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.
The Story of Spiritual Ecology
September 23, 2026 | 6-7:30 PM PDT | The White House, 11 Princes Street, St KildaWhat role does story and the storyteller have to play amid our deepening ecological and cultural crises? What are the stories we need that can help us shift from our current collective narrative of separation to one of wholeness?
Author and Sufi teacher Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee will join Small Giants Academy's Head of Programs Tamsin Jones, in a conversation exploring the role of story in restoring our primordial relationship with the living world.
Virtual Book Launch: Of Mud and Lotuses | Paula Arai | Institute of Buddhist Studies | Online
Wednesday, September 23 | 4:00pm – 5:30pm PT | Virtual on ZoomJoin us on Wednesday September 23 at 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time to celebrate the release of Dr. Paula Arai’s newest book — Of Mud and Lotuses: Dreaming the Lives of Buddhist Women.
Dr. Arai will be in conversation with Dr. Scott Morgensen, Associate Professor of Gender Studies, Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario, Canada) in a special zoom event.
Beginning Buddhism / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Spokane Buddhist Temple
September 23, 2026 / 6:00-7:30 PM (PDT) | Spokane Buddhist Temple, Lower Level / 927 S. Perry St. Spokane, WA 99202Join 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.
IMS Bookclub: Tracing the Untraceable Buddha | Uffe Damborg and Joseph Goldstein | Online
September 24, 2026 | 7:00p.m. ET | OnlineJoin Insight Meditation Society for a conversation with Uffe Damborg and Joseph Goldstein reflecting on the teachings at the heart of Uffe’s book, Tracing the Untraceable Buddha with a foreword by Joseph Goldstein, and their enduring relevance for practitioners today. The conversation will be followed by Q&A with participants.
Sun & Sky Gazing
Friday 9/25, 6pm - 8pm Saturday 9/26 & Sunday 9/27, 9am - 5pm | Boulder Shambhala Center and OnlineRinpoche’s teaching will focus on the Bon Dzogchen tögal practices of sun and sky gazing. First the practitioner stabilizes the mind through trekchö meditation that cuts through mental elaborations and supports the experience of rigpa, the natural state of mind. Then the tögal practices combine meditation in the natural state with gazing at the clear open sky or the sun’s rays. These tögal practices support the practitioner to directly experience clear light and work with the visions that sponta
Transcendent Love workshop | Ken Wilber & Sebastian Siegel | live in Denver and online
September 26, 2026 | 11am Central Time | Live in person in Denver, and online on ZoomKen Wilber and Sebastian Siegel invite you to an exclusive workshop on the Dynamics of Transcendent Relationships with self, other, lover, and beyond. For one day, two voices meet around a single question: what transcendent relationship asks of us, and what it opens in us. The day moves from an opening preface, through a screening of Grace and Grit, into a conversation on relationship with self, other, lover, and beyond, and closes with your questions (and social for in person).
Compassion Every Day / Sravasti Abbey Monastics / Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room
September 29, 2026 / 6:30-8:00 PM (PDT) | Pend Oreille PUD Conference Room (Use side door off Pine St) / 130 N Washington Ave, Newport, WA 99156Join 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
September 30, 2026 / 6:00-7:30 PM (PDT) | Spokane Buddhist Temple, Lower Level / 927 S. Perry St. Spokane, WA 99202Join 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.
Anam Thubten Rinpoche Maine Residential Retreat | Jefferson, Maine | Camp Wavus
October 6, 2026 - October 12th, 2026, Silent Residential Retreat at Camp Wavus in Jefferson, Maine | Camp Wavus, Jefferson, ME 04348As meditation becomes integrated into our lives, awareness can begin to flow through our daily activities. Even when we are not sitting on a mediation cushion, we can carry this awareness into whatever we are doing. Gradually, we become more skilled at not automatically following the mind. This brings life-changing benefits: greater joy, less inner conflict, and more harmony in our relationships with others. Through sincere intention, old knots of the mind can be released.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.