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Online Meetings Stressing You Out? Try Opening Your Focus

Online Meetings Stressing You Out? Try Opening Your Focus

By Mark Beauregard Co-author of The Open-Focus Life Do you feel mentally or emotionally exhausted after Zoom meetings? Is it difficult to concentrate? Do you have physical symptoms that seem to have nothing to do with sitting and looking at a computer screen, like muscle pain, backaches, or shortness of breath? The emotional, psychological, and [...]
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Happy Puppy, Angry Tiger Companion Guide

Happy Puppy, Angry Tiger Companion Guide

Free Companion Guide Download Download this companion guide for ideas on how to use Happy Puppy, Angry Tiger, ways to read together, and three activities to practice expressing how you feel. Intended to be used in conjunction with Happy Puppy, Angry Tiger by Betsy and Brad Petersen, this guide will be an invaluable resource to educators, [...]
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Coloring Page | Free Download from Happy Puppy, Angry Tiger

Coloring Page | Free Download from Happy Puppy, Angry Tiger

Download a Coloring Page Color along with Happy Puppy, Angry Tiger! Download the How Are You Feeling? coloring page inspired by Betsy Petersen’s illustrations. The coloring page is available for download and printing for your personal use. To open the PDF in your web browser, please click the link or image below. DOWNLOAD THE COLORING [...]
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Little Yogi Deck Companion Guide

Little Yogi Deck Companion Guide

Free Companion Guide Download Download this companion guide to help you foster a supportive foundation for practicing yoga at home, in your classroom, or in your clinical practice. Intended to be used in conjunction with Little Yogi Deck by Crystal McCreary and illustrated by Andrea Pippins, this guide will be an invaluable resource to parents, [...]
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Q&A with Cuong Lu of Wait

Q&A with Cuong Lu of Wait

Cuong Lu, author of Wait, discusses his new book, how we can bring happiness and love into every moment of our lives, and shares some words of encouragement for when times get tough. 1. Why was it important to you to write Wait? I was alarmed seeing so many shootings in the US on the news—homicides, [...]
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On Practicing Yoga

On Practicing Yoga

A Foreword to Get Your Yoga On by Dianne Bondy I started practicing yoga when I was very young. My mom found Be Young with Yoga by Richard L. Hittleman at a used book sale in 1967 and decided to try it. When she introduced me to the practice, it felt natural and fun. Throughout my [...]
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Machiavelli vs. Hammarskjöld

Machiavelli vs. Hammarskjöld

Commentary on Politics and Conscience: Dag Hammarskjöld on the Art of Ethical Leadership by Roger Lipsey We have all become connoisseurs of leadership. Unintentionally, inescapably. This was already so in the pre-pandemic years of the Trump administration. However you assess those years, they were a civics lesson: checks and balances once taken for granted now [...]
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An Urgent Yearning for Women’s Leadership

An Urgent Yearning for Women’s Leadership

by Maureen Murdock, PhD, author of The Heroine’s Journey and The Heroine’s Journey Workbook “We are a community in which every life and every person counts.” —Angela Merkel Across the world, nations led by women are handling the scourge of the Covid-19 virus better than male leaders. The above quote by German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks [...]
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Steven D. Goodman

Steven D. Goodman

We learned yesterday, August 3rd, 2020, that our author and friend Steven Goodman passed away after a long illness. I first met Steven in the 1990s when Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche introduced us and said to me, "Steven is not an ordinary scholar, he is very special" and went on to extoll his genuine connection [...]
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Yvonne Rand: A Profile of a Life of Zen

Yvonne Rand: A Profile of a Life of Zen

A Remembrance of Yvonne RandYvonne Rand, a leading teacher and figure in Zen Buddhism in the US, passed away on August 19, 2020. While not the author of any books, her writing appears in several books including: A White Tea Bowl: 100 Haiku from 100 Years of Life which includes a piece by Yvonne about Shunryu [...]
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What Life in the Country Taught Me about Ayurveda and Self-Care

What Life in the Country Taught Me about Ayurveda and Self-Care

By Cara Brostrom You don’t have to travel to the countryside or a wild, remote place to connect with nature; these Ayurvedic self-care routines will connect you to the nature within yourself. I used to think of time spent in nature as a way to escape from the pace of modern life; the ultimate self-care. [...]
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Leading From a Place of Wholeness

