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Wisdom Traditions

Body Awareness

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Mindful Living

Personal Transformation

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Give Yourself Time to BeThis Shambhala Warrior Slogan is a great theme for

any season, but perhaps even more so as we move

into the time of the year of slowing down and

appreciating the changes all around us. As the

expansiveness of summer gives way to the bright

yellow rustling of aspen trees, we invite you to create

some time for yourself at Shambhala Mountain. Just

two hours from Denver, our 600-acre mountain valley

facility provides an ideal environment for meditation,

yoga, retreats, and conferences.

We invite you to nourish your spirit and join us for

one of the many inspiring weekend programs featured

in this catalog, or deepen your practice in a longer

retreat. And if you live in the Front Range region we

hope to see you at one of our Shambhala Mountain

in the City offerings or that you will join us for our

popular Open House series held on the first Sunday

of every month.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Calendar of Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Shambhala Mountain Center in the City . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Extend Your Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Getaway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

The Great Stupa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Learn to Meditate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Open House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Shambhala Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Retreat and Renewal Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Fall/Winter Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Generosity in Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Group Rentals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Lodging and About Your Stay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Rideshare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Rates and Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Photo credits: Barbara Colombo, Anne Cox, Karen Iglehart,

Karen O’Hern, Marvin Ross, Greg Smith.

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SEPTEMBER

Open House | Sep 1 5

Awareness Through Moving and Stillness: Feldenkrais and Meditation Kim Hansen & Katharine Kaufman | Sep 6 – 8 6

Breathing with the Mountain: Rock Climbing and Qigong Susan Manchester & Heidi Wirtz | Sep 6 – 8 7

Shambhala Training Level 1: The Art of Being Human Shastri Holly Gayley | Sep 6 – 8 7

Stupa Volunteer Work Week Bob King, Lindy King, John Perkins & Joshua Mulder Sep 6 – 15 8

Resounding of the Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma Judith Lief | Sep 13 – 14 9

Loving Your Way to Enlightenment: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Couple Keith Kachtick & Camilla Figueroa | Sep 13 – 15 9

Nonviolent Communication as a Spiritual Path Paul Shippee | Sep 13 – 15 10

Living the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Denver Program Janet Solyntjes | Sep 14 10

Gold Leaf Gilding and the Dignity of Craftsmanship John Perkins | Sep 19 – 22 10

Advanced Tibetan Cranial Apprentice Program Shar Lee | Sep 19 – 24 11

Retreat and Renewal | Sep 20 – 22 6

Authentic Leadership: Mindfulness at Work Boulder Talk Susan Skjei | Sep 24 11

OCTOBER

Self-Healing Charley Cropley | Oct 4 – 6 11

Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony Retreat Acharya Allyn Lyon | Oct 5 – 6 12

Open House | Oct 6 5

Opening the Good Eye: An Introduction to Miksang Photography Michael Wood & Julie DuBose | Oct 10 – 14 12

Tibetan Cranial Beginner’s Training Heidi Nordlund | Oct 10 – 15 13

The Shaman’s Heart: An Awakening of Compassion, Healing and Vision Don Oscar Miro-Quesada & Byron Metcalf Oct 11 – 13 13

Authentic Leadership Workshop Susan Skjei | Oct 17 – 20 13

Learn to Meditate Greg Smith | Oct 18 – 20 14

Healing Habits: Repatterning our Deepest Emotional Body Annie Brook | Oct 18 – 20 14

Flow Like Water, Strong as a Mountain: A Tai Chi Retreat | Denver Program Larry Welsh | Oct 19 – 20 14

Kurukulla Intensive Walker Blaine | Oct 23 – 28 15

Prajna Yoga: Full Spectrum Practice Theresa Murphy & Troy Rapp | Oct 25 – 27 15

Retreat and Renewal | Oct 25 – 27 6

NOVEMBER

Graceful Exit: Preparing for a Good Death Boulder Program Andrew Holecek | Nov 1 – 2 16

Mindfulness Meditation Retreat: A 7-day, Teacher-led, Silent Retreat Janet Solyntjes & Jim Colosi | Nov 1 – 8 16

Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior Patricia Kelly | Nov 1 – 3 16

Traditional Chinese Qigong: Levels I-II Denver Program Acharya Dale Asrael | Nov 2 – 3 17

Open House | Nov 3 5

Describe a Morning You Woke Without Fear: A Writing Retreat Bhanu Kapil | Nov 8 – 10 17

Creative Wisdom: Maitri and Art Jane Carpenter & Sue West | Nov 15 – 17 18

Embody Shakti: A Women’s Yoga Retreat Alison Litchfield & Kirsten Warner | Nov 15 – 17 18

NOVEMBER (CON’T)

The Path of Simply Being: A Meditation Retreat Thomas Roberts | Nov 15 – 17 19

Seeing the One World with Two Eyes: A Sufi Experiential Retreat Elias Amidon | Nov 22 – 24 19

Retreat and Renewal | Nov 22 – 24 6

Thanksgiving Retreat and Celebration Nov 27 – 30 20

DECEMBER

Open House | Dec 1 5

The Joy of Recovery Boulder Program Kevin Griffin | Dec 5 20

The Joy of Recovery: Buddhism, Chi Kung and 12 Steps Kevin Griffin and Greg Pergament | Dec 6 – 8 20

Free Your Energy: A Yoga Retreat Jeanie Manchester & Billy Goldman | Dec 6 – 8 21

The Descent: The Creative Power of the Dark Elizabeth Rabia Roberts | Dec 13 – 15 21

