Classes & Retreats
Live online mindfulness meditation classes and retreats in Tibetan Buddhism & Shambhala teachings. Join our meditation community via Zoom from anywhere in the world.
Our meditation centers in Los Angeles are homes to a vibrant, diverse community of members and friends who provide ongoing volunteer and financial support – creating a warm, genuine basis for the realizing the full potential of our authentic wisdom traditions.
with Gaylon Ferguson, Carolyn Gimian, Martin Janowitz, Judy Lief
February 20th—March 20th
A collaboration between Shambhala Centers, led by senior teachers who studied with Chögyam Trungpa, this five-week program (comprising three full-day retreats and two evening meetings) focuses on Trungpa Rinpoche's Buddhist teachings.
Continue »March 3rd
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »with Gaylon Ferguson
March 6th
In the second retreat we will go deeper into where we begin, again and again. In the first presentations by the Buddha, he introduced many core teachings, particularly the Four Noble Truths. We are encouraged to realize the truth of suffering, understand
Continue »March 7th
Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles will hold public meditation online on Zoom on Sunday mornings. Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »March 10th
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »with Anne Saitzyk
March 11th
You are invited to come and experience, or play with, one of Chögyam Trungpa’s favorite activities: object arranging. Drawing on the principles of Heaven, Earth and Humanity, we will explore the process of perception as the foundation of creative process.
Continue »with Rebekah Younger
March 13th
How we experience freedom of inspiration and spontaneity, while working with limitations, depends on what we choose.
Continue »with Richard Reoch & Ron Schultz
March 13th
This two-part conversation will bring together a diverse group of practitioners, both within and beyond Shambhala, who help people prepare for death, care for the dying, support carers, and counsel survivors of violence.
Continue »with Darryl Burnham
March 13th—December 4th
The Sadhana of Mahamudra is both a practice and a teaching on overcoming obstacles and degraded spiritual practices. Open to all!
Continue »March 14th
Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles will hold public meditation online on Zoom on Sunday mornings. Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »March 17th
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »with Carolyn Gimian & Mikayla Sanford
March 20th
In the Buddhist tradition there are Three Jewels: the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha. This retreat will focus on the Sangha or community of practitioners. The dynamics of a group of like-minded individuals who practice meditation and study Buddhism will be ex
Continue »March 20th
Each month we explore our relationship to various aspects of death and dying through discussions of specific topics presented by guest speakers.
Continue »March 21st
Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles will hold public meditation online on Zoom on Sunday mornings. Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »March 21st
The LA Shambhala White Awake Study Group is a group for anyone who identifies as white who wants to learn more about the realities of racism and the unintended impacts of white privilege so that they can consciously contribute to racial justice.
Continue »March 24th
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »March 28th
Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles will hold public meditation online on Zoom on Sunday mornings. Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »March 31st
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish.
Continue »with Richard Reoch & Ron Schultz
April 3rd
This two-part conversation will bring together a diverse group of practitioners, both within and beyond Shambhala, who help people prepare for death, care for the dying, support carers, and counsel survivors of violence.
Continue »with Shastri Iris Ramos
April 10th—April 17th
In Level IV Shambhala Training, we learn to awaken and open our hearts so we can communicate fully with the world and others. This program is offered in collaboration with the Shambhala Meditation Center of Phoenix.
Continue »with Barbara Dilley
April 10th
Using a contemplative ground of stillness, silence, and meditation, we will explore practices of ‘deep play’ and the enjoyment of our sense perceptions.
Continue »April 17th
Each month we explore our relationship to various aspects of death and dying through discussions of specific topics presented by guest speakers.
Continue »April 18th
The LA Shambhala White Awake Study Group is a group for anyone who identifies as white who wants to learn more about the realities of racism and the unintended impacts of white privilege so that they can consciously contribute to racial justice.
Continue »with Barbara Dilley
April 24th
Using a contemplative ground of stillness, silence, and meditation, we will explore practices of ‘deep play’ and the enjoyment of our sense perceptions. Prerequisite: Part One of this practice on April 10th.
Continue »May 15th
Each month we explore our relationship to various aspects of death and dying through discussions of specific topics presented by guest speakers.
Continue »May 16th
The LA Shambhala White Awake Study Group is a group for anyone who identifies as white who wants to learn more about the realities of racism and the unintended impacts of white privilege so that they can consciously contribute to racial justice.
Continue »June 19th
Each month we explore our relationship to various aspects of death and dying through discussions of specific topics presented by guest speakers.
Continue »June 20th
The LA Shambhala White Awake Study Group is a group for anyone who identifies as white who wants to learn more about the realities of racism and the unintended impacts of white privilege so that they can consciously contribute to racial justice.
Continue »July 18th
The LA Shambhala White Awake Study Group is a group for anyone who identifies as white who wants to learn more about the realities of racism and the unintended impacts of white privilege so that they can consciously contribute to racial justice.
Continue »