time Shambhala student, teacher and recently-resigned co-director of SMCLA, Greg Lubkin, recently published a brilliant piece entitled the Wisdom of Illness for the Shambhala Times as part of their Community Articles series. Here is a brief excerpt.
- [No Doubt](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/la-la-land-no-doubt/) - I met him at the top of the wooden stairs at Sunset Beach. The conditions have to be just right, and they were, at 7:30 am. I had never been to the beach that early. The water was already crowded with black wetsuits. He brought one for me. I stripped down to my underwear on the side of PCH and awkwardly tried to put it on. I felt cool...I was one of those half-naked people on PCH getting ready to go surfing.

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- [Shambhala Los Angeles](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/) - Join us for in-person community meditation in Burbank, Santa Monica, and Orange County. We offer classes, retreats, and focused groups for all levels of experience.
- [In-Person Community Meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/in-person-meditation/) - Join us for in-person meditation at the Shambhala Center of Los Angeles in Burbank and The Quaker Meeting House in Santa Monica. Guided instructions available.
- [Shambhala Meditation Teachers in Los Angeles](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/shambhala-meditation-teachers-in-los-angeles/) - The following is a list of local Shambhala teachers and meditation instructors. Debra Dysart Marcy Fink George Gomez Rich Haluschak Patrick Knisely Laura Landau Heidi Leong Todj Mandel Marilyn Moore Sharon Owyang Anne Saitzyk Dan Siakel Kate Summers Carolyn Sykes Joel Wachbrit Claude Zachary
- [](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/compassion-in-the-modern-world/) - Overview Over 2 evenings, explore the timeless teachings of lojong, or mind training, to cultivate compassion and engage in our troubled world. Join Us for Compassion in the Modern World! In the Buddhist tradition, compassion is both cultivated and a natural instinct. Learning how to emphasize compassion in one’s life and mind not
- [Sadhana of Mahamudra Practice](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/sadhana-of-mahamudra-practice/) - Sunday, February 1 Tuesday, March 3 Wednesday, April 1 Friday, May 1 Sunday, May 31 Monday, June 29 Wednesday, July 29 Thursday, August 27 Saturday, September 26 Sunday, October 25 Tuesday, November 24 Wednesday, December 23 Everyone is welcome to this online community practice. Please email Darryl Burnham at lungta101@gmail.com in advance of the program to request
- [Join Us in Building a Vibrant Future](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/fundraising/)
- [Donate](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/donate/) - Please consider making a one-time or recurring donation to Shambhala Los Angeles. Donations are a way to express appreciation for what our Center offers — free meditation instructions and practice opportunities, a clearly defined path of practice and study, a range of community activities and more, for the benefit of all—and help make it available
- [Community Affinity Groups](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meditation-groups/) - Shambhala Los Angeles offers a variety of meditation groups, including Creativity Lab, Healing Circle and Family & Children Group.
- [Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Meditation Group](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/people-of-color-meditation-group/) - (2:00 pm to 4:00 pm PT) Shambhala Center of Los Angeles in Burbank 4200 West Burbank Blvd. Burbank, CA 91505 Join us for light refreshments, socializing and meditation practice. Meditation instruction available We welcome meditators of color to practice together in an open and supportive community. This gathering is free and open to the public.
- [The Heart of Recovery Group](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-heart-of-recovery-group/) - The group meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month in person at the Shambhala Center in Burbank. View Calendar. The Heart of Recovery is a meditation and sharing support group that combines mindfulness meditation, the Shambhala and Buddhist teachings, and the Twelve Steps of Recovery to integrate the basic sanity of
- [The Essential Pema Chödrön Study Group](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-essential-pema-chodron-study-group-online/) - NOTE: GROUP IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS Join us as we practice and study the teachings of Pema Chödrön together! We will meet every Wednesday evening for a lively online discussion of the dharma using The Essential Pema as our guide. Sessions will open with a short period of meditation with brief guided instruction. Each meeting
- [Membership Form](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/membership-form_/) - Shambhala Meditation Center Membership Form Name* First Last Address* Street Address City AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahU.S. Virgin IslandsVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyomingArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces EuropeArmed Forces Pacific State ZIP Code Phone*Email* Volunteer Interest (optional)Recommended Dues Levels* $10 - $40 $41 - $100 $101 and up
- [Membership: Levels of Support](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/membership-level-of-support/) - Your financial contribution helps sustain the activity of Shambhala, allowing us to offer meditation, community events, and courses throughout the year. Monthly support also allows us to create and maintain a "home" for our practices and our community, and to create and model an uplifted environment that supports our practices and the Shambhala path to
- [Membership](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/membership/) - Membership is a way to express appreciation for what Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles provides and help make it available to others.