Winter Dathün: A Month-long Meditation Retreat Shastri Samten Kobelt | Dec 13 – Jan 10 22

Retreat and Renewal | Dec 20 – 22 6

Fearlessly Creative: A Meditation and Writing Retreat Susan Piver | Dec 20 – 23 23

Take a Leap into 2014: Establish Your Intention and Commitment Jon Barbieri | Dec 30 – Jan 1 23

JANUARY

Open House | Jan 5 5

Retreat and Renewal | Jan 10 – 12 6

Living the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Denver Program Janet Solyntjes | Jan 11 24

Shambhala Training Level 1: The Art of Being Human Steve Seely | Jan 17 – 19 24

Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World Denise Wuensch | Jan 17 – 19 25

The Six Ways of Ruling: Surviving, Transforming and Working with Others Richard Reoch | Jan 31 – Feb 2 25

FEBRUARY

Retreat and Renewal | Feb 7 – 9 6

Precious Knowing: A Meditation and Yoga Retreat for Women Katharine Kaufman | Feb 19 – 23 26

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Boulder and Denver ProgramsLiving the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Denver Program Janet Solyntjes | Sep 14 10

Authentic Leadership: Mindfulness at Work Boulder Program Susan Skjei | Sep 24 11

Flow Like Water, Strong as a Mountain: A Tai Chi Retreat Denver Program Larry Welsh | Oct 19 – 20 14

Graceful Exit: Preparing for a Good Death Boulder Program Andrew Holecek | Nov 1 – 2 16

Traditional Chinese Qigong: Levels I-II Denver Program Acharya Dale Asrael | Nov 2 – 3 17

The Joy of Recovery Boulder Program Kevin Griffin | Dec 5 20

Living the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Denver Program Janet Solyntjes | Jan 11 24

Extend Your StayWe invite participants for all of our programs to extend their stay, before or after their scheduled program, to make the most of their transitional time in our magical setting. Receive a 25% discount on lodging costs.

GetawayCreate your own personal retreat anytime throughout the year with a 25% discount on lodging. Some blackout days apply. Visit our website to schedule available dates.

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Shambhala TrainingShambhala Training is a secular meditation training that helps us develop fearlessness, confidence and openness toward others and ourselves. The training path begins with a series of Heart of Warriorship weekends that help to establish a personal meditation practice. Each program includes meditation instruction and practice, talks on Shambhala teachings, group discussions, and individual meetings with a teacher.

Shambhala teachings recognize that human wisdom and basic goodness do not belong to any one religion or doctrine. Shambhala welcomes people of all religious traditions, as well as those who do not follow a particular spiritual path.

Level I: The Art of Being Human Shastri Holly Gayley | Sep 6 – 8 7 Steve Seely | Jan 17 – 19 24

Level II: Birth of the Warrior Patricia Kelly | Nov 1 – 3 16

Level III: Warrior in the World Denise Wuensch | Jan 17 – 19 25TH

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Visit the Great Stupa When one enters a sacred space – a great cathedral, a redwood forest, a celebrated concert hall or museum – something speaks to the heart. A sense of tranquility and timelessness takes over, and we experience a felt sense of peace. The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya is such a place.

One of the most significant examples of sacred architecture in the world, the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya is the heart of Shambhala Mountain Center. Standing 108 feet tall and built at an elevation of 8,000 feet, the stupa is both a unique architectural marvel and a site for quiet contemplation. We invite you to join the thousands of visitors from around the world who have discovered this unique monument to peace, tolerance, and compassion.

The Great Stupa is open daily from 9 am to 9 pm. The Stupa Visitor Center offers a 25-minute video. Stupa tours are offered the first Sunday of every month as part of our Open House series. Group tours can be arranged by calling 888-788-7221. Please see the website for more information.

The BasicsLearn to Meditate Greg Smith | Oct 18 – 20 14

The Path of Simply Being: A Meditation Retreat Thomas Roberts | Nov 15 – 17 19

You May Also EnjoyAwareness Through Moving and Stillness: Feldenkrais and Meditation Kim Hansen & Katherine Kaufman | Sep 6 – 8 6

Living the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Janet Solyntjes | Sep 14 10Janet Solyntjes | Jan 11 24

Fearlessly Creative: A Meditation and Writing Retreat Susan Piver | Dec 20 – 23 23

Precious Knowing: A Meditation and Yoga Retreat for Women Katharine Kaufman | Feb 19 – 23 26

Open HouseJoin us the first Sunday of each month for our popular Open House series. Enjoy a day in the beautiful Rocky Mountains and pick from a variety of free activities, including touring the Great Stupa of Dharmakya, receiving meditation instruction, listening to engaging dharma talks or simply relaxing on this serene and powerful land. Bring a picnic, or for a $10 suggested donation, join us for a delicious lunch prepared by our talented chefs.

To register and for updates on our list of Open House speakers and topics, please visit our website.

Tuition: FREE

Sep 1 | Oct 6 | Nov 3 | Dec 1 | Jan 5

Learn to Meditate Shambhala Mountain Center regularly offers programs for people who are new to meditation. Included are our introductory Shambhala Training and Learn to Meditate weekends, Retreat and Renewals (page 6) and Open Houses – as well as programs that connect meditation to other disciplines – so that you can find the right fit for you.

“I love coming to the stupa – it fills me with peace that lasts long after I leave.”

— Liz Tuohy

“An inspiration for peace and happiness throughout the world, now, and in the future.”