Leading From a Place of Wholeness

by Kimberly Myosai Loh, co-author of Compassionate Conversations This article is the third in a series of three, sharing perspectives from the book Compassionate Conversation: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart, co-authored by Diane Musho Hamilton, Gabriel Menegale Wilson, and Kimberly Myosai Loh. Read the first article in the series, “What Makes a Successful [...]
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Snow Globe Asana

Snow Globe Asana

by Tias Little, author of The Practice Is the Path At this time of a worldwide shake-up due to the great pandemic, we are all prone to mind states of flurry and worry. Given the crisis in the world economy, health care, and social networks, it is indeed hard to see clearly. When overwhelmed by [...]
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Conversation Skills to Catalyze Growth

Conversation Skills to Catalyze Growth

By Kimberly Myosai Loh, co-author of Compassionate Conversations This article is the second in a series of three, sharing perspectives from the book Compassionate Conversation: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart, co-authored by Diane Musho Hamilton, Gabriel Menegale Wilson, and Kimberly Myosai Loh. Read the first article in the series, “What Makes a Successful [...]
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What Makes a Successful Conversation?

What Makes a Successful Conversation?

by Kimberly Myosai Loh, co-author of Compassionate Conversations Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger This article is the first in a series of three, sharing perspectives from the book Compassionate Conversation: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart, co-authored by Diane Musho Hamilton, Gabriel Menegale Wilson, and Kimberly Myosai Loh. Read the second article in the [...]
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Bearing Witness | Social Distancing and Beyond

Bearing Witness | Social Distancing and Beyond

By Tias Little, Author of The Practice Is the Path We are committed to remaining the entire month of April apart from each other, practicing social distance. A lingering uncertainty remains—what about May and June? How can we see this through? I feel at a loss myself, and wonder if I should while away the [...]
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Coloring Pages | Free Download from Krit Dreams of Dragon Fruit

Coloring Pages | Free Download from Krit Dreams of Dragon Fruit

Download a Set of Coloring Pages Color along with Krit Dreams of Dragon Fruit! Download a set of coloring pages inspired by Samantha Woo’s illustrations. The coloring pages are available for download and printing for your personal use. To open the PDFs in your web browser, please click the link or images below. DOWNLOAD THE [...]
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Q&A with Devon and Craig Hase of How Not to Be a Hot Mess

Q&A with Devon and Craig Hase of How Not to Be a Hot Mess

Craig and Devon Hase talk about how they entered into the world of meditation, why they chose to write this book, and their journey writing it together. How did you find your meditation practice? Craig: Devon and I both came to meditation very young and we have our own unique stories that we tell more [...]
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Khyentse Foundation Second Children’s Book Prize Winner Announced

Khyentse Foundation Second Children’s Book Prize Winner Announced

Khyentse Foundation and Bala Kids are delighted to announce that Carol Dodd is the winner of this year’s Children’s Book Prize. Carol Dodd is a first-time author based in Hawai’i. She wrote a magical, lyrical children’s book on impermanence for ages 4–8, which will be published through Bala Kids in 2021. The central theme that [...]
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Stephanie Kaza in Conversation about Green Buddhism

Stephanie Kaza in Conversation about Green Buddhism

Stephanie Kaza, author of GREEN BUDDHISM: Practice and Compassionate Action in Uncertain Times, in conversation about her life as a UC Santa Cruz biologist, a writer, a professor, and a Buddhist.     Green Buddhism$18.95 - PaperbackBy: Stephanie Kaza Add to Cart Books by Stephanie Kaza See All Books
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The State of Buddhist Publishing

The State of Buddhist Publishing

[Note: This article on Buddhist publishing was originally written by Nikko Odiseos, president of Shambhala Publications for the blog Vajrayanaworld.com as requested by Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo.  As the blog is no longer, we are hosting it here with a few small updates.]  My longtime friend Lama Wangmo asked if I would pen a few [...]
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Breathing Makes It Better Educator’s Guide

