In addition to open weekly practice sessions and gatherings, Pioneer Valley Shambhala Meditation Center offers courses on Buddhism, the Shambhala teachings and meditation trainings, as well as related topics.
Zoom addresses for registered virtual courses are emailed upon registration.
Elevator access is available, please email us ( [email protected] ) at least two days in advance to request.
Masking is currently discretionary, but masks are available and visitors are welcome to request that we mask at gatherings.
Please check our program listings below and on our home page.
Buddhist Studies
St. Johnsbury Shambhala Center
Sadhana of Mahamudra
March 10th—February 28th (2025)
Join the St. Johnsbury meditation community each month at the new moon for the Sadhana of Mahamudra practice and teaching. Continue »
St. Johnsbury Shambhala Center
Shambhala Sadhana
March 25th—February 12th (2025)
Join the St. Johnsbury meditation community each month at the full moon for the Shambhala Sadhana teaching and practice Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Boston
Moonbeams: Tilopa's Ganges Mahāmudrā - Esoteric Instructions on Mahāmudrā [ONLINE]
with Elizabeth Callahan
October 7th—January 20th (2025)
Kye ho. The true state beyond the intellect isn’t seen by means of intellectual dharma.
The true state of nonaction isn’t realized through fabricated dharma.
If you wish to attain the true state of nonaction beyond the intellect,
investigate your mind Continue »
Shambhala Meditation Center of Boston
Pithy Practices: Training the Mind through Lojong & Tonglen [HYBRID]
with James Wilton & Dylan Khanal
October 24th—December 12th
"Always maintain a joyful mind”, “abandon any hope of fruition” and other pithy slogans, along with the compassion practice of Tonglen, are essential Mahayana practices for awakening the mind and heart. Continue »
Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center
Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow (Online)
November 30th—December 14th
This three-session online course 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 interested in the Bodhisatt Continue »
Pioneer Valley Shambhala Center
Mindfulness and Embodiment
with Erika Berland
December 5th
You are invited to a special talk that explores a somatic approach to our meditation practice as well as practical instruction on how to release habitual patterns of tension and relax more fully into the meditation posture.
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