Shambhala Mountain Center in the City
This spring, take advantage of a variety of Shambhala Mountain Center programs right here in Denver at SMCD.
These programs enable you to engage in a short retreat experience, stretching your mind and body. Programs range from daytime and evening talks to one-day and weekend programs. These Denver retreats are ideal preparations for Shambhala Mountain Center’s longer programs or opportunities for ongoing practice in a structured group setting.
For more information about any of the programs below, or to register for a program, please visit the Shambhala Mountain Center webpage.
Saturday, March 9 Tai Chi and Meditation: Protecting the Movement of Life with Larry Welsh
Tai chi ch’uan and mindfulness meditation uncover our basic gentleness, strength, health and compassion. Learning how to transform impatience into presence; anxiety into groundedness; fear into fearlessness; and hurry into peace is essential for our times.
Saturday, March 16 Ancient Wisdom for Modern Leaders: The I Ching as a Guide to Developing Healthy Organizations with Acharya Daniel Hessey
This day-long workshop will introduce the ancient Chinese wisdom of the I Ching as a guide to leadership of integral organizations. The I Ching provides a model for how to nurture and develop a healthy integral and ecological organization in the modern world.
Saturday, March 30 Contemplative Improvisation Practice with Katharine Kaufman
Sitting meditation practice meets movement improvisation in this day-long urban retreat. We sit, move, and write – investigating our heart/mind/body landscape. Through deep play we cultivate spontaneous delights and ignite the many layers of knowing. Alone and together we explore boundaries between our practice, art, and everyday life.
Saturday & Sunday, April 6 & 7 Traditional Chinese Qigong: Levels I & II with Acharya Dale Asrael
Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the healing Taoist practice of QiGong. This intensive is a rare opportunity to receive instruction in two unique QiGong lineages, the Pre-Celestial Limitless Gate School (Xiantianwujimen) and the Yiquan School.
Saturday, April 13 Living the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction with Shastri Janet Solyntjes
This experiential workshop will offer user-friendly techniques for dealing with stress in our lives and for cultivating our deepest potential for living a full and satisfying life. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a well-recognized approach which has been shown to be effective in reducing stress, depression and anxiety; enhancing communication and health; fostering courage in difficult situations and supporting overall well-being.
Saturday, May 18 The Karma of Money, Fame and Sex with David Loy
The illusion that I am inside and the rest of the world is outside means that my sense of self is haunted by a sense of lack: the feeling that “something is wrong with me.” This can help us to understand our obsessions with money, fame, and sexuality: why we never seem to have enough.