Breathing Makes It Better Educator’s Guide

Complementary Activities for Teachers & Caregivers by Christopher Willard and Wendy O’Leary Book & Activities are appropriate for children ages 3–6 Overview:  Read aloud and breathe along with this sweet story teaching children how to navigate powerful and sometimes overwhelming emotions. The rhythmic writing, recurring cues, and engaging illustrations support early literacy skills as well [...]
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Managing Emotions with Breathing Makes It Better

Managing Emotions with Breathing Makes It Better

A Parade of Feelings and the Power of Body Based Visualization by Wendy O'Leary, author of Breathing Makes It Better I can see us now, my children and I on a frigid and snowy afternoon. Everyone’s patience was beginning to run low. I had to cancel several “important things” to be home for the day [...]
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How Do We Support Our Children’s Happiness?

How Do We Support Our Children’s Happiness?

Supporting Our Children's Full Range of Emotions By Wendy O'Leary, author of Breathing Makes It Better When it comes to wishes for our children, "may you be happy" tops the list. But what does that mean and what can we do to support our children’s happiness? If you have children you know the feeling; the [...]
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Free Video Series with Pema Chödrön

Free Video Series with Pema Chödrön

Sign Up for 5 Free Videos and a Meditation Practice from Pema Chödrön! ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE A SERIES OF 5 VIDEOS AND A MEDITATION PRACTICE. In her first new book of spiritual teachings in over seven years, Pema Chödrön offers fresh wisdom, heartfelt reflections, and the signature humor and insight that have [...]
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Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche & Pema Chödrön in Conversation | Free Video Offering

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche & Pema Chödrön in Conversation | Free Video Offering

Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche and Pema Chödrön Discuss the Innate Tenderness of Our Hearts ENTER YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO ACCESS THE COMPLETE VIDEO INTERVIEW. In this interview, Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche sits down with Pema Chödrön to discuss his book, Training in Tenderness, cultivating compassion, and the innate tenderness of our hearts known as tsewa. After entering [...]
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The Path of Insight

The Path of Insight

Reflections on From Mindfulness to Insight by Choden How Our Book Came to Be I thought I would write a little about how our book From Mindfulness to Insight came to be. The three authors—Rob, Heather, and Choden—are co-founders of the Mindfulness Association which was set up in 2010 to run face-to-face and online mindfulness, [...]
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How Is Everything Connected?

How Is Everything Connected?

Free Worksheet Download from Everything Is Connected How am I connected to everything? Download a set of worksheets filled with activities, reflections, and practices to help children answer this important question. Intended to be used in conjunction with Everything Is Connected by Jason Gruhl and illustrated by Ignasi Font, these worksheets will be invaluable resources [...]
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A Buddhist Approach to Politics: An Interview with Chogyam Trungpa

A Buddhist Approach to Politics: An Interview with Chogyam Trungpa

This article on Buddhism and Politics originally appeared in the Shambhala Review of Books and Ideas, Vol 5, Winter 1976.  It in included in the Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa, Volume 8. The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight$59.95 - HardcoverBy: Carolyn Rose Gimian & Chogyam Trungpa Add to Cart Shambhala Review: To most [...]
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Dudjom Rinpoche’s Interview about Guru Padmasambhava

Dudjom Rinpoche’s Interview about Guru Padmasambhava

The following article appeared in Volume 5 (Winter, 1976) of the Shambhala Review of Books and Ideas, a magazine that was part of Shambhala Publications (unaffiliated with Shambhala International or the Shambhala Sun), a magazine that ran a few issues in the mid 1970's. This interview with Dudjom Rinpoche was conducted by Shambhala Publications' staff with [...]
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The Bodhicitta Effect

The Bodhicitta Effect

A Healing Power by Radhule Weininger, author of Heartwork A Surprising Discovery Recently, during a one-year mindfulness facilitator training, our team of teachers made a surprising discovery. As part of an exercise, students were taught how to guide each other through mindfulness and compassion meditations. Afterwards, students shared their experiences of how this had been [...]
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From Fire to Mud | A Journey Through the California Fires

From Fire to Mud | A Journey Through the California Fires

The Lotus of Mutual Belonging by Radhule Weininger, author of Heartwork “If the world is to be healed through human effort, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for life is even greater than their fear. People who can open to the web that called us into being.”—Joanna Macy The [...]
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Happy Birthday Pema Chödrön!

