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.
Follow the Sun: A Global Nynthün from Karmê Chöling [Online]
September 19th—September 20th
Karmê Chöling will pass the umdze seat slowly westward and follow the Great Eastern Sun around the globe, through groups, centers, and the hearts of practitioners until we return to Karmê Chöling’s Main Shrine Room 24 hours later. Continue »
Sunday Morning Meditation [Online]
September 20th
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 »
White Awake Study Group [Online]
September 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 »
Wednesday Evening Meditation - [Online]
September 23rd
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish. Continue »
Introduction to Meditation: How to Do it—and Keep Doing It [Online]
with Robert Lehmann
September 24th—October 8th
This exploration of meditation practice is open to all, both new and experienced meditators alike. Newcomers are especially welcome. Continue »
Preparing for Harvest of Peace Celebration [Online]
September 27th
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 »
Sunday Gathering - Mindful Harvest Feasting: A Harvest of Peace Celebration [Shambhala Online]
September 27th
Join Marcella Friel for a cooking demonstration featuring typical foods of harvest bounty, along with a conversation about the importance of meal prayers and blessings. Continue »
Training the Mind in Compassionate Engagement: The Practice of Lojong [Online]
with Shastri Marilyn Moore & John MacAdams
September 29th—November 5th
The practice of Lojong—“mind-training” in Tibetan—invites us to use the challenges we encounter every day to awaken our hearts. Rather than seeing unwanted aspects of life as obstacles, they can be viewed as the raw material necessary for awakening genuin Continue »
Wednesday Evening Meditation - [Online]
September 30th
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish. Continue »
Making Art and Washing Your Socks Are the Same: A Conversation with Marcia Wang Shibata [Online]
October 3rd
This special Contemplative Creativity Lab features guest teacher Kado/Ikebana Master Marcia Wang Shibata. All are welcome! Continue »
Sunday Morning Meditation [Online]
October 4th
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 »
Wednesday Evening Meditation - [Online]
October 7th
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish. Continue »
Shambhala Training Sacred Path: Meek and Perky [Online]
October 10th—October 25th
The four dignities are introduced as both path and process, which describe a warrior's maturing and widening sphere of benevolent engagement in the world. Continue »
Contemplative Creativity Lab: Fabric and Time [Online]
October 10th
This workshop will be taught by textile artist Diane Lavoie. No art or meditation experience necessary. All are welcome! Continue »
Sunday Morning Meditation [Online]
October 11th
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 »
Wednesday Evening Meditation - [Online]
October 14th
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish. Continue »
Meditation Community Practice: Sadhana of Mahamuda - [Online]
with Darryl Burnham
October 16th
The Sadhana of Mahamudra is both a practice and a teaching on overcoming obstacles
and degraded spiritual practices in our time. Open to all! Continue »
Sunday Morning Meditation [Online]
October 18th
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 »
White Awake Study Group [Online]
October 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 »
Wednesday Evening Meditation - [Online]
October 21st
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish. Continue »
Way Of Shambhala: Fearlessness in Everyday Life [Online]
with Shastri Marcia Henry-Fink & Shastri Joel Wachbrit
October 25th—November 15th
This course will present practical tools for acknowledging and understanding fear, and explore the Shambhala view that skillfully working with fear can actually serve as a stepping stone for personal transformation. Continue »
Sunday Morning Meditation [Online]
October 25th
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 »
Wednesday Evening Meditation - [Online]
October 28th
Please feel free to join us online at whatever time suits you and stay as long as you wish. Continue »
Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World [Online]
with Debra Dysart
November 7th—November 21st
As Warriors in the World, we develop bravery to step outside the self-created cocoons of habitual patterns and fear. Continue »
Contemplative Creativity Lab: What is Kado? with Marcia Wang Shibata [Online]
November 14th
Join us for this special C.Lab with guest teacher Marcia Wang Shibata. All are welcome? Continue »
White Awake Study Group [Online]
November 15th
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 »
Meditation Community Practice: Sadhana of Mahamuda - [Online]
with Darryl Burnham
November 15th
The Sadhana of Mahamudra is both a practice and a teaching on overcoming obstacles
and degraded spiritual practices in our time. Open to all! Continue »
White Awake Study Group [Online]
December 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 »
