On Silent Group Meditation Retreats: 10 Things I’ve Learned Along the Way

April 3, 2019

By Janet Solyntjes // In 1987 I participated in my first silent group meditation retreat.  It was a month-long…

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How Meditation Can Help Us Work with Issues of Diversity, Bias, and Harm

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April 3, 2019

By Jeff Scott // Jeff Scott is a teacher within the Shambhala community with a particular interest in how…

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The Necessity of Being Mindful in Intimate Relationships

April 2, 2019

By Ben Cohen, Ph.D. // Being “Mindful” in our intimate relationships is no longer an option—it is a necessity.…

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Shifts in Seasonal Eating: Late Winter Insights

April 2, 2019

By Kate O'Donnell // I usually travel out to India in the winters, but there were a few years…

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How to Value Yourself & Stop Hurting Yourself

April 2, 2019

By Blake D. Bauer // It’s often not until we allow other people to treat us horribly and therefore…

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Shared Principles of Governance: Ensure Your Relationship’s Longevity

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March 25, 2019

By Stan Tatkin // If you’re in a long-term relationship or want to be in one, I can give…

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Life on the Mountain – One Woman’s View

March 25, 2019

By Tricia Cominsky, SMC Staff Member // Shambhala Mountain Center officially welcomed my arrival in September of 2017 (unofficially,…

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Sacred Music: The Most Powerful Medicine We Have

March 25, 2019

By Yuval Ron // This spring 2019 I will be coming to Shambhala Mountain Center to explore the inner…

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Insights From Four Days With Twenty Leaders Who Decided To Do Nothing

March 25, 2019

By Rob Dube // The first donothing Leadership Silent Retreat was an unprecedented success. Last week I returned from…

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Hope Martin and David Rome Explain Embodied Listening

February 28, 2019

For the past fifteen years, Hope Martin and David Rome have been bringing together eastern and western mind–body practices…

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An Imperfect Place to Call Home: A Letter from the Featured SMC Community Member

February 28, 2019

By Whitney Trotta // I’ve arrived. When I first set foot on the land here at Shambhala Mountain Center…

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The Purpose of Suffering, Depression and Disease

February 26, 2019

By Blake D. Bauer // The body’s suffering is a mask the mind holds up to hide what really…

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