Happy Birthday Pema Chödrön!

We are proud to be Pema Chödrön’s publisher, and we want to give you the chance to wish her a happy 82nd birthday this July 14th. Leave a comment below with your birthday wishes. If you’d like to make a donation to the Pema Chödrön Foundation, you can do so here. PEMA CHÖDRÖN TITLES See All Books
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Bonus Recipes from Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

Bonus Recipes from Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind

Four Recipes for You to Enjoy We are excited to share with you four bonus recipes developed by the creators of Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind, Kate O'Donnell and Cara Brostrom. Carrot & Green Bean Palya This versatile recipe can be used to prepare all sorts of fresh vegetables. The combination of [...]
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Embodied Freedom

Embodied Freedom

The Traditions of Passover by David Jaffe, author of Changing the World from the Inside Out The Passover prayer book, or Haggadah, that my family used when I was growing was in English, Hebrew, and transliteration of the Hebrew. The story told is that when I was nine years old, I cut out strips of [...]
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An Everyday Approach to the Ayurvedic Diet

An Everyday Approach to the Ayurvedic Diet

Practical Aspects for Success by Kate O'Donnell, author of Everyday Ayurveda Cooking for a Calm, Clear Mind & The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook Natural, Seasonal, and Dosha-Specific Diet Helping clients understand the medicinal aspects of food is one thing, while inspiring them to purchase, prepare, and enjoy beneficial foods can be another challenge altogether. Based on personal [...]
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Thomas Merton, “Honorary Beatnik”

Thomas Merton, “Honorary Beatnik”

Thomas Merton's Influence on the Beats by Robert Inchausti, author of Hard to Be a Saint in the City Thomas Merton, “Honorary Beatnik” It’s hard to say exactly when Thomas Merton became an “Honorary Beatnik.” One could chase the association all the way back to the mid-thirties when, as an undergraduate at Columbia, he first became friends [...]
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Sacred Are the Trees

Sacred Are the Trees

Sacred Are the Trees: A Retelling of Ancient Stories from Biographies of the Buddha by Wendy Garling, author of Stars at Dawn Why Trees? Those familiar with the Buddha’s biography know that all major events in his life took place under trees. He was born under a shala tree (shorea robusta), for example, as his [...]
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The Boy without a Name or The Boy Who Lives by Himself | An Unfinished Story by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

The Boy without a Name or The Boy Who Lives by Himself | An Unfinished Story by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

The Boy without a Name or The Boy Who Lives by Himself is an unfinished story written by Chögyam Trungpa at an unknown date. We would like to invite you to read what Chögyam Trungpa wrote and write your own ending to the story. You can post your writing in the comments below. I am the boy who [...]
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Meditation on the Third Eye

Meditation on the Third Eye

by Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body Meditation on the third-eye center is one of the most classic of all techniques in subtle body training. I have been revisiting the potency of this practice and wanted to share a few thoughts. The bridge of the nose is called the Nasya Mula, or [...]
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Breathing Practice

Breathing Practice

by Tias Little, author of Yoga of the Subtle Body More than anything it is important to come to know the quality of our own breath. In the beginning, I used to strive to expand my breath in the same way I actively stretched in a yoga posture. But I have learned that it is [...]
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Coming to Your Senses in Yoga Poses

Coming to Your Senses in Yoga Poses

by Nina Zolotow, author of Yoga for Healthy Aging Asana works to steady the mind through a focus on physical sensation, breath, or drishti (gaze). If we can bring that same focus into our Accessible Yoga practice, we quickly realize that the outward appearance of a pose is not a sign of whether or not [...]
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Children of the Buddha

Children of the Buddha

by Rebecca Hazell The Buddha is well known in popular culture. He is seen as wise, benign, friendly, and peaceful. You can find commercialized representations of him in images ranging from good luck Ho Tai figures to garden statues of him sitting and typing on a laptop. Imagine what a ruckus would ensue if Jesus [...]
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The Phone Fad

The Phone Fad

by Tias Little My phone is so close to me at all times it is like having a permanent pet. It is like a yo-yo. In my pocket, on the counter, atop the bed covers. When did we decide we would all marry our devices, make the commitment “to have and to hold?” I’d like [...]
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Q&A with Kimberly Ann Johnson of The Fourth Trimester

