Welcome to Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver!




For over 20 years, the Shambhala Meditation Center of Denver has offered Colorado residents the opportunity to work with their minds and hearts through meditation.

Our mission is to create an awake and compassionate society through personal and collective transformation, through which we offer public meditation classes, mindfulness training workshops, and a wide range of teachings from the Shambhala Buddhist tradition.

SMCD is a place dedicated to community, learning and spiritual discovery. We are committed to providing a safe place for people of all backgrounds, genders, race, age, and ability; free from harassment, misconduct, and discrimination. All are welcome!

The #METOO MOVEMENT is currently illuminating deep challenges within the international Shambhala community. Please learn more about our communal efforts to address this heartbreak through these resources.

Click here to read more about Shambhala Care & Conduct Policies. 

Phone: 303.369.2807
Email: [email protected]

Recent News

  • Gratitude in a Time of Thanksgiving

    November 26, 2019 by Jackie_Roberts

    By Jean Usack ~~ The Shambhala Center in Denver opens Sunday morning to the bright eyes and tender hearts of the volunteers and staff who commit each week to the practice of community and meditation. We exchange cheerful salutations and bustle about, readying the Center to open. I tilt my head to observe how precisely … Continue →

image of flowers Denver community roomShambhala Center Open House

Please join us for an introduction to the Shambhala Center of Denver. Come and learn about the variety of programs and opportunities for practice offered here. Open House includes an introductory talk and informal reception with refreshments.  More Information→

New to Shambhala?

Shambhala is an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Learn more about us →

Featured Programs

White Awake Workshop

January 8th—May 27th

A workshop about race and white privilege, and how these can both inform and be informed by our dharma practice. Continue »

Contentment in Everyday Life

with Shastri Dhi Good

January 21st—February 18th

CONTENTMENT, simplicity, and mindfulness are connected with the hinayana teachings of the Buddhist path. Through the gentle precision of meditation practice, we learn to appreciate ourselves and our day-to-day life. Continue »

Denver Vajra Sangha Gathering

January 30th

Restricted to authorized Vajrayana practitioners Continue »

Begin Here: Meditation for Everyone

February 1st

This workshop provides introductory tools and teachings for everyone who is interested in learning how to meditate, regardless of background or belief. With simple instructions and support, meditation practice can become an integral part of our lives, Continue »

Kalapa Ikebana Society Workshop for New and Continuing Students

with Sensei, Alexandra Shenpen

February 8th

This workshop will emphasize forms from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana and the Dharma art teachings of Shambhala. New and continuing students are welcome. Continue »