Many Northern California Shambhala program and practice sessions are currently online. Others are in-person or a hybrid of both online and in-person.
Online Programs
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Weekday Morning Meditation
with Joanne Martin Braun
March 2nd—January 31st (2024)
Join us for morning meditation via Zoom. We start with a short dharma reading and sit until 8:00. For those who can stay, we have a discussion about the reading. We usually end by 8:15. Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Sunday Morning Sitting Practice
March 27th—January 28th (2024)
Come join us each Sunday at 9:30 for sitting practice. Sitting practice is now in-person only. Continue »
Sonoma Shambhala Meditation Center
Primordial Stroke: Opening the Heart of Ashe
with John Rockwell
November 5th—March 3rd (2024)
Davis Shambhala Meditation Center
Community Meditation Intensive
December 2nd
We will practice together with alternating periods of meditation, walking, contemplative readings, and tea—all before lunch on a Saturday. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Winter Weekend Meditation Retreat (In-Person)
with Jesse Miller
December 30th—December 31st
Please join us for a practice oriented retreat to mark the transition to a new year. The retreat will focus on the practice of sitting meditation and will include training in the three main shrine room supporting positions. Continue »
Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
Forgiveness: A Journey to Healing and Wholeness
with Elvia Garcia & Cynthia Morin & Marquita Campbell
January 18th—March 7th (2024)
Forgiveness is an extraordinarily powerful healing force that is available to us at any time and regardless of whether the person or situation that harmed us is involved. The journey of forgiveness is a way to reconnect with basic goodness. Continue »