Q&A with Kimberly Ann Johnson of The Fourth Trimester

John Spalding & Kimberly Ann Johnson What made you to decide to write The Fourth Trimester? I didn’t set out to write a book, but I have been a harbinger of a message that is to speak about the unspeakable, and I realized that this information had to become common knowledge. When I was a [...]
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Everyday Ayurveda: Maintaining Balance Through the Change of Seasons

Everyday Ayurveda: Maintaining Balance Through the Change of Seasons

The following article by Taylor Sumner draws from The Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook by Kate O'Donnell The first days of autumn have come. With the help of Ayurvedic practice and recipes from Kate O‘Donnell‘s Everyday Ayurveda Cookbook, we explore valuable adjustments to our everyday routines that can help maintain balance through this transitional time.  As the mornings grow cooler [...]
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Awe and Love in the New Year

Awe and Love in the New Year

by David Jaffe The Jewish calendar, like all religious systems, has particular ways of marking spiritual time. A weekly sabbath beckons us to stop, prayers for the new lunar month remind us of the constant opportunity for renewal, and the High Holy Days bring us face-to-face with our own mortality. These days are spiritual opportunities [...]
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The Nyingma Summer Seminar: Reflections on a Buddhist Retreat

The Nyingma Summer Seminar: Reflections on a Buddhist Retreat

By Sanje Phillips This July, I attended the Nyingma Summer Seminar at the Mangala Shri Bhuti retreat land in Ward, Colorado, with Dzigar Kongtrül Rinpoche, Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel (wife), and Dungse Jampal Norbu (son). Over one hundred attendees with varied demographics sat daily meditation sessions, participated in the teachings, endured periods of silence and the usual [...]
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Talking with Jan Chozen Bays About Mindful Eating

Talking with Jan Chozen Bays About Mindful Eating

Food: A Way to Contentedness and Connection An interview on the publication of the expanded edition of her book Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food By Dave O'Neal Shambhala:  What, in a nutshell, is “mindful eating”? Jan Chozen Bays: Mindful eating is deliberately paying full attention to what you are eating [...]
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Shambhala Editor Dave O’Neal and Author Roger Lipsey Discuss the Legacy of Thomas Merton and His Relationship to James Fox

Shambhala Editor Dave O’Neal and Author Roger Lipsey Discuss the Legacy of Thomas Merton and His Relationship to James Fox

A Quality of Being By Dave O’Neal We talk with Roger Lipsey about his book Make Peace Before the Sun Goes Down: The Long Encounter of Thomas Merton and His Abbot, James Fox 2018 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the death of the most famous Trappist monk of modern times—or perhaps of all time—Thomas Merton. [...]
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Steve Buscemi and Sam Bercholz Discuss A Guided Tour of Hell

Steve Buscemi and Sam Bercholz Discuss A Guided Tour of Hell

Steve Buscemi and Sam Bercholz on the new book A Guided Tour of Hell: A Graphic Memoir A Guided Tour of Hell$24.95 - HardcoverBy: Samuel Bercholz & Pema Namdol Thaye Add to Cart
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Lana Wachowski, Writer/Director of “The Matrix,” Interviews Ken Wilber about Brief History

Lana Wachowski, Writer/Director of “The Matrix,” Interviews Ken Wilber about Brief History

Lana Wachowski Interviews Ken Wilber Learn More An exploration of Integral Theory Lana Wachowski: Let’s see . . . always awkward getting started with this kind of thing because there is so much context, so many backstories and memories tucked into various corners of the integral cupboard that would not only help readers understand why [...]
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The Levels of Study of the Karma Kagyu at Larung Gar

The Levels of Study of the Karma Kagyu at Larung Gar

We were very pleased to host a talk with Khenpo Jamyang of Larung Gar in Golok on Monday, April 18th, 2016 who discussed  the Kagyu curriculum at the largest center of Buddhist study and practice in the world. Below is a list of the texts that Khenpo discussed and the available English translations.  Most of [...]
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Dream Yourself Awake

