Shambhala Publications' Online and In-Person Author Events, Talks, and Retreats
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Second Karmapa Karma Pakshi meditations sessions | Charles Manson | Online & The Buddhist Society (London)
April to December 2026 | 1:30 PM EST, 10:30 AM PST, 18.30 BST | Online, and in-person at The Buddhist Society (London, founded 1924)Advance notice of sessions of meditations recommended many times by the 2nd Karmapa, Karma Pakshi, in his extensive travels and teachings in Tibet, China and Mongolia. (Karma Pakshi taught the meditations at the courts of Mongke Khan and Kublai Khan.)
The meditations are guided, with visualisation and pranayama.
The sessions are free of cost and all are welcome.
Sessions are on a Wedneday, once a month - see monthly dates on accompanying poster.
Write Like a Buddha | Tracy Cochran | Online and In-Person
September 18, 2026 | 1:00 p.m. EST | Online and In-PersonJoin Tracy Cochran, author of Presence, for Write Like a Buddha – A Workshop Series for All. Each session will begin with guided meditation, followed by mindful writing inspired by the evening’s teaching. We’ll use our own lives as material for reflection, returning to experiences that have challenged us, changed us, surprised us, or revealed something important about what matters.
Available online and in-person.
Compassion Every Day / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room
October 13, 2026 / 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM | Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room (Use side door off Pine St) / 130 N Washington Ave / Newport, WAJoin monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book An Open-Hearted Life, co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.
IMS Bookclub With a Single Breath | Melvin McLeod | Online with Insight Meditation Society
October 13, 2026 | 7:00p.m. ET | OnlineJoin Insight Meditation Society Bookclub for a conversation with Melvin McLeod about his latest book, With a Single Breath, followed by Q&A with participants.
Beginning Buddhism / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Spokane Buddhist Temple
October 14, 2026 / 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM | Spokane Buddhist Temple, Lower Level / 927 S. Perry St. / Spokane, WAJoin nuns from Sravasti Abbey Buddhist monastery in a weekly class to explore the Buddhist worldview, based on the ethics of non-harming and calming the heart-mind.The class includes teachings, guided meditation, and discussion. Beginning Buddhism draws from the book, “Open Heart, Clear Mind, by Buddhist author and teacher Venerable Thubten Chodron.
The Fertility and Virility Summit | Vinita Prachi Murarka | Online
October 16-18, 2026 | 9 AM Pacific Time (6 PM CET, 9:30 PM India) |The Fertility & Virility Summit is a free, three-day global online gathering from October 16 to 18, 2026, presented by Matre Sofia. More than 30 voices from Ayurveda, medicine, herbalism, nutrition, birth, nervous system work, sexuality, relationships, ancestral healing, and spiritual wisdom are coming together around one question: how do we cultivate the vitality required to create healthier human beings and healthier families?
Remembering Earth: Embodying a Spiritual Ecology
October 16, 2026 | 7:00-9:00 PM Mountain Time | Nalanda Events Center, Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado, USAJoin Emergence founder and Sufi teacher Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee this October at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, for an evening lecture exploring how an embodied spiritual ecology can offer us a way to respond to our moment of ecological and cultural crisis.
In tandem with Naropa University’s practice week, the evening will include a guided spiritual ecology practice. Following this, Emmanuel will take part in a conversation and audience Q&A hosted by Dr. Monica Mueller.
Compassion Every Day / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room
October 20, 2026 / 6:30 PM until 8:00 PM | Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room (Use side door off Pine St) / 130 N Washington Ave / Newport, WAJoin monastics from Sravasti Abbey to learn practical steps toward peace of mind through growing kindness. Discussions are based on the book An Open-Hearted Life, co-written by Sravasti Abbey founder and Abbess Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University Professor and Clinical Psychologist Russell Kolts. No registration necessary. All are welcomed.
Beginning Buddhism / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Spokane Buddhist Temple
October 21, 2026 / 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM | Spokane Buddhist Temple, Lower Level / 927 S. Perry St. / Spokane, WAJoin nuns from Sravasti Abbey Buddhist monastery in a weekly class to explore the Buddhist worldview, based on the ethics of non-harming and calming the heart-mind.The class includes teachings, guided meditation, and discussion. Beginning Buddhism draws from the book, “Open Heart, Clear Mind, by Buddhist author and teacher Venerable Thubten Chodron.