— The XIVth Dalai Lama

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September 6 – 8

BODY AWARENESS

Awareness Through Moving and Stillness: Feldenkrais and MeditationKim Hansen & Katharine Kaufman

This weekend retreat offers a rare pairing of the gently focused Feldenkrais Method combined with sitting meditation. The Feldenkrais method works with gentle novel movements that stay within a range that is easy. We will also explore lying, standing and walking practices, allowing us to enrich our options of response to our current conditions. We will experience dynamic alignment and shine a light on the multiple ways of doing any task. As we practice alternative ways of inhabiting our circumstances based on connection rather than isolation, we have the opportunity to understand natural elegance and direct, unencumbered movement and stillness. This weekend is open to all and is particularly beneficial to those with challenging physical conditions.

Tuition $170 + 2 nights

Kim Hansen, MFA, is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner, a massage therapist, and a long-time movement teacher. She was on the dance faculty at The University of Colorado, Regis College and Running River Elementary School, and has taught people to swim,

rehabilitate after disease and injuries, couple creative movement with academic disciplines, and to build community around body awareness and self-care.

Katharine Kaufman is a senior yoga teacher in Boulder, Colorado. She taught and practiced for many years with Wendy Bramlett and Richard Freeman, and studied in South India. She holds an MFA degree in Performance and Choreography and is an adjunct

faculty member at Naropa University where she teaches Contemplative Movement Arts and studies poetry. Katharine is a priest ordained in the Soto Zen

Buddhist lineage.

September 6 – 8

BODY AWARENESS

Breathing with the Mountain: Rock Climbing and QigongSusan Manchester & Heidi Wirtz

This retreat is a unique opportunity to focus on cultivating mindfulness through exploration of both our internal wilderness as well as the amazing playground around us. We will begin each day with invigorating Qigong to prepare mindfully for the mountain, spend several hours mid-day connecting to nature through focused movement over rock and complete our day dream-tending under the stars. Climbing will be geared towards all levels, as the integration of mindfulness can be advantageous for everyone. We will leave with a heightened love for ourselves, nature and community and have the capacity to move into our daily lives with new-found vibrancy and strength.


Heidi Wirtz is both yogin and adventurer at heart. One of the country’s most influential female climbers, she is a North Face athlete and co-founder of Earth Play Retreats and Girls Education International. She teaches nationally, intertwining her passion for spiritual practice and climbing to promote transformative experiences.

Susan Manchester is a clairsentient healer who spent 25 years as a wilderness guide, working and living around the world. She has an established practice in Qigong healing, Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy and advanced forms of structural and myofascial release work.

September 6 – 8

SHAMBHALA

Shambhala Training Level 1: The Art of Being HumanShastri Holly Gayley

Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. This immersive weekend workshop helps us open to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation and begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Recommended for new and experienced meditators, as well as for those looking to enrich their existing spiritual path. You will receive a copy of Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.


Shastri Holly Gayley teaches courses on Buddhism in the Religious Studies department at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She has been a practitioner of meditation in the Shambhala community since 1992 and regularly presents meditation to groups on college campuses. Holly has frequently traveled to Eastern Tibet for her research on contemporary Buddhist movements.

Retreat and RenewalDiscover relaxation and wakefulness in our pristine mountain environment. Our Retreat and Renewal programs offer contemplative approaches for working with the fullness of daily modern life, bringing insight and inspiration to career, family, health, relationships, and personal endeavors of all kinds.

Join us for a spacious retreat that allows time to walk the land, visit the Stupa, or to follow the spontaneous callings of your spirit. Meet other participants over tasty meals (vegetarian options provided). Join in part, or all of the scheduled activities: meditation (with instruction), yoga, guided hike with our land steward, tour of the Great Stupa, and evening activities. Great for friends, couples, or individuals. Massage available.

Tuition $100 + 2 nights lodging

Sep 20 – 22 Oct 25 – 27 Nov 22 – 24 Dec 20 – 22 Jan 10 – 12 Feb 7 – 9

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September 6 – 15

CONTEMPLATIVE ARTS

Stupa Volunteer Work Week Bob King, Lindy King, John Perkins & Joshua Mulder

Join us for an incredible opportunity to gather and work on the Great Stupa of Dharmakya. Shambhala Mountain Center, with support from the Chögyam Trungpa Legacy Project, warmly invites you to stay at our beautiful retreat center free of charge as we uplift and care for the Stupa and its environment, practice meditation, have dharma talks and discussions, and enjoy the peaceful space of the mountains. We will be doing a wide range of interesting and helpful projects, including the following: concrete crack repair and painting, fire mitigation, path repair, organizing tools and storage, and more. Good strong backs are very helpful, but not required!

Please contact Lindy and Bob King at [email protected] to apply for this program.

Tuition FREE + 9 nights lodging FREE

September 13 – 14

SHAMBHALA

Resounding of the Profound Treasury of the Ocean of DharmaJudith Lief

Please join Judith Lief at the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya for the resounding (or recitation) of the final chapters of The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma. This program is open to all and includes a Friday night talk, group meditation practice, listening and reciting, and discussion.

Between 1973 and 1986, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche presented these heart teachings on the three stages of Tibetan Buddhism to his most senior students. Judith has completed the mammoth work of compiling and editing the material into three volumes totaling more than 2,000 pages. With the publication of The Profound Treasury, these works have become publicly available for the first time. This is a chance to experience the brilliance, wildness and beauty of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s teachings at the powerful land center he founded nearly 40 years ago.

