The Edmonton Shambhala Centre has undergone significant changes in the past few months. Pre-covid, we had decided to let go of our physical meeting space on 124 Street & Jasper Avenue, a space we had dearly held for 22 years. The doors were permanently shut on this space on June 30, 2020. How does the … Continue →

To help with public health efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19, we will be closing the Edmonton Shambhala Centre until further notice. Health authorities are requesting we all do our part to try to “flatten the curve”.  This means that all face-to-face programs, events and practice sessions at the Centre will be cancelled indefinitely. … Continue →

It’s fall and we’re entering a new season.  We’d like to welcome back those of you who may be returning from a summer break or who may still be wondering whether the Edmonton Shambhala Centre is a place for you. At our March community gathering we made the decision to step back from summer programming … Continue →

Dearest Sangha Members, We are heartbroken about the recent letter from the Sakyong about sexual harms and abuse of power. If you are not yet aware of this, and would like to inform yourself, his letter, sent this past Sunday, is available online. The Kalapa Council, our international community’s highest governance body, followed up with this … Continue →

In this post, Centre member Paul Buckingham reflects on the magic of meditation….

Have you visited a Shambhala Centre and noticed suited men or women, holding the space for us? These are the Dorje Kasung, an organization within Shambhala modeled on the ancient tradition of dharma protectors and drala warriors. The protection extends to the teacher who presents the teachings, the teachings themselves, and the community that practices … Continue →

March 20 was the spring equinox, which Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche has designated as Shambhala Arts Day. People gathered at our Centre to share paintings, poetry, textile art, mosaics, Ikebana, and object arrangement (some of it reproduced here). In doing so, we acknowledged rich teachings in dharma art offered by the founder of Shambhala, the late Chogyam … Continue →

Paul Buckingham, a regular meditator at our Centre, offers this reflection….

This blog post is by Susan Walsh, a Meditation Guide and Member at the Edmonton Shambhala Centre. Twelve people braved rain and wind to come to the Victoria Shambhala Centre on February 3, 2018—and to join with Pamela Richardson and me for an artists’ talk and workshop about our exhibit, Endless Open Heart: Contemplative Poetry … Continue →