Personal Transformation

Personal transformation is at the heart of all our relationships – with self, family, friends, co-workers and acquaintances – anyone whom we encounter. Both blissful and challenging, relationships are an integral part of spiritual practice, providing an unparalleled mirror through which we can see and know ourselves.

Awakening our hearts and minds is not a solo activity; it is a path we each must walk together. Without interaction, we would never receive teachings, good counsel, community support or essential feedback critical to our growth. Whether together as intimate partners, family, friends or community, our path of relationships is as necessary as it is both difficult and enriching.

Shambhala Mountain Center offers a range of Personal Transformation programs that work with our inner and outer selves, to help us open up to others and to compassionately engage with the outer manifestations of family, community and society-at-large. From consciously loving and living to unleashing our calling, awakening to our dreams, engaging in recovery practices or courageously dealing with critical illness, our relationships are a path of awakening.

Compassion for Couples: Building the Skills of Loving Connection

Michelle Becker, LMFT and Dr. Steven Hickman

September 20–22, 2024

There’s a Buddhist belief that a genuinely loving relationship is the practice for which all other practices are preparation. It’s likely that you already know how much we all need healthy, well-connected relationships to thrive…but also that relationships can be really challenging. Compassion for Couples is a wonderful opportunity for you and your partner to […]

Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness

Loden Nyima

October 11–13, 2024

In today’s speedy world, we all need kindness to ourselves. This two-day practice intensive is designed for meditators looking to dive deeply into their practice. This weekend is spent in silence to offer ourselves space to settle on the sacred land of Drala Mountain Center with an experienced instructor. This way, we practice befriending ourselves […]

ONLINE – Becoming Ageless as We Age

Marcella Friel

October 18–20, 2024

If you want to feel vital as you age but instead are haunted by fears, regrets, and body aches as you enter your later years, it’s time to detox your self-limiting beliefs and discover your innate, miraculous capacity for regeneration at any chronological age. In this online weekend retreat, Marcella Friel will guide you in […]

Alchemy of Compassion Team

and Alchemy of Compassion Team

November 1–3, 2024

Hello Alchemy of Compassion Team, We hope you have a great time! Registration takes place from 2 PM – 5 PM on your program start date. At check-in, please be prepared to provide photo proof of a negative COVID-19 test with identification from within the last 24 hours. All participants and volunteer staff must check […]

Deep Healing & Lasting Self-Love: A 5-Day Unconditional Self-Love, Qi Gong & Meditation Retreat

Blake D. Bauer

November 11–16, 2024

Join international bestselling author and wisdom teacher Blake D. Bauer in the Colorado mountains for five days of deep healing and practical life-changing self care. Discover why anxiety, depression, chronic self-doubt, addiction, illness, and relationship problems are logical cries from your body, soul, and subconscious mind asking you to build a healthier relationship to yourself now; to […]

Wisdom of the Body: A Meditation & Yoga Retreat

Katharine Kaufman

November 14–17, 2024

You’ve traveled, studied, and built a life. You’ve pushed your limits and cared for others, experienced loss, recovered from sickness and surgeries. It’s time to discover what your body needs now. In this extended weekend retreat the rhythm of your days will simplify. • walk, sit, stand, lie down. • sense, think, feel. You’ll practice […]

Learn to Meditate: An Introduction and Retreat for Everyone

Loden Nyima and [LTM1124] Learn to Meditate: An Introduction and Retreat for Everyone

November 22–24, 2024

Learn to meditate with Buddhist monk Loden Nyima! Why Learn to Meditate? Meditation is a simple, natural, healthy activity that absolutely anyone can do. You do not need to be interested in a religious path in order to learn and benefit from meditation. Meditation has survived for thousands of years because it works. Your own peace […]

Soundembodiment: Tibetan Bowl & Gong Sound Meditation Evening Retreat

Jonathan De Leon

November 23, 2024

Registration is from 4:00-4:30 pm. The main program will begin promptly at 4:30pm and end at 6:00pm. Dinner from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Join us for a transformative Evening Retreat at Drala Mountain Center, where the ancient vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls and gongs will guide you on a journey of Soundembodiment. Since 2010, Jonathan De Leon has […]

Soundembodiment: Tibetan Bowl & Gong Sound Meditation Evening Retreat

Jonathan De Leon

December 1, 2024

Registration is from 3:30-4:15 pm. The main program will begin promptly at 4:30pm and end at 6:00pm. Dinner is from 6:00pm-7:00pm. Join us for a transformative Evening Retreat at Drala Mountain Center, where the ancient vibrations of Tibetan singing bowls and gongs will guide you on a journey of Soundembodiment. Since 2010, Jonathan De Leon […]

Peace and Freedom: A Weeklong Meditation Retreat

Loden Nyima

December 13–20, 2024

Peace and freedom are our birthright, innate to the nature of our minds.  Yet they’ve often been overrun by stress, speed, emotional injuries, and the habitual patterns of turmoil that become the state of our world.  We can always come home and reclaim our natural state together, and meditation retreat is a traditional and profound […]

Yoga for Wellbeing

Melissa Lago

December 13–15, 2024

Our minds and bodies are naturally awake, whole, complete, healthy, and sacred. Yet in today’s speedy and chaotic world, many of us come to yoga, meditation, and other contemplative practices from feelings of stress, anxiety, heartbreak, despair, loneliness, and pure exhaustion. This is something many of us experience as the modern human condition. Yet within […]

Deep Self Love: A Weekend for Being & Healing through Unconditional Presence, Self-Love, Qi Gong & Meditation

Blake D. Bauer

December 13–15, 2024

Join international bestselling author and wisdom teacher Blake D. Bauer in the Colorado mountains for a weekend of deep healing, meditation practice, and life-changing self-care. Discover why anxiety, overwhelm, depression, chronic self-doubt, addiction, illness, and relationship problems are logical cries from your body, soul, and subconscious mind asking you to build a healthier relationship to yourself […]

Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness

Loden Nyima and [SMI1224] Silent Meditation Intensive: The Cradle of Loving-Kindness

December 27–29, 2024

In today’s speedy world, we are all in need of kindness to ourselves. This two-day practice intensive is designed for meditators looking to take a deep dive into their practice. This weekend is spent in silence to offer ourselves space to settle, on the sacred land of Drala Mountain Center and with an experienced instructor. […]

Entrepreneurial Women: Step into 2025 Clear, Empowered, and Refreshed!

Sara Avant Stover

January 9–12, 2025

A Yoga, Meditation & Internal Family Systems Retreat The new year is a potent time to pause, vision, and create your life from your depths. Yet, as busy professional women, finding the space we need to do this can be nearly impossible. Within a supportive circle of like-minded women, you’ll: Enjoy the time and space you […]