Shambhala Albany

Open Sitting Tonight at 6:00 PM. Slogan #49 - Always meditate on whatever provokes resentment.
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Join us for Learn to Meditate tonight at7 7:00 PM-8:30. This is for new and experienced to meditation. For more info: https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=631445

Open Sitting Tonight at 6:00 PM. Slogan #48 - Train without bias in all areas. It is crucial always to do this pervasively and wholeheartedly. https://judylief.com/offerings/slogans-of-atisha/

Hey Friends - just a few days left to register for The Art of Being Human - a Meditation Retreat with Susan Ryan on Sept. 7 & 8. If you have been waiting, now is the time. Registration closes soon. To Register: https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=736889

Join us for our 5-week course, Meditation in Everyday Life with Elissa Kane & Damian Ubriaco on Thursday evenings from Sept. 19 till Oct. 17. For more Info - https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=741081

Remember our pricing policy is to pay what fits you and your situation.

This course is designed for new and returning meditators looking for an accessible venue to explore and deepen mindfulness-awareness meditation. Meditation in Everyday Life can also serve as an adjunct to the Shambhala Training series.

While meditation has many proven benefits, it is important to establish a consistent personal practice. This five-part course is designed to help new meditators learn the basics of mindfulness meditation practice and how to bring its benefits into their daily lives. It is also helpful for more experienced meditators in stabilizing and deepening their practice and daily discipline.

Open Sitting Tonight at 6:00 pm. Slogan #47: Keep the Three Inseparable - Body, Speech & Mind

Hey Friends, we are just two weeks away from The Art of Being Human - a Weekend Meditation Retreat with Susan Ryan. This is an excellent introductory program for anyone interested in the path of meditation. It will help to open our eyes, heart, and mind to our own basic goodness and the sacredness of life. I also highly recommend it even if you attended this class in the past!

Join us for Public Sitting tonight from 6-7 pm. Tonight's slogan: #46 Pay Heed that the Three Never Wane: Devotion, Appreciation & Discipline

We are just a few weeks away from The Art of Being Human - a Weekend Meditation Retreat with Susan Ryan. This weekend retreat is ideal for anyone seeking to learn the practice of mindfulness meditation, develop a regular meditation practice, and cultivate a healthy and loving relationship with themselves. To Register: https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=736889

Join us this Saturday for Let's Write Together! Summer 2024 with Ellen White Rook from 9-1. To Register: https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=736991

Hope you can join us for our Meditation Retreat with Susan Ryan on 9.7 & 9.8. It is the first Meditation Retreat in a five part series we will be offering this year. For More info: https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=736889

...from Shambhala Albany 'Living Nonduality' book group, a quote from 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius'

Come join Elissa Kane as she leads Learn to Meditate this Wednesday!

Learn to Meditate Taught by our qualified instructors, this basic meditation class and introduction to the center is for beginners, as well as anyone who would like to refresh their understanding of the technique.

A morning of meditation and buddhist philosophy Saturday June 1st register here:

Saturday Sits and the Three Jewels: Dharma and Practice- Together with Elissa Kane

See you tomorrow morning for a half day writing retreat? https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=685041

Dosas for Lunar New Year. Tashi delek!

Terrific article in today’s NYTimes about the benefit in cultivating uncertainty.

Opinion | How to Thrive in an Uncertain World It’s harder than ever to predict the future. That should be a positive to embrace.

"Much of our realization comes from the honest recognition of our foibles. The inability to measure up to our own standards is decidedly humbling. It allows us to empathize with other people's difficulties and mistakes.{...} In short, the best friend is one who realizes our samness and is skilled in helping us help ourselves." page 19, Pema Chödrön's "Becoming Bodhisattvas, a Guidebook for Compassionate Action."

If you have been waiting to decide whether or not to attend our Lojong weekend with Judy Lief & Jon Frank, tonight’s the night!! Hope you can make it!

The Lojong Slogans: Practical Teachings on Wisdom and Compassion with Judy Lief & Jon Frank Lojong means “mind training.” But training for what? In short, training ourselves to recognize that every circumstance in life presents an opportunity to discover our inherent wisdom and cultivate compassion. Through 59 pithy and provocative slogans, organized into seven points, the lojong teach...

We're less than two weeks away from our Lojong weekend with Judy Lief & Jon Frank on Nov 3 & 4. Hope you can make it! https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=660844

Sunday meetup (9/24!) to hike at Thatcher State Park. Gather at SMCA parking lot at Noon. No charge, more details here: https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=660843

Up-coming half-day retreat Next Saturday September 16th: Saturday and the Three Jewels: Dharma and Practice- Together in Albany with Elissa Kane. For more information or to register use the link: https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=660790

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Our amazing minds can be caught up in many directions. Meditation teaches us to notice. Stop in for an introduction to meditation - Wednesday Sept 6th 7:00 PM. https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=631433

Take time to settle your mind. For your benefit & the benefit of others.

A great visit to ArtOMI! No lions, tigers or bears. The tour started with Scapegoat. Later - Eureka! (a tower's rippled reflection in the flowing waterway.) More photos to come. Thanks Damian for coordinating! Hope to see you on our next art outing.

Saturday and the Three Jewels: Dharma and Practice-Together July 8th 9:00 - Noon

Saturday and the Three Jewels: Dharma and Practice- Together with Elissa Kane

Extend your summer relaxation with 'Learn to Meditate' this Wednesday evening July 5th at 7:00 PM. https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=631431

Friday Morning Book Group begins Pema Chödrön's, "How We Live Is How We Die" on July 7th. There is no charge to attend, but the book is not supplied. Register if you have questions...

Friday Morning Book Group As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a day, the end of a relationship, and ultimately the end of life. And accompanying each ending is a beginning, though it may be unclear what the beginning holds. In How We Live Is How We Die, Pema C...

Our next class is tonight- June 7!

Details: https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=577133

Thursday, June 1, at 7:00 PM.

Join author and Shambhala Albany member, Ellen White Rook as she reads from her just-published poetry collection, Suspended. Please come for the reading, refreshments, and an opportunity to share your own work (up to five minutes). Let's support Ellen on this wonderful achievement!

This is a free event. Donations welcome.
Register here:https://albany.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=629733

Shambhala Albany The Shambhala Meditation Center of Albany is located in Albany, NY, and offers public meditation, a c