“Meditation practice begins by sitting down and assuming your seat cross-legged on the ground. You begin to feel that by simply being on the spot, your life can become workable and even wonderful.”
– Chögyam Trungpa, Founder of the Shambhala Tradition
Welcome to the New York City Shambhala Center
Shambhala Meditation Center of NY offers programs and community events both online and in-person. Please check our calendar or listings for upcoming program information, and subscribe to our newsletter for weekly updates on upcoming programs.
The location for in-person programs is provided on each event page. See our Contact Us page for more information about locations and contact information.
Featured Programs
Living Beautifully: Book Discussion + Group Meditation (In-Person)
October 13th
Open to meditators of all experience levels, our in-person Second Sunday events offer us a chance to practice and study together, meet and connect with other members of our community and refresh our sense of well-being, goodness, and sanity. Continue »
Windhorse: The Sacred Path Series (Online)
October 26th—October 27th
Windhorse builds on the teachings of basic goodness, “cocoon”, fearlessness, inquisitiveness, and openness in Shambhala Training Levels 1-V and the teachings of the Great Eastern Sun—a societal vision and aspiration to help the world manifest a good huma Continue »
Being a Bodhisattva: Exploring the Bodhisattva Vow (Online)
with Judith Simmer-Brown
November 2nd—November 16th
This three-session course explores the moment in a person’s life when they decide to go one step further than “being Buddhist”—and make a profound commitment to put all others before themselves. Continue »
Community Meditation (In-Person)
November 5th
Open to meditators of all experience levels, community meditations offer us a chance to practice and study together, meet and connect with other members of our community and refresh our sense of well-being, goodness, and sanity. Continue »
The Shape of Awake®: Alexander Technique Workshop + Group Meditation (In-Person)
with Hope Martin
November 10th
Open to meditators of all experience levels, our in-person Second Sunday events offer us a chance to practice and study together, meet and connect with other members of our community and refresh our sense of well-being, goodness, and sanity. Continue »