- [Families and Children](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/families-and-children/) - The Families and Children program is designed to allow parents and children to gather and engage in mindfulness while exploring the richness of Buddhism and the Shambhala teachings. Adults share their parenting challenges and triumphs in a safe space designed through meditation and other exercises to support them in embracing the complexity and uncertainties that
- [Contemplative Creativity Lab: exploring creative processes that arise from meditative discipline](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/creativity-lab/) - Join our contemplative creativity meditation group online led by Shambhala Art teachers & special guests. We meet via Zoom 2nd Sat. 10AM PT.
- [The Healing Circle](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/the-healing-circle/) - In this meditation group we explore the real meaning of healing, as opposed to "cure. Join us at Shambhala Eagle Rock Center for meditation & discussion.
- [Discover the Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation at Shambhala Los Angeles](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/getting-started-with-meditation/) - Discover the benefits of mindfulness meditation & how group practice can help you stabilize your mind, reduce stress, and cultivate greater self-awareness.
- [Queer Dharma Meditation Group](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/queer-dharma-meditation-group/) - Queer Dharma Meditation Group is an open community of meditation practitioners for LGBTQI people and their friends.
- [Young Meditators Group](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/young-meditators-group/) - Connect with a community of young meditators . We meet twice weekly in Eagle Rock and Mar Vista.
- [Shambhala Day 2025 & End of Year Practices](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/shambhala-day-2025-end-of-year-practices/) - Sunday, March 2nd, 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM. Click here for details We also encourage everyone in our community to register for Shambhala Online's Live Broadcast and for the End of Year Practices. Shambhala Day 2025 Live Broadcast: Year of the Wood Snake Friday, February 28 at 10:00 am (PST) Shambhala Day Broadcast Registration During
- [Learn to Meditate](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/learn-to-meditate/) - This free in-person introduction to mindfulness meditation is ideal for beginners, as well as anyone looking to refresh their understanding of meditation practice. The evening will be led by a senior Shambhala Meditation Instructor and will present the view and technique of mindfulness-awareness meditation, a helpful coping mechanism in these times of anxiety and uncertainty.
- [Stitch Circle](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/online-stitch-circle/) - This group is Currently on Hiatus What happens when you combine meditation with stitching? You get the Stitch Circle, a monthly gathering that combines meditation and the creative process of stitching. Stitching allows us to connect to our senses, be more present, and make discoveries about our world and ourselves. As we sit in
- [Before I Die Meditation Group](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/before-i-die-meditation-group/) - We invite you to participate in an ongoing discussion about death and dying. Each month we will have an opportunity to explore our relationship to various aspects of death and dying through explorations of specific topics presented by guest speakers. This online offering takes place every Third Saturday of each month (10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- [About Shambhala Los Angeles](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/who-we-are/) - Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles is part of Shambhala, a global social movement to bring kindness, insight, meditation and sacredness into society.
- [Classes & Programs](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/programs/) - Online mindfulness meditation classes and retreats in Tibetan Buddhism & Shambhala teachings. Join our meditation community.
- [What We Offer](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/what-we-offer/) - Shambhala Los Angeles offers a path of meditation practice, contemplative arts, and social engagement oriented toward modern life. Public Sitting and Affinity Groups Learning and cultivating the strength of heart and mind is a core part of all our regular programming. We offer a variety of weekly and monthly programs that each offer different
- [Monthly Calendar](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/monthly-calendar/) - Live online meditation class schedule via Zoom. Guided meditation available every Sunday morning and Wednesday evening.