Tuition $65 + 1 night

Judith Lief was a close student of Chögyam Trungpa and served for many years as the Executive Editor of Vajradhatu Publications. She has edited a number of books by Trungpa Rinpoche and is a published author and respected dharma teacher.

Lindy King has been a student of Trungpa Rinpoche since 1970. She has led fire pujas, study abroad programs, and workshops on death and dying. She helped manage the building of The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya during the 14-year construction period, coordinating

the hundreds of volunteers, teacher visits and other special events, along with enjoying general participation in construction and artwork. Lindy also continues to facilitate summer work programs for the benefit of the Stupa and those who make a connection with it.

Bob King became a student of Trungpa Rinpoche in 1970 and at that same time began a successful career as a building contractor. As a volunteer he served as project manager for the construction of The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya for 14 years. Since then, he has

organized summer work programs in order to maintain and enhance the Stupa and its environment as well as to provide opportunities for others to connect and deepen their relationship to this sacred expression of awakened mind.

John Perkins has been gilding since 1992. He worked as a museum conservator for the National Historic Parks Service in Canada and the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles. In 1999 John worked on gilding in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya and

has returned in subsequent years.

Joshua Mulder has been a student of Buddhism for 43 years. In 1987 he was asked to care for the great Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s relics. Inspired by the teachings of Buddhism, he has spent the last 26 years designing, building, and creating

the artistic expression and heraldry of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya. He continues to deepen visitors’ understanding and connection to the Stupa by giving tours and dharma talks on a regular basis.

September 13 – 15

MINDFUL LIVING

Loving Your Way to Enlightenment: Ancient Wisdom for the Modern CoupleKeith Kachtick & Camilla Figueroa

There’s a Buddhist belief that a genuinely loving relationship is the practice for which all other practices are preparation. This weekend couple’s yoga and meditation retreat explores romantic partnership as an opportunity for spiritual awakening, cultivating unconditional love as a path to enlightenment. Through heart-opening yoga poses, metta and insight meditation, Thai Yoga Massage, and innovative couple’s dialogues, we will discover how to celebrate, revitalize and deepen soulful harmonizing between you and your partner. Grounded in the ancient wisdom of Indian yoga and Tibetan Buddhism, these practices will fine-tune our communication skills, enhance understanding of our partner’s needs and desires, and help us to realize our full spiritual potential. For yoga and meditation students of all levels; heterosexual or same-gender couples in committed relationships welcome.


Keith Kachtick, founder of Dharma Yoga, has taught meditation and yoga worldwide since 1999. Keith writes for Yoga Journal and is author of You Are Not Here & Other Works of Buddhist Fiction and Hungry Ghost.

Camilla Figueroa, MSW, is founder of Dharma Yoga Therapy and is certified in Thai Yoga Massage, Dharma Yoga and Phoenix Rising Therapy.

“This place is a national treasure.”

— Mary Montaanye


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MINDFUL LIVING

Nonviolent Communication as a Spiritual PathPaul Shippee

Learn how to create your life, your relationships, and your world in harmony with your values. Drawing on the renowned discipline of Nonviolent Communication, we will explore and practice skills of deep listening, vulnerability, and empathic presence. Nonviolent Communication is a creative method to bring out authentic connection between people through honestly expressing one’s feelings and needs, and listening for the feelings and needs in others. The weekend will include talks, meditation periods, identifying feelings and needs, body awareness work, dyads, interpersonal sharing, and group discussion. Our emphasis will be on working with real-life examples contributed from the participants. This method and retreat are ideal for all those working with groups as well as those interested in bringing greater clarity, ease, joy and awareness to their interpersonal relationships.


Paul Shippee, MA Psychology, studied Nonviolent Communication (NVC) intensively with founder Marshall Rosenberg and other NVC trainers. He has facilitated NVC groups continuously for the past eight years and teaches NVC workshops around the country.

September 14

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Living the Full Catastrophe: A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Denver ProgramJanet Solyntjes

This experiential workshop will offer user-friendly techniques for dealing with stress in our lives and for cultivating our deepest potential for living a full and satisfying life. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a well-recognized approach which has been shown to be effective in reducing stress, depression and anxiety; enhancing communication and health; fostering courage in difficult situations and supporting overall well-being. The day will include an introduction to the theory of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, guided instruction in mindfulness practices used in MBSR (body scan, sitting and walking meditation, mindful hatha yoga), and discussion of the benefits and applications of mindfulness in daily life.

The program will be held at the Denver Shambhala Center, 2305 S. Syracuse Way, Denver, from 9:30am-4:30pm.

Tuition $85

Janet Solyntjes, MA, is a senior teacher in the Shambhala tradition and has offered mindfulness courses at Naropa University, Omega Institute, Hollyhock, Shambhala Mountain Center, and in corporate and non-profit workplaces. She completed the MBSR professional training and attended the Teacher Development Intensive.

September 19 – 22

CONTEMPLATIVE ARTS

Gold Leaf Gilding and the Dignity of Craftsmanship John Perkins

Learn the centuries-old art of gold leaf gilding with a three-day workshop of hands-on work, demonstrations and experimentation. In the inspiring environs of the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya and its studio, we will incorporate a variety of historical and modern techniques for applying metal leaf to art, frames, furniture, and architecture. We will also work with mindfulness practices and the principles of the Four Dignities of Shambhala to help us enjoy how the craft encourages mindfulness. This is an excellent opportunity to learn the techniques used in gilding the Stupa, and to explore and develop practical skills that can be added to your artistic repertoire as well as everyday life.

Note: Limited to 12 participants. Program tuition includes a $50 materials fee.


