Regular Public Events Schedule

Everyone is welcome to attend the events listed here, free of charge. For the latest schedule information, go to our monthly calendar.

Open House

Mondays, 7:00 - 9:30 PM

Ideal for newcomers, our Open House program offers a friendly introduction to meditation practice, Shambhala Buddhist teachings and our community.

• 7:00 PM: Meditation instruction and practice (introductory instruction is available at 7:00 PM; follow-up instruction, at 7:30 PM)
• 8:00 PM: Talk and discussion (view the Open House Talks Schedule)
• 9:00 PM: Tea

If you can't participate in person, check out our Open House Online Participation Options.

Meditation Practice

Sundays, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM  •  Mondays, 7:00 - 8:00 PM  • Wednesdays, 12:00 - 1:00 PM  •  Thursdays, 5:15 - 6:15 PM

These sessions highlight the Shambhala community’s core practice—mindfulness-awareness meditation—in both sitting and walking forms. Most sessions start and end with chants. Sunday sessions include mid-morning refreshments and, occasionally, short contemplations. Participants may come and go as they wish. For explanations of the chants, see Essays on the Shambhala Buddhist Chants (PDF), by Russell Rodgers. Contact: nelsonbuddha@gmail.com.

Children in Shambhala

Second & fourth Sundays of the month, 9:30 - 10:30 AM (schedule permitting—see our monthly calendar)

Intended for children of parents participating in our Sunday meditation practice (see above), this program offers a playful introduction to Shambhala, with developmentally appropriate activities to nurture body, mind and heart. Contact: Lynn Dragone at nalandalynn@yahoo.com.

Calm Abiding Together: Parents & Infants/Toddlers Meditation Group

Temporarily suspended

This group provides opportunities for parents with infants/toddlers to receive shamatha ("calm abiding") meditation instruction and practice with their infants/toddlers present. Discussion follows practice. Drop-ins are welcome. To listen to a Kootenay Co-op Radio podcast about this group, click here. Contact: Lynn Dragone at nalandalynn@yahoo.com.

Sadhana of Mahamudra

New & full moon days, 7:00 - 8:30 PM (schedule permitting—see our monthly calendar)

The Sadhana of Mahamudra is a text written by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. It embodies a way of invoking the energy and wisdom of the Kagyü and Nyingma schools of Tibetan Buddhism and cutting through all forms of dogmatism. The practice involves chanting the text and relaxing into the atmosphere that doing so creates. More

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Kootenay Shambhala Meditation Centre
3rd Floor - 444 Baker Street, PO Box 136, Nelson,  BC V1L 5P7
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