- [Path of Study](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/path-of-study/) - The Shambhala community shares a 50-year practice and study heritage that is rooted in the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, and in the Shambhala teachings first presented by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. This heritage also encompasses other human wisdom streams, contemplative arts and embodiment practices, and skillful engagement with the pressing societal and environmental
- [Program Details](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/program-details/) - Mindfulness Meditation classes and retreats offered by Shambhala Meditation Center in Los Angeles now available online for both beginners and experienced meditators.
- [Shambhala Arts Programs](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/shambhala-arts-programs/) - Contemplative Arts & DisciplinesThe Way of Flowers: Mindful Ikebana with Anjie ChoMay 9thJoin us as we explore ikebana, the Asian art of flower arrangement, as a contemplative dharma mindfulness practice to invite art in everyday life. Continue »
- [Buddhist Studies Programs](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/buddhist-studies-programs/) - Buddhist StudiesSadhana of Mahamudra (Online) January 3rd—December 23rdChögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of the Shambhala centers, wrote the Sadhana of Mahamudra practice, which is chanted aloud in a group session on the full moon of each month. Continue »
- [Introductory Programs](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/introductory-programs/)
- [Our History](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/lineage-history/) - Today, Shambhala is a community-based and community-led organization. We are committed to creating meditation practice spaces, leadership processes, and a culture that are inclusive, kind, contemporary, and available to all. Our aspiration to make the dharma relevant and accessible in a rapidly changing world has deep roots in the teachings of Shambhala and Kagyu and
- [Vision and Lineage](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/shambhala-lineage/) - Shambhala was founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, one of the most dynamic teachers of Buddhism in the 20th Century. Learn more about the Tibetan Buddhist Teachings & Shambhala Path.
- [Community](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/community/) - The community of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles is diverse, capable, and heartfelt. Our members and friends include dedicated senior teachers who have walked the Shambhala Buddhist path for 40 years or more, and enthusiastic newcomers who are just discovering our teachings on realizing basic goodness and building enlightened society. Naturally, being located
- [Council Meeting Minutes](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/council-meeting-minutes/) - This page is intended to foster communication in the practice of governance at SMCLA. We are in a process of redefining our governance structure with a view to accountability, transparency and inclusivity. Items and processes will be added in the months to come. The Council of Shambhala Los Angeles shares here: Go here to
- [Open House and Grand Opening of Burbank Center](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/grand-opening-of-burbank-center/) - It is with great joy that Shambhala Los Angeles announces the grand opening of our new, recently remodeled Shambhala Meditation Center in Burbank. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, we have programmed a weekend full of opportunities to gather together and enjoy this new, beautiful place of practice and learning. Open House - Grand Opening Event
- [Sponsorship](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/sponsorship/) - Sponsor Shambhala Los Angeles An opportunity for businesses to support Shambhala LA’s mission to bring kindness, insight, meditation, and sacredness into society through meditation, Buddhist and Shambhala teachings, advanced contemplative practices, and community. Businesses that become sponsors by making a financial commitment are then invited to publicize that relationship to their own stakeholders as well as within
- [Welcome New Member](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/welcome-new-member/) - Thank you for joining the Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles Your generosity and commitment to our community, by pledging a monthly dues payment, allows us to anticipate the amount of funds that will be available to satisfy Shambhala’s ongoing expenses. Regular dues contribution are vital for maintaining our current programs and helping to
- [Eagle Rock](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/eagle-rock/) - Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles has moved from Eagle Rock to Burbank. Address: 4200 West Burbank Blvd, Burbank, CA 91505 Phone: (323) 960-3001 For those of you who are planning to fly into town for a program, we are closest to the Burbank Airport Follow us: Meetup Group Yelp Facebook Options : History : Feedback :
- [White Awake Study Group](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meditation-groups/white-awake-study-group/) - The Los Angeles Shambhala White Awake Study Group is a group for anyone who identifies as white who wants to learn more about the realities of racism and the unintended impacts of white privilege so that they can consciously contribute to racial justice rather than unconsciously perpetuate patterns of racism. We gather with other white
- [Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/chogyam-trungpa-rinpoche/) - Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche was one of the most dynamic teachers of Buddhism in the 20th Century. He was a pioneer in bringing the Buddhist teachings of Tibet to the West and is credited with introducing many Buddhist concepts into the English language and psyche in a fresh and new way. Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the former
- [Program Registration Complete](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/thank-you/) - Thank you for paying, see you there. Please refrain from wearing perfume or other scented products to any in-person meeting in support of those participants who have serious allergic health issues.