John Perkins has been gilding since 1992. He worked as museum conservator for the National Historic Parks Service in Canada and the Getty Conservation Institute in Los Angeles. In 1999 John worked on gilding in the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya and has returned in subsequent years.

September 19 – 24

BODY AWARENESS

Advanced Tibetan Cranial Apprentice ProgramShar Lee

A nearly extinct energetic healing modality passed down orally from Tibetan monks throughout the centuries, Tibetan Cranial™ (TC) work reconnects us to our inherent healing capacity. While maintaining a state of prayer or mantra, practitioners read hundreds of pulses, and then fine tune bones in the skull, jaw, palate and neck. This work has been shown to alleviate suffering and promote a profound sense of well-being. Yoga and meditation will be taught as part of the five-day retreat so that apprentices can develop a daily spiritual practice to support their work.

This is an advanced TC apprenticeship program. Before registering, you must experience an individual TC session from one of our practitioners or Shar Lee, have been accepted as a TC Apprentice, and attend the TC beginner’s program. See our practitioners listed by location, and details about the program at: www.tibetancranial.com. For more information call 720-378-8044.


Shar Lee, CYI, has been teaching yoga and Buddhist meditation internationally since 1966. After studying Zen Buddhism in the United States, she studied Tibetan Buddhism in Nepal with several esteemed lamas. In 1987, she began training in Tibetan Cranial work with Lama Dorje in Kathmandu, Nepal.

September 24

MINDFUL LIVING

Authentic Leadership: Mindfulness at Work Boulder TalkSusan Skjei

How do we engage with difficult or challenging situations in the workplace? What does it take to be present, resilient and responsive to those around us and to the complexities we encounter every day on the job? Mindfulness practice offers immediate access to our own authenticity and to the courage and confidence that arise from that experience. We will explore three ways leaders can build capacity for resilience in the face of constant change.

This talk will be held 7–9pm at Naropa University, Nalanda Events Center, 6287 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder.

Susan Skjei is offering an Authentic Leadership Workshop at Shambhala Mountain Center October 17 – 20, see page 13.

Tuition $15

Acharya Susan Skjei is an educator, executive coach and consultant specializing in leadership and transformative change. Formerly a Vice President of Learning and Development for a large technology company, she currently directs the Authentic Leadership program at Naropa University and consults internationally through her company Sane Systems. Susan is skilled at fostering inclusive and empowering learning experiences.

October 4 – 6

BODY AWARENESS

Self-HealingCharley Cropley

The cause of our health problems is not cancer or colitis, weak adrenals or a lowered immune system. The cause of our health problems is the innocent, ignorant misuse of our own body and mind. In this retreat you will learn to wisely use your power to eat, move, think and relate. For two days you will practice deliberately imbuing these most ordinary daily activities with intelligence and caring. You will see unmistakably the healing power you have and how to wield it to revitalize your body and mind.


Charley Cropley, ND, is a naturopathic physician who after 35 years of practice, uses no medicines. He teaches his clients that they are endowed with self-healing capacities exactly equal to their condition. They learn that illness itself is what heals them. It awakens their love of themselves and guides them in the heroic work of healing their own self-harming ways.


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October 10 – 15

BODY AWARENESS

Tibetan Cranial Beginner’s Training Heidi Nordlund

Tibetan Cranial™ has a rich and ancient history originating in the Himalayan highlands approximately 2000 years ago. Before the Chinese invasion of Tibet, this healing modality was flourishing; after the invasion, it nearly became extinct. Today the work is surviving through the efforts of master teacher Shar Lee, who teaches the advanced trainings to continuing apprentices, and the Tibetan Cranial Association. Tibetan Cranial reconnects us to our inherent healing capacity. It is a healing modality that focuses on fine-tuning the bones in the skull, neck and jaw based on pulse reading in order to alleviate great suffering and promote a profound sense of well-being. Yoga and meditation are taught as part of the five-day retreat in order to develop and enhance one’s daily spiritual practice in support of the Tibetan Cranial practice.

Visit tibetancranial.com for training pre-requisites as well as requirements for the Tibetan Cranial Apprenticeship.


Heidi Nordlund is an advanced Tibetan Cranial practitioner trained by master teacher and lineage holder Shar

Lee. Heidi is also an advanced Ayurvedic Practitioner. Her spiritual practice is grounded in the science of Kriya Yoga meditation. In addition to practicing and teaching Tibetan Cranial and Ayurveda, Heidi is a certified Postpartum AyurDoula, Yoga therapist and Yoga instructor.

October 10 – 14

CONTEMPLATIVE ARTS

Opening the Good Eye: An Introduction to Miksang PhotographyMichael Wood and Julie DuBose

This retreat is an introduction to the practice of Miksang Contemplative Photography as developed by Michael Wood and Julie DuBose. If you would like to be able to express your full and complete experience of seeing through your camera, this course is for you. Through visual exercises, assignments, discussion, and sharing of images, we learn how to recognize our experience of direct visual perception. Direct in this case means without the filters of our habitual ways of seeing and experiencing our world. This is not purely a photography course. It is about developing the ability to see our world in a fresh way so that we have an experience that we are passionate about expressing with our camera. This is the beginning of a journey through our world with our eyes, mind, and heart united in the experience of communion with our visual world and the expression of that through our camera. Please go to miksang.com for course details.


Introductory Evening at the Ft Collins Shambhala Center, with Julie DuBose and Michael Wood: September 13, 6:30–8:30pm

Michael Wood is the original developer and teacher of Miksang, and co-author of The Practice of Contemplative Photography: Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes. Michael resides in Canada and is currently acting as a Management Consultant and Curriculum Development Advisor to the Miksang Institute in Boulder, Colorado.

