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Why a Retreat for Healthcare Professionals? | Empowering the Heart of Healthcare

Dr. Aaron Snyder discusses the inspiration behind designing a meditation retreat specifically for doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. The week-long Empowering the Heart of Healthcare retreat runs June 23-30, 2017 at Shambhala Mountain Center in Colorado. Shambhala Mountain Center hosts Empowering the Heart of Healthcare: Embodied Presence with Acharya Melissa Moore, Dr. Aaron Snyder, Carole […]

Connecting Tai Chi and Buddhism with Larry Welsh

By Travis Newbill Larry Welsh will be leading Flowing Like Water, Strong as a Mountain: Tai Chi Retreat, April 25-27 The ancient practice of Tai Chi Chuan has often been called the “supreme ultimate exercise.” When joined with mindfulness sitting meditation, these two forms bring forth a potent way to awaken health and restore well-being […]

Year in Review 2013

We are happy to share our 2013 Year in Review. In this document, we share the programs, projects and financial highlights from 2013. We hope you enjoy the pictures of the land, stories and updates you’ll find. We hope to make this first of many Year in Reviews. Please let us know what you think: […]

Summer Volunteering at SMC

Summer is a beautiful and exciting time at Shambala Mountain Center. Wildflowers are in bloom, the aspens are bursting with golden green leaves, and the land is thriving with a wide variety of programs.  It is also the season when people come from around world to volunteer their skills and enjoy the enriching experience of […]

Flowing Like Water, Strong as a Mountain

by Larry Welsh A personal message: I would like to invite you to join us at Shambhala Mountain Center for a special retreat, starting the evening of April 25 until 2 pm on April 27.  We live in a time when many people are lost in the pursuit of happiness purely through ideas, thoughts, and screens… […]

Walking the Edge: An Interview with Filmmaker Doug Karr

By Travis Newbill Second generation member of the Shambhala community Doug Karr has brought a marvelous film into the world recently, and we at Shambhala Mountain Center are excited to share the news that our own Executive Director Michael Gayner has helped the film along, serving as Executive Producer (he’s an executive kind of guy). […]

Bringing Positive Change to Shambhala Mountain Center

  Dear friends and supporters, The Governing Council would like to take this opportunity to provide an update on Shambhala Mountain Center. We know that for some time there have been concerns about Shambhala Mountain Center’s financial health, which have led to confusion, doubt and uncertainty.  With this update, we wish to share some of […]