Practice Events
Tatamagouche Shambhala Meditation Group
Shambhala Sadhana Practice
December 12th—April 7th
The Shambhala Sadhana is practiced monthly on the full moon. It is meant specifically for those who are committed to the path of warriorship. The intention is for all to feel included. Continue »
St. Margaret s Bay Shambhala Centre
CENTRE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS STAY TUNED. Community Meditation Practice
January 19th—June 28th
Tatamagouche Shambhala Meditation Group
Sadhana of Mahamudra
January 22nd—April 22nd
The Sadhana of Mahamudra is open to the entire Shambhala community and is practiced on or near the new moon days of the lunar calendar. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Shambhala Meditation Retreat Morning - Online
April 4th—June 6th
A session of Shambhala Meditation for those who have formally received the practice, i.e. at a Shambhala meditation Weekthun or BG1 class. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Parinirvana Day Sadhana of Mahamudra - Online
April 4th
This year on Zoom, everyone is invited to practice together The Sadhana of Mahamudra, to commemorate the passing of the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, founder of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Shambhala Sadhana - Online
April 7th
The Shambhala Sadhana is a practice to celebrate basic goodness and strengthen
our community. Open to all on the Full moon of each month! Instructions for the practice will be provided. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Scorpion Seal/ Werma & Ngöndro - Practice Intensive Day - Online
April 11th
Group practice for all Werma, Scorpion Seal and Ngöndro practitioners, which will be structured to count as group practice days, or you can come for any session. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Evening Werma Practice - Online
April 14th
7:00 on Tuesdays for those authorized for these practices Stroke practice will be on the first and third Tuesdays of the month and Werma practice on the second Tuesday. Werma Feast will be on the forth Tuesday of each month. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Re-awakening the Vision and Practice of KOS
April 17th—April 19th
This weekend will celebrate our shared heritage as Lodge members, and explore our understanding of and commitment to the vision of the Kingdom of Shambhala. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Feast: Vajrayogini - Online
April 17th—June 15th
Monthly Vajrayogini Sadhana feast practice, open to Sadhakas who have received the Vajrayogini Abhisheka. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Stroke Practice - Online
April 21st
Werma Tuesday evenings will alternate Stroke practice with Werma practice an a monthly Werma Feast Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Vajrayogini Weekend of Magnetizing 2020
with Mark Nowakowski
April 24th—April 26th
A special weekend fire offering for magnetizing all good things to Dorje Denma Ling and all beings everywhere. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Werma Feast Practice - Online
April 28th
Online Werma Feast practice will be on the forth Tuesday of each month Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Being Tara: Transcending Fear through Song and Dance
with Kristine McCutcheon
May 1st—May 3rd
Tara is a Buddhist female deity of compassion. Although she has many manifestations, her most famous are the peaceful White Tara, who brings healing, long life and peace; and the dynamic Green Tara, who overcomes obstacles, grants wishes and saves beings. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Shambhala Meditation Retreat Day
May 2nd
A full day of Shambhala Meditation for those who have formally received the practice, i.e. at Shambhala Meditation Weekthun or BG1 class. Continue »
Halifax Shambhala Centre
Feast: Chakrasamvara
May 2nd—June 30th
A feast gathering for Chakrasamvara practitioners. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Ecology of the Heart: Exploring Inner and Social Sustainability in a Time of Eco-Anxiety
with Shastri Nicholas Kranz
May 2nd—May 9th
A weethun incorporating Social Meditation with the exploration of inner and outer ecology. Along with many other wisdom traditions, Buddhist teachings have pointed for millennia to our deep connection and interdependence with everything in the biosphere. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Nine-Day Mahamudra Retreat 2020
with Acharya Richard John
June 5th—June 14th
A nine-day advanced mahamudra retreat following practice text "Pointing Out the Dharmakaya," the classic liturgy by Wangchuk Dorje, the Ninth Karmapa. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Primordial Rigden Ngöndro & Werma Practice Intensive
with Acharya Eric Spiegel
June 20th—June 26th
Join Acharya Eric Spiegel and your cohort Shambhala vajrayana practitioners to accomplish your Primordial Rigden Ngöndro or Werma Sadhana Practice commitments. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Exploring Shambhala Culture: Manifesting our Future
with The Druk Sakyong Wangmo, Lady Diana Mukpo
July 16th—July 20th
The Druk Sakyong Wangmo, Lady Diana Mukpo invites you to a program where we will explore together the many riches in our Shambhala culture, the good the bad and the ugly. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Mahamudra Retreat: Cultivating Stillness and Insight
with Elizabeth Callahan, Scott Wellenbach, Nancy Huszagh, Kiron Khosla
September 1st—September 30th
A month-long advanced mahamudra retreat following the text of the ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje, entitled "Pointing Out the Dharmakaya." Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Chöd Training & Practice: Severing Attachments to Obstacles 2020
with Kristine McCutcheon
September 25th—September 27th
Chöd literally means "cutting" -- cutting through our obscurations, cutting ego-grasping and fixation and then offering our entire being to pacify the suffering of all beings. It is also valued as a special system of spiritual healing. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Celebrating the Vajrayana
with Acharya Christie Cashman
October 2nd—October 8th
The vajrayana teachings are renowned for providing the strongest medicine in times of the greatest confusion. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Vajrayogini Enriching Weekend 2020
with Mark Nowakowski
October 9th—October 11th
Join us at Dorje Denma Ling for a truly enriching experience. Together we can increase all of our life, merit, prosperity, intellect, confidence, and wisdom of complete liberation. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Shambhala Meditation Weekthün 2020
with Tom Bell
October 17th—October 25th
In this week of group retreat (weekthün), we will explore Shambhala Meditation, the felt personal experience of our humanity. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Shamatha-Vipashyana Dathün Following the Form Taught by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
with June Crow
November 1st—December 1st
In this month of group retreat (dathün), we will explore shamatha-vipashyana meditation taught by Shakyamuni Buddha. Continue »
Dorje Denma Ling
Vajrayogini Amending the Mantra Fire Offering
with Mark Nowakowski
December 3rd—December 13th
A fire offering to correct any mistakes that we have made during the mantra recitation of sadhana practice Continue »