Julie DuBose began her study of Miksang with Michael Wood in 1998 and has been teaching since 2000. She founded the Miksang Institute for Contemplative Photography in Boulder, Colorado and Miksang Publications in 2012. She is the author of Effortless Beauty: Photography as an Expression of Eye, Mind, and Heart.

October 5 – 6

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Refuge and Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony RetreatAcharya Allyn Lyon

This weekend is an opportunity for those ready to commit themselves to the Refuge Vow or Bodhisattva Vow in a profound and beautiful retreat environment.

The Refuge Vow marks the decision to commit oneself wholeheartedly to the Buddhist path and to further one’s practice and training. It is the formal commitment to being a Buddhist, following the example of the Buddha Shakyamuni, his teachings (the dharma) and joining the community (sangha) of fellow practitioners.

The Bodhisattva Vow is a commitment to put others before oneself and to work wholeheartedly for their benefit. The basis of this vow is the aspiration to develop friendliness, compassion, and genuine insight through the practice of the six paramitas – generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and prajna.

See website for prerequisites.

Tuition $108 + 1 night

Acharya Allyn Lyon is a senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. She has served as

director of Shambhala Mountain Center and has taught at Vajradhatu Seminary. Allyn has traveled and taught extensively in Europe, the U.S. and Mexico, as well as at Naropa University. Allyn is known for the clarity and directness of her teaching and for her irreverent sense of humor.

October 11 – 13

WISDOM TRADITIONS

The Shaman’s Heart:An Awakening of Compassion, Healing and VisionDon Oscar Miro-Quesada & Byron Metcalf

Two seasoned navigators of shamanic realms artfully orchestrate this heartfelt initiation into the sacred dimensions of life. Merging ancient and contemporary healing ceremonies and rhythmic techniques, they will guide participants in a journey of encounter with the inner and outer landscapes of their soul. Deep journey explorations and integrative teachings will focus on: “the journey within,” “as within, so without,” “life as ceremony,” “the ascent,” “a sacred hoop,” and more.


Byron Metcalf, PhD, is the creator of The Shaman’s Heart Program and an award-winning professional

musician and shamanic practitioner. For nearly three decades, he has been involved in consciousness research, specializing in the transformative potential of music and sound and expanded states of consciousness.

Don Oscar Miro-Quesada is a respected Peruvian kamasqa curandero, OAS Fellow in Ethnopsychology, originator of the Pachakuti Mesa cross-cultural shamanism, and founder of The Heart of the Healer Foundation. A popular international teacher and master

ceremonialist, his work has been featured on CNN, Univision, A&E, and the Discovery Channel.

October 17 – 20

MINDFUL LIVING

Authentic Leadership WorkshopSusan Skjei

This workshop provides an introduction to Authentic Leadership – a powerful approach to personal and professional development that can increase leadership capacity for clarity, compassion and effective action in life and at work. Drawing on the disciplines of neuroscience, Buddhism, complexity science, organizational learning and leadership, the workshop offers proven methods and practices that help leaders cultivate self-awareness and creativity, strengthen and enhance their relationships with others and effectively lead the changes they want to see in their organizations and in the world. The program will include meditation practice, contemplative dialogue and experiences in the natural environment.


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October 19 – 20

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Flow Like Water, Strong as a Mountain:A Tai Chi Retreat Denver Program

Larry Welsh

Tai Chi Ch’uan has been described as the supreme ultimate exercise. When joined with mindfulness sitting meditation practice, these two art forms bring forth a powerful way to cultivate health throughout each day of our lives by restoring well-being in body, mind, and spirit. Learn how to enhance flow, flexibility, strength, relationships and deep peace. Discover the wellspring of your own intrinsic health and sanity through learning the 4 Foundations of Mindfulness and authentic relaxation. For all ages. See website for times and location.

Tuition $160

Larry Welsh, MAc, MA, has trained in the Yang-style short form, listening hands and sword form of Tai Chi Ch’uan since 1977. Larry is Senior Adjunct Professor and Mindfulness-Meditation teacher in the Traditional Eastern Arts program at Naropa University. He practices Japanese Classical Acupuncture, herbal medicine and whole-food nutrition in Boulder, Colorado.

October 23 – 28

ADVANCED SHAMBHALA

Kurukulla IntensiveWalker Blaine

Shambhala Kurukulla practitioners are warmly invited to attend this autumn practice intensive. The retreat will focus on all aspects of the sadhana including an extended feast practice dedicated to the development and prosperity of Shambhala Mountain Center. The program will also feature presentations of any additional practice instructions given at the 2013 Kurukulla empowerments and include ample time for discussion of the sadhana along with extended practice.

Prerequisites: To attend this program you must be a Shambhala Werma or Vajrayogini practitioner who has received the Kurukulla empowerment and practice from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.

Partial attendance is allowed.


Walker Blaine is Master of Liturgies to Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Walker has studied and practiced the dharma in Shambhala since 1984. In addition to being a student of the Sakyong, he has studied intensively with Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche. Walker’s ebook, The Great River of Blessings, an account of the Rinchen Terdzö received by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche in the winter of 2008-2009, can be downloaded at The Sakyong Foundation website. His two CDs of Buddhist music can be sampled on iTunes and at highlandeyes.com. Walker lives with his wife Patricia in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They are both members of the Nalanda Translation Committee.