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- [New to Meditation?](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meditation-2/) - Through meditation, we see how the mind works, which helps us to transform the habitual patterns that cause stress and anxiety. Join us online to meditate!
- [Testimonials](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/testimonials/) - Reflections from participants in our weekly online Zoom meditation: I would like to say that my very first Zoom-led Shambhala meditation was so calming and effective! Holding a sacred space with people, although online, was beautiful and fulfilling. I am inspired and hope to come back to an in-person center…sometime soon! Thank you for opening
- [Carpinteria](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/carpinteria/) - The Carpinteria Meditation Group will resume meditation sitting again in Fall at a new location. Please sign up to our newsletter to stay informed!
- [Resources for Helping our Sangha to Understand Current Events in Shambhala](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/resources-for-current-events-in-shambhala/) - Dear Friends, Thank you for your interest in the Shambhala Meditation Centers of Los Angeles. Since June 2018, our worldwide Shambhala community has been going through a lot of upheaval from allegations of sexual misconduct against the Shambhala lineage holder, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. As of February 21, 2019, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has stepped back from
- [Calendar](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/calendar/)
- [Calendar details](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/calendar-details/)
- [Upcoming Events](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/alt-view/)
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- [Weekly Dharma Gathering](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/ongoing-offerings/weekly-dharma-gathering/) - Please note: Our meditation centers are temporarily closed to the public to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Your health and safety are important to us. We will be sending updates periodically via email. If you would like to be on our mailing list, please sign up here. You can also check our monthly calendar for updated information
- [Space Rentals](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/space-rentals/) - Our location is available for rentals. Contact la@shambhala.org/(323) 255-5472 for more information. Eagle Rock Center Address: 963 Colorado Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90041 Northeast corner of Figueroa St. and Colorado Blvd. Enter parking lot on Figueroa St. Get Directions Phone: (323) 255-5472 Office hours: Mon & Fri, 9am – noon
- [Zoom Best Practices & Etiquette](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/zoom-best-practices-etiquette/) - When meeting online via zoom, consider we are in a meditation hall together, supporting our own and each other's mindfulness & awareness practice. Read tips below for best practices.
- [Meditation Retreats](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/meditation-retreats/) - Deepen your meditation practice through joining our meditation retreats in Los Angeles, suited for both beginning & experienced meditators.
- [Weekly Schedule](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/schedule/) - Join our weekly live meditation classes via Zoom. Our Los Angeles meditation centers are temporarily closed to the public due to COVID-19.
- [Yoga](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/ongoing-offerings/yoga/) - Meditation & Yoga class offered at our two meditation centers in LA. Join us on Mondays in Eagle Rock & Tuesdays in Mar Vista (Westside Center). Welcome!