Dream Yourself Awake

Dreaming Yourself Awake$19.95 - PaperbackBy: Brian Hodel & B. Alan Wallace Add to Cart This recent piece from CBS considers that lucid dreaming might actually be possible. But for those for whom understanding the mind on an experiential level is a way of life, lucid dreaming is not only possible, but can serve as a [...]
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Omnivore’s Blog: The Experience of A Translator

Omnivore’s Blog: The Experience of A Translator

Sherab Chödzin Kohn,  translator of Matthieu Ricard's new book  A Plea for the Animals, gives us a hilarious and poignant glimpse into his experience, as an "unreconstructed omnivore," of going deep into this call for animal rights. I am an unreconstructed omnivore. I shun food trips and diets. My guide to right eating is the [...]
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The Unitive Way and the Future of Christianity: A Discussion with Cynthia Bourgeault

The Unitive Way and the Future of Christianity: A Discussion with Cynthia Bourgeault

Last time Cynthia was in our office, she and her editor, Dave O'Neal, had an interesting conversation about centering prayer, the future of Christianity, her book The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, and much more. Please enjoy these videos from her visit. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3A545CJTHw?rel=0&w=500&h=284] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbhH4ON9BPQ?rel=0&w=500&h=284] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1VSMDeRdyU?rel=0&w=500&h=284] [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk_IRkkCz2A?rel=0&w=500&h=284]
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Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo’s Pilgrimage to China

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo’s Pilgrimage to China

Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, author of Into the Heart of Life , Reflections of a Mountain Lake, and Cave in the Snow, and who is profiled in the recently released Dakini Power, just returned from a pilgrimage in China, following the footsteps of Xuanzang and visiting the Four Sacred Mountains and four Buddhist rock grottoes.   [...]
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Rodney Smith on What it Means to Awaken

Rodney Smith on What it Means to Awaken

Awakening$24.95 - PaperbackBy: Rodney Smith Add to Cart An Interview with Rodney Smith, author of Awakening: A Paradigm Shift of the Heart Shambhala: In your new book you take on the possibly daunting task of describing what enlightenment is and how it happens. To what extent can it even be described? Rodney Smith: I think [...]
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Sacred Syllables: An Interview with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

Sacred Syllables: An Interview with Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche

QUESTION: Sound is important in the world's spiritual traditions and is central to many Tibetan healing and spiritual practices. It seems that sound affects us on all levels-physical, mental, and spiritual. TENZIN WANGYAL RINPOCHE: Yes, there are different levels of sound practice. Ancient Tibetan yogis who lived in the wilderness far from medical care used [...]
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Translating the Maitreya Treatises: An Interview with Thomas Doctor

Translating the Maitreya Treatises: An Interview with Thomas Doctor

We recently interviewed Thomas Doctor, a translator on the Dharmachakra Translation Committee, about the importance of their recent translations of the Maitreya texts and commentaries. Shambhala Publications: The Dharmachakra Translation Committee has now published two of the five Maitreya texts, with a third on the way soon. Can you give a brief overview of why [...]
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An Interview with Thubten Chodron

An Interview with Thubten Chodron

Thubten Chodron is an American Buddhist nun in the Tibetan tradition. A student of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan masters, she became a nun in 1977. She is abbess of Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery in eastern Washington State. She is the author of several books, her most recent being  Don't Believe [...]
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A New Perspective on an Ancient Practice: An Interview with Zoketsu Norman Fischer

A New Perspective on an Ancient Practice: An Interview with Zoketsu Norman Fischer

Shambhala: How did you first encounter Zen, and what was your introduction to practice like? Norman Fischer: I got involved at first through reading-reading and thinking about my life. This was in the very early days, when there were no Zen centers or practice centers of any kind (at least that I was aware of) [...]
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The Way of Judo: An Interview with John Stevens on Jigoro Kano

The Way of Judo: An Interview with John Stevens on Jigoro Kano

The Way of Judo$24.95 - PaperbackBy: John Stevens Add to Cart Shambhala: Why did you want to write about Jigoro Kano? JS: Since I have written books on three of the other most important martial artist masters of the 20th century-Tesshu Yamaoka (kendo), Awa Kenzo (kyudo), and Morihei Ueshiba (aikido)-I felt it imperative to write [...]
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Pointing to the Heart of the Buddhadharma: An Interview with Guo Gu, author of The Essence of Chan