October 18 – 20


Healing Habits:Repatterning our Deepest Emotional Body

Annie Brook

Our earliest precognitive experiences can deeply impact the formation of our identity and set patterns of behavior that can derail our later relationships, parenting and work. Without necessarily knowing how or why, we find ourselves creating and reacting to situations that do not support our greatest good, or that of others. During this retreat, we will learn to identify, unravel and realign some of these adaptive behaviors, drawing on simple yet powerful techniques of body-based repatterning, reflection and emotional inquiry. We will begin to heal trust/mistrust issues, repair compromised thinking, and discover ways to support ongoing alignment, confidence, and compassion. From the healing ground of our weekend, reengage your relationships, work and daily life with fresh understanding, wholeness and integrated presence.


Annie Brook, PhD, LPC, brings 30+ years of study, practice, and teaching of meditation, movement awareness, ritual, and group process. Annie is an author and international speaker, and was the former Director of the Body Psychotherapy track for Naropa University’s MA in Somatic Psychology. She co-owns Colorado Therapies where she trains interns and practitioners in BodyMind Somanautics.

October 18 – 20

SHAMBHALA

Learn to MeditateGreg Smith

It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet and relaxation is a good idea but why don’t we think about training our minds? This weekend retreat will give accessible and powerful meditation practice techniques to help us find peace within ourselves while developing a strong and flexible mind. We will draw from Turning the Mind Into an Ally, the best-selling book by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, as we explore this question together in a contemplative and nurturing environment. You will receive a copy of this book at the retreat.


Greg Smith, a well-known sangha artist and thangka painter, has lived and painted at Shambhala Mountain Center for many years. He has been a student of meditation since 1976, first with Chögyam Trungpa and later with his son Sakyong Mipham. Greg has taught meditation and Buddhist studies since 1982.

October 25 – 27

BODY AWARENESS

Prajna Yoga:Full Spectrum Practice

Theresa Murphy & Troy Rapp

This retreat offers an opportunity to draw from the vast spectrum of techniques created by yogis over millennia, and develop an individualized, intuitive approach to yoga practice. These practices lead to health, balance and ease in body and mind, laying the foundation for the development of wisdom and compassion. We will explore several approaches to the practice of asana (yoga postures), including exploration of individual postures, therapeutic applications, rigorous vinyasa, yin yoga, restorative poses, and subtle unwinding through somatic sensory awareness techniques. Theresa will introduce ways to integrate intuition with formal asana technique and nurture energetic balance through pranayama, bandha and Sanskrit chanting. Troy will offer instruction in Buddhist meditation for cultivating wholesome states of mind, tranquility and insight. No previous meditation experience is necessary; a minimum of one year of regular asana practice is recommended. Much of this retreat will be held in silence. Talks and question and answer periods will be offered daily.


Theresa Murphy, ERYT500, Senior Prajna Yoga and Insight Yoga Instructor, is deeply influenced by classical Hatha Yoga, the ancient Yoga philosophies and the Buddhadharma. She has been practicing for over 25 years and teaching workshops and yoga teacher trainings internationally for 15.

Troy Rapp began practicing meditation in the Zen Buddhist tradition in 1996. He has spent five years in residential practice at Zen Centers and monasteries in the US and Korea. For the past several years he has also practiced in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. He currently works and practices at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts.

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November 2 – 3

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Traditional Chinese Qigong:Levels I-II Denver Program

Acharya Dale Asrael

Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the healing Taoist practice of qigong. This intensive is a rare opportunity to receive instruction in two unique qigong lineages, the Pre-Celestial Limitless Gate School (Xiantianwujimen) and the Yiquan School. In Level I, we will practice techniques to strengthen the musculoskeletal systems, nourish internal organs, circulate energy and still the mind. In Level II, we will delve more deeply into postures that cultivate flexibility, strength and softness in the joints, muscles and tendons. Self-massage techniques to support our internal organs and circulate qi, or life energy, through our meridians will also be shared.

See website for times and location.

Tuition $160

Acharya Dale Asrael is an associate professor at Naropa University in the Transpersonal Counseling Psychology, Buddhist Studies and Contemplative Education departments. She is the Dean of Meditation Instructors for Shambhala International. Dale studies qigong with, and has been authorized to teach by, Eva Wong, the nineteenth generation lineage carrier of Xiantianwujimen Taoism and a third generation student of Wang Xiangzhai, founder of the Yiquan School of martial arts and Zhangzhuan (or Standing Qigong).

November 8 – 10

CONTEMPLATIVE ARTS

Describe a Morning You Woke Without Fear:A Writing RetreatBhanu Kapil

This retreat invites you to write more deeply into your questions than ever before. We will work with an elemental set of 12 questions as our starting point and axis. The questions, taken from Bhanu Kapil’s book, The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers, are:

1. Who are you and whom do you love? 2. Where did you come from / how did you arrive? 3. How will you begin? 4. How will you live now? 5. What is the shape of your body? 6. Who was responsible for the suffering of your mother? 7. What do you remember about the earth? 8. What are the consequences of silence? 9. Tell me what you know about dismemberment. 10. Describe a morning you woke without fear. 11. How will you / have you prepare(d) for your death? 12. And what would you say if you could?

Through notebook practice and somatic experiments, the writing that comes from and through the body, this retreat is intended as a generative, nurturing and wild space to generate new work and share it with others.


