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Welcome to Pioneer Valley Shambhala Meditation Center. 

Our center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and directed by his son and spiritual heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Our center offers public meditation, a core curriculum of Buddhist and Shambhala teachings, as well as training in advanced contemplative practices. We invite you to explore our diverse programs designed to help people of all traditions discover their inherent sanity, gentleness and humor.

 

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Ongoing Public Meditation

Upcoming Monthly Open House:

Topic: Mindfulness and Psychotherapy


Many psychotherapists are discovering mindfulness as a valuable tool to complement their practice of therapy.

Like psychotherapy, mindfulness helps illuminate the wounds and rigid habits of thought that have developed over our lives as a result of our past experience. These patterns are often regarded as reality, and key to both psychotherapy and mindfulness is understanding the important difference between our thoughts about reality and reality itself. Buddhist mindfulness also offers the joyful perspective that we are fundamentally sane and healthy, “basically good,” and are not wounded at the core. The experience of unconditional goodness available to us through practicing mindfulness provides the strength and stability to change the patterns that are no longer helpful.

Both systems contribute to a science of mind and can lead to psychic change, increased mental wellbeing and better relationships. This presentation will discuss some of the similarities and differences between the two with the hope of inspiring a lively dialogue between practitioners of either or both disciplines.

NEW - Under 30 Meditation Night

Every Monday, after regular sitting practice

Meditation and discussion group for anyone under 30(ish) who would like to explore meditation and buddhist thought.

Those who are interested in meditation instruction should come to the regular Monday evening practice at 6 pm.


Leran To Meditate Mondays

6pm - 7pm

Monday evenings will begin with introductory sitting and walking meditation instruction, no closing chants. 

 
Evening Meditation Practice

6pm - 7pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays

Sitting & walking meditation, followed by closing chants.

Sunday Morning Nyinthun

9am - 12pm

(Open House program replaces Nyinthun the first sunday of each month)

Nyinthun begins with a 15-minute set of traditional group chants, followed by alternating sitting and walking meditation periods, and a brief reading. Although best experienced in its entirety, participants are free to arrive and depart at any time.

 

 


 



 

Upcoming Programs:

Khenpo Gawang teachings on Becoming a Buddhist Warrior
September 9th
Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche resides in Memphis. Tibetan Buddhist scholar, monastic, and meditation teacher, he was sent to teach in the USA by his main teacher, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche.
more info

Shambhala Training Level I
September 10th - September 12th
Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings.
more info

Windhorse
October 8th - October 10th
This program introduces us to meditation practices that help us develop and "ride" our internal energy or " windhorse," The windhorse practice is a way to open our hearts and rouse inherent, unconditioned confidence, enabling the warrior to go forward in
more info

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Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center
191 Main Street, Northampton,  MA 01060
Tel. 413 585 9848    Email:

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