Live Virtual Monthly Book Club for Your Body Never Meant You Any Harm- Practice in Community & Connection
12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT |Your Body Never Meant You Any Harm-Live Virtual Book Club for Women (monthly through Zoom-dates/times will vary)
Join a community for a deeper space to practice what the book opens in a safe and supportive environment.
We will practice together and gain experience through guidance, reflection, and shared exploration.
Letting Go, Letting In Mindful Yoga and Meditation Retreat | Jennifer Raye | Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada
October 23rd - 27th, 2026 | Salt Spring Island, BC, CanadaExplore the healing arts, somatic movement, yoga and meditation to soothe the nervous system, unwind strain and fatigue, build deep vitality, and support abiding presence. Drawing inspiration from the natural world, Chinese Medicine, Buddhist mindfulness, and illuminating poetry and readings, this weekend will offer a yoga and meditation practice that is both dynamic and restorative. Join us for this special immersion focused on the autumn chapters of Jennifer’s newest book!
Of Mud and Lotuses | Paula Arai | In-Person at Boulder Bookstore
Tuesday, October 27 | 6:30pm MT | Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, COPaula Arai will speak about and sign her new book, Of Mud and Lotuses: Dreaming the Lives of Buddhist Women, on Tuesday, October 27th at 6:30pm, at Boulder Bookstore. Tickets for this event are $5 (plus a small processing fee) and are available on Eventbrite HERE.
Beginning Buddhism / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Spokane Buddhist Temple
October 28, 2026 / 6:00 PM until 7:30 PM | Spokane Buddhist Temple, Lower Level / 927 S. Perry St. / Spokane, WAJoin nuns from Sravasti Abbey Buddhist monastery in a weekly class to explore the Buddhist worldview, based on the ethics of non-harming and calming the heart-mind.The class includes teachings, guided meditation, and discussion. Beginning Buddhism draws from the book, “Open Heart, Clear Mind, by Buddhist author and teacher Venerable Thubten Chodron.
Listening to the Voices of Earth: An Evening on Embodying a Spiritual Ecology in Geneva
October 29, 2026 | 7:00pm-9:00pm Switzerland | GamMAH, Promenade du Pin 5, 1204 GenevaJoin Sufi teacher and Emergence Magazine founder Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee for an immersive evening in Geneva, Switzerland, exploring how practices in spiritual ecology can open us to be receptive to the more-than-human voices that have always been speaking to us.
Come early and gather with us at Promenade du Pin park around a site-specific sound installation by renowned musician Max Neuhaus. Emmanuel will then give a talk at the adjacent GamMAH cultural space.
Illustration by Aldo Jarillo.
Open Question Conversation: Living Dharma with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Thubten Chodron
November 7 | 10am- noon MT USA | OnlinePlease join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 10am- noon MT USA for the OQ Live Conversation “Living Dharma” with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel and Thubten Chodron. In this Open Question Conversation, Elizabeth will engage with Thubten Chodron on the topic of living the dharma.
EVENT PRICING $35 (USD)
This event is an important source of financial support for The Middle Way Initiative teaching programs. Your generosity is appreciated. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
1-Day Retreat on 2nd Karmapa's meditations | Charles Manson | Online & @ The Buddhist Society (London)
November 14, 2026 | 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM UTC (05:00 AM to 1.00 PM EST ) | The Buddhist Society (London, founded 1924)Day retreat on 2nd Karmapa's recommended meditations, 'Introduction to the 3 Kayas'.
Karma Pakshi (1204-1283), the 2nd Karmapa, taught the meditations far and wide in his travels in Tibet, China, and Mongolia,
even teaching at court to the Mongolian Emperors Mongke Khan & Kubilai Khan.
The meditations involve breathing techniques and visualisation, and the sessions are graduated through the day.
Some pranayama instruction.
All meditators are welcome, free of charge.
Save the date!
Click here for more information about this event
Insight Meditation Society Bookclub | Cuong Lu | Online with Insight Meditation Society
November 18, 2026 | 3:00p.m. ET | OnlineJoin Insight Meditation Society Bookclub for a conversation with Cuong Lu about his latest book, At Peace, Filled with Joy, followed by Q&A with participants.
IMS Book Club: After Anger | Amod Sandhya Lele | Online
December 8, 2026 | 7:00 – 8:15pm ET | Online |Join the Insight Meditation Society for a virtual conversation with Amod Sandhya Lele. In After Anger, Lele challenges the widespread assumption that anger is necessary to confront injustice, making the case instead for mindful serenity as a more skillful response to suffering and conflict.
Join IMS for a conversation with Amod Sandhya Lele about the book, followed by Q&A with participants.