- [Contemplative Arts](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/contemplative-arts/) - Contemplative Arts comprise a number of secular disciplines and activities, including flower arranging and photography, that integrate art and culture with everyday life. Each of these disciplines represents a genuine contemplative path; together they bring beauty, vividness and wisdom to our lives and culture. Shambhala Art Shambhala Art is art that springs from clear perception
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- [Bodhichitta](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/bodhichitta/)
- [Protectors](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/protectors/)
- [Marilyn Moore](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/marilyn-moore/)
- [Protection](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/protection/)
- [Darryl Burnham](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/darryl-burnham/)
- [roadside vegetable](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/roadside-vegetable/)
- [odd word](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/odd-word/)
- [machens](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/machens/)
- [sweet corn](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/sweet-corn/)
- [natural progression](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/natural-progression/)
- [executive chef](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/executive-chef/)
- [tour of duty](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/tour-of-duty/)
- [seminary](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/seminary/)
- [cooks](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/cooks/)
- [meditation retreats](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-retreats/)
- [group meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/group-meditation/)
- [Shambhala Mountain Center](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambhala-mountain-center/)
- [mira nair](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/mira-nair/)
- [buddhist path](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/buddhist-path/)
- [shambhala community](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambhala-community/)
- [spiritual reference](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/spiritual-reference/)
- [film cinema](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/film-cinema/)
- [film society](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/film-society/)
- [foreign film](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/foreign-film/)
- [film reviews](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/film-reviews/)
- [entertainment industry](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/entertainment-industry/)
- [filmmakers](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/filmmakers/)
- [filmmaking](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/filmmaking/)
- [city animal shelter](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/city-animal-shelter/)
- [kennel walls](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/kennel-walls/)
- [pound dogs](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/pound-dogs/)
- [euthanasia rates](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/euthanasia-rates/)
- [unexpected consequences](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/unexpected-consequences/)
- [adoption program](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/adoption-program/)
- [pit bulls](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/pit-bulls/)
- [county shelters](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/county-shelters/)
- [animal facilities](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/animal-facilities/)
- [these dogs](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/these-dogs/)
- [animal rescue](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/animal-rescue/)
- [outcry](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/outcry/)
- [well meaning](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/well-meaning/)
- [pit bull](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/pit-bull/)
- [foster care](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/foster-care/)
- [meditation cushions](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-cushions/)
- [art center college](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/art-center-college/)
- [art center college of design](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/art-center-college-of-design/)
- [true perception](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/true-perception/)
- [art discipline](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/art-discipline/)
- [acrylic paint](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/acrylic-paint/)
- [art professor](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/art-professor/)
- [practice time](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/practice-time/)
- [vertical line](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/vertical-line/)
- [horizontal line](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/horizontal-line/)
- [place setting](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/place-setting/)
- [creative work](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/creative-work/)
- [storyteller](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/storyteller/)
- [Alvin Valle](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/alvin-valle/)
- [Jonathan Fields](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/jonathan-fields/)
- [walking meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/walking-meditation/)
- [meditation session](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-session/)
- [renner](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/renner/)
- [timer](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/timer/)
- [southern california](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/southern-california/)
- [moving](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/moving/)
- [Driviing](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/driviing/)
- [meditation hall](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-hall/)
- [shambhala center](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambhala-center/)
- [interior walls](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/interior-walls/)
- [planning stages](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/planning-stages/)
- [active community](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/active-community/)
- [hallways](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/hallways/)
- [ceilings](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/ceilings/)
- [west side](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/west-side/)
- [blume](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/blume/)
- [Interior design](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/interior-design/)
- [meditation space](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-space/)
- [Acharya Noel McLellan](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/acharya-noel-mclellan/)
- [Nelson mandela](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/nelson-mandela/)
- [Madiba](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/madiba/)
- [OC meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/oc-meditation/)
- [OC Shambhala](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/oc-shambhala/)
- [Orange County Meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/orange-county-meditation/)
- [New Director](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/new-director/)
- [Shambhala Leadership](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambhala-leadership/)
- [The Healing Circle](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/the-healing-circle/)
- [Jeff Rubin](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/jeff-rubin/)
