Welcome
Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center is one of over 200 centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and directed by his son and spiritual heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. We offer meditation and contemplative practices, classes, and community gatherings. Scroll down to view upcoming programs, Heart of Recovery, Learn to Meditate, Dharma Gatherings, LGBTQ Group, Sit &Talk, and more.
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Public Programs
These program are offering free of cost, with a donaltion requested. Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center is supported by members dues, program fees, and donations. Please contribute according to your ability!
Meditation (sitting and walking meditation)
TUESDAYS: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
THURSDAYS: 5:30pm - 6:30pm
SUNDAY NYINTHUN: 9AM - 12PM (except first Sunday)
Nyinthun begins with 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.
FIRST SUNDAY: DHARMA GATHERING/OPEN HOUSE
Come for all or part of the program, 10am - 1pm. See details for each month's topic on the right of this page.
Learn To Meditate MONDAYS, 6pm - 7pm
Monday evenings will begin with introductory sitting and walking meditation instruction, no closing chants.
The Heart of Recovery
FIRST AND THIRD MONDAYS, 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Open to Buddhists, Twelve-Step practitioners, and/or those struggling with addiction. Meetings include meditation practice; brief comments or a reading by the night's facilitator; discussion; sharing of personal experiences, strength, and hope; and dedication of merit. Meetings are anonymous and confidential.
Queer Dharma
SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAYS, 7:00 - 8:30pm
Gather with the LGBTQ community and Allies for Shambhala meditation instruction, Dharma talk/readings, and social time.
Sit and Talk Night
WEDNESDAYS, 7:00pm - 8:15pm
Sit & Talk Night features twenty minutes of sitting meditation, followed by a short reading by a Shambhala teacher and a brief discussion. Light refreshments are offered afterward. Meditation Instruction is available.
Friday Night Films
7:30 PM
Come enjoy a film screening at the Shambhala Center on Friday night. More information on our upcoming films can be found here.
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Upcoming Programs: Dharma Gathering/Open House
June 3rd Join us at 10am with an introduction to Shambhala, meditation instruction and practice. At 11, a senior teacher offers a dharma talk, followed by discussion. This month's topic is "Relationship as Spiritual Path" Refreshments and socializing follow. Donat more info
Shambhala Training Level II
June 8th - June 10th Level II explores, through meditation practice, the details of how we create a cocoon of habits to mask our fear. Through understanding and experiencing our habitual patterns directly, we approach the possibilities of fearlessness more info
Golden Key
June 21st - June 24th The Golden Key introduces a new text by the Dorje Dradul : The Letter of the Golden Key Which Fulfills Desire and is the final step in the Sacred Path program before Warrior’s Assembly.
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