Pointing to the Heart of the Buddhadharma: An Interview with Guo Gu, author of The Essence of Chan

Shambhala: Can you tell us something about your background-how you encountered the Buddhadharma? Guo Gu: I first learned meditation when I was in Taiwan at age four. A meditation master named Guangqin taught me how to sit in meditation, and I thought it was fun to copy what he was doing. Later, my family immigrated [...]
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Heidi Koppl on the Importance of Rongzom Mahapandita

Heidi Koppl on the Importance of Rongzom Mahapandita

We interviewed Heidi Koppl, author and translator of Establishing Appearances as Divine, about the importance of the great Nyingma scholar Rongzom Chökyi Zangpo's writings and the inspiration behind her work. Shambhala Publications: What inspired you to take on this text? Heidi Koppl: While I was living at my teacher Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche's monastery in the [...]
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About Kazuaki Tanahashi: An Interview with Roshi Joan Halifax

About Kazuaki Tanahashi: An Interview with Roshi Joan Halifax

Shambhala: How long have you known Kaz? Roshi Joan: I met Kaz in the mid 1980s when we invited him and other artists to the Ojai Foundation with Thich Nhat Hanh. I felt an instant connection with him, and since that time we have collaborated on many projects and have become good friends and allies [...]
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Sitting Still…Like a Kid: An Interview with Eline Snel

Sitting Still…Like a Kid: An Interview with Eline Snel

Sitting Still Like a Frog$17.95 - PaperbackBy: Eline Snel Add to Cart Shambhala: How did you first become interested in teaching mindfulness to kids? Eline Snel: I led a training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for a group of twelve principals at my local school board. They asked me to develop a training method for [...]
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Normalcy at Its Best: An Interview with David Chadwick, Biographer of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi

Normalcy at Its Best: An Interview with David Chadwick, Biographer of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi

Shambhala: Your teacher Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind has now been in print for more than forty years, and is still often recommended as the best first book to read about Zen practice. Why do you think its popularity has endured throughout the explosion of Buddhist publishing the last few years? David Chadwick: Hard [...]
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Staff Picks: Senior Editor Dave O’Neal’s Top Ten

Staff Picks: Senior Editor Dave O’Neal’s Top Ten

Senior editor Dave O'Neal took a look back at the entire Shambhala catalog and came up with this list of his top ten titles.   Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Shunryu Suzuki Still the best first book on Zen practice and why you'd want to do it. There are so many other wonderful books on Zen [...]
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Tias Little on the Subtle Body

Tias Little on the Subtle Body

At the Yoga Journal Conference last month in Estes Park, CO, our marketing coordinator Emma Sartwell caught Tias Little, a master teacher who synthesizes years of study in classical yoga, Sanskrit, Buddhist studies, anatomy, massage, and trauma healing, on the lawn to discuss chaturanga, Zen, yoga butts, the sacrum, and more. Find  out more about [...]
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Natalie Goldberg Day in Taos

Aligning with the release of her new book The Great Spring and the thirtieth anniversary edition of Writing Down the Bones, February 19 is officially Natalie Goldberg Day in Taos, New Mexico. Writing Down the Bones has sold over a million and a half copies and has been translated into fourteen languages. The deceptively simple writing manual started a [...]
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Buddhism 101 with Rev. Danny Fisher

Buddhism 101 with Rev. Danny Fisher

Rev. Danny Fisher, MDiv, DBS., is a professor and coordinator of the Buddhist Chaplaincy Program at University of the West in Rosemead, California. An ordained Buddhist minister with the Los Angeles Buddhist Union and the Buddhist Sangha Council of Southern California, he is also certified as a mindfulness meditation instructor by Naropa University in association [...]
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Anne Klein Discusses Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche’s Life and Work

Anne Klein Discusses Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche’s Life and Work

We were pleased to have Anne Klein, professor at Rice University and founder of the Dawn Mountain Buddhist center, pay us a visit and talk about her 2016 work, a translation of and introduction to the great Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche's Strand of Jewels: My Teachers Essential Guidance on Dzogchen.  Also see our interview with Khetsun [...]
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