- [Unconditional Healing](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/unconditional-healing/)
- [depressed bear](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/depressed-bear/)
- [lineage](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/lineage/)
- [Kurt Vonnegut](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/kurt-vonnegut/)
- [Mark Twain](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/mark-twain/)
- [Oprah](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/oprah/)
- [Shambala](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambala/)
- [Super Soul Sunday](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/super-soul-sunday/)
- [Tibetan Buddhist](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/tibetan-buddhist/)
- [addiction](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/addiction/)
- [Climate Change](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/climate-change/)
- [prayer flags](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/prayer-flags/)
- [Karuna](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/karuna/)
- [gampo abbey](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/gampo-abbey/)
- [sanity](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/sanity/)
- [Mamos](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/mamos/)
- [karuna training](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/karuna-training/)
- [buddhist books](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/buddhist-books/)
- [Shambhala Buddhist](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambhala-buddhist/)
- [meditation books](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-books/)
- [book store](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/book-store/)
- [eagle rock](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/eagle-rock/)
- [NELA](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/nela/)
- [art class](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/art-class/)
- [art workshop](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/art-workshop/)
- [Pasadena](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/pasadena/)
- [Community Day](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/community-day/)
- [year in review](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/year-in-review/)
- [Kagyu](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/kagyu/)
- [The Rain of Wisdom](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/the-rain-of-wisdom/)
- [Milarepa Day](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/milarepa-day/)
- [level 1](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/level-1/)
- [Parinirvana](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/parinirvana/)
- [Druk Sakyong](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/druk-sakyong/)
- [Bandit Soup](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/bandit-soup/)
- [Bill Bothwell](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/bill-bothwell/)
- [Ginsberg](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/ginsberg/)
- [fashion](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/fashion/)
- [new year](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/new-year/)
- [mindfulness meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/mindfulness-meditation/)
- [Jenny Lewis](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/jenny-lewis/)
- [#lifestyle](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/lifestyle/)
- [neurosis](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/neurosis/)
- [acharya Suzann Duquette](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/acharya-suzann-duquette/)
- [Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angleles](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambhala-meditation-center-of-los-angleles/)
- [alcoholism](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/alcoholism/)
- [Four Noble Truths](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/four-noble-truths/)
- [enlightened dialogue](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/enlightened-dialogue/)
- [dark times](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/dark-times/)
- [discussion](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/discussion/)
- [Women's March](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/womens-march/)
- [Tibetan New Year](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/tibetan-new-year/)
- [Losar](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/losar/)
- [Shambhala Social Action LA](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambhala-social-action-la/)
- [Sakyong Rinpoche](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/sakyong-rinpoche/)
- [Heal The Bay Beach Cleanup](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/heal-the-bay-beach-cleanup/)
- [foster](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/foster/)
- [teenagers](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/teenagers/)
- [foster home](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/foster-home/)
- [Mamo Chants](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/mamo-chants/)
- [parenting](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/parenting/)
- [contemplative psychology](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/contemplative-psychology/)
- [Weekend Retreat](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/weekend-retreat/)
- [The Art of Being Human](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/the-art-of-being-human/)
- [Contentment in Everyday Life](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/contentment-in-everyday-life/)
- [foster parents](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/foster-parents/)
- [foster parenting](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/foster-parenting/)
- [Meditation Retreat in Los Angeles](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-retreat-in-los-angeles/)
- [Social Action LA](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/social-action-la/)
- [David Tillinghast](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/david-tillinghast/)
- [Marcos Trinidad](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/marcos-trinidad/)
- [The Climate Reality Project](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/the-climate-reality-project/)
- [Al Gore](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/al-gore/)
- [meditation program](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-program/)
- [costa mesa](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/costa-mesa/)
- [Happier at Work](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/happier-at-work/)
- [One Day Program](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/one-day-program/)
- [Shambhala Westside](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/shambhala-westside/)
- [Gayle Van Gils](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/gayle-van-gils/)
- [Mar Vista](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/mar-vista/)
- [Weekly Meditation Course](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/weekly-meditation-course/)
- [Meditation Flash Mob](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/meditation-flash-mob/)
- [Podcast](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/podcast/)
- [online meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/online-meditation/)
- [Los Angeles Meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/los-angeles-meditation/)
- [in-person meditation](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/in-person-meditation/)
- [online meditation retreat](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/online-meditation-retreat/)
- [how to practice meditation at home](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/how-to-practice-meditation-at-home/)
- [practicing mindfulness](https://shambhalanetwork.org/la/tag/practicing-mindfulness/)