Bhanu Kapil is the author of five full-length books: The Vertical Interrogation of Strangers, Incubation: A Space for Monsters, Humanimal [A Project for Future Children], Schizophrene and Ban, forthcoming. She has performed her work and given workshops all over the US, as well as India and the United Kingdom. A British-born Indian writer, Bhanu is core faculty at Naropa University. Her widely-read blog is Was Jack Kerouac A Punjabi?

November 1 – 3

SHAMBHALA

Shambhala Training Level II:Birth of the Warrior

Patricia Kelly

This weekend workshop builds on the meditation practice introduced in Level I and explores how we create a cocoon of our habitual ways of thinking, often obscuring the brilliance of the world we live in. By opening to our own genuineness and tenderness, we learn how to work with fear and appreciate that there is no fundamental obstacle to experiencing basic goodness.

Prerequisite: Completion of Shambhala Training Level I


Patricia Kelly was introduced to meditation practice by a Zen/Episcopal priest in 1986. She holds a masters degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa University and has been in private practice in Boulder since 1992. She is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and has served in various capacities at the Boulder Shambhala Center.

November 1 – 8

MINDFUL LIVING

Mindfulness Meditation Retreat:A 7-day, Teacher-led, Silent Retreat

Janet Solyntjes & Jim Colosi

All of us have an innate capacity to experience well being, strength, and confidence, even in the face of stress, pain, or illness. In order to enhance that capacity, we introduce the power of mindfulness, the practice of meeting each moment with an open heart and mind. Based on the MBSR teachings developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, this retreat includes mindfulness meditation practice and instruction, talks by senior teachers, movement exercises, and contemplative practices.

Mindfulness Meditation Retreat is suitable for mindfulness teachers or aspiring teachers, and fulfills the retreat prerequisite for attending Oasis Institute training programs.

Co-sponsored by The Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society and Shambhala Mountain Center


See Janet’s bio on page 10.

Jim Colosi is a Certified MBSR teacher who taught at the Center for Mindfulness at the UMass Medical School 2006 – 2011 and has been a meditation instructor in the Shambhala tradition for 30 years.

November 1 – 2

MINDFUL LIVING

Graceful Exit:Preparing for a Good Death Boulder Program

Andrew Holecek

Death is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – if we’re prepared. Learn what to do for yourself and others – before, during, and after death – from a practical and spiritual perspective. What are the best meditations for death? How can I help others die? Can I help them after death? Learn about advance directives, signs of impending death, hospice, grief, funeral issues, and medical and legal challenges. What about suicide, organ donation, sudden death, euthanasia, abortion, or the death of a pet? Joining the wisdom of Buddhism with knowledge from the West, this program will help you transform the greatest obstacle into the greatest opportunity.

This program will be held at the Solstice Center, 302 Pearl Street, Boulder. Friday 7–9pm; Saturday 10am–4pm.

Tuition $15 Friday only; $125 entire program

Andrew Holecek offers seminars internationally on meditation, dream yoga, and death. He is the author of The Power and the Pain: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into Joy, Preparing to Die: Practical Advice and Spiritual Wisdom from the Tibetan Buddhist Perspective, and the audio learning course, Dream Yoga: The Tibetan Path of Awakening Through Lucid Dreaming.


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November 15 – 17

BODY AWARENESS

Embody Shakti:A Women’s Yoga Retreat

Alison Litchfield & Kirsten Warner

The myths and metaphors of the Goddess traditions are very much alive within us today. By blending ancient yogic wisdom with practices that address the challenges that modern women face, we can learn to live full, happy and authentic lives. When we come together as women, we open to the possibilities of embracing our full potential. Through yoga, chanting, movement and guided meditations, we invite you to a weekend of embodying the radiant feminine energies that are the seat of power in every woman. All levels welcome.


Alison Litchfield, RYT 500 instructor and Certified Rolfer, and has been a devoted yogini for 23 years. Alison teaches classes and workshops, leads retreats and works one-on-one with people to help awaken the radiance, power and aliveness in the body which opens us to the possibility of expansion and joy in every part of our lives.

Kirsten Warner is an E-RYT 500 instructor with over 20 years of training in several styles of yoga. She is the founder of Awakening Heart Yoga and the co-creator of two Yoga Alliance certified Teacher Training programs. Utilizing her background in psychology, group leadership and yoga philosophy, she is known for her innovative approach to Women’s Yoga.

November 15 – 17

CONTEMPLATIVE ARTS

Creative Wisdom: Maitri and Art

Jane Carpenter & Sue West

In this weekend retreat, participants will join the five wisdom energies as taught by the ancient Tibetan Buddhist tradition with artistic and creative process. Through mindfulness meditation, Maitri Space Awareness practice, art exercises and group discussion, we will explore more fully the broad palette of direct experience. The goal is to hold a heightened perceptual state in contemplative practice and while making art. No art experience is necessary – both new and seasoned artists will benefit from this training in Maitri and the arts. Basic art materials will be provided. You may also bring easy-to-clean-up art materials of your choice.


Jane Carpenter began the study of Tibetan Buddhism and Maitri Space Awareness with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1975. She has taught the practice as an Associate Professor at Naropa University and internationally for over 25 years. Jane leads workshops on Dharma Art, Ikebana, and Contemplative Psychology.

Sue West, MFA, is a painter who exhibits nationally. Publications include Surface Design Journal, Shambhala Times, Not Enough Night and SHE, A Blueprint. Recipient of an NEA grant, Sue teaches art and currently is the director of the School of the Arts at Naropa University.

November 15 – 17

WISDOM TRADITIONS

The Path of Simply Being:A Meditation Retreat

Thomas Roberts

Beginning the path of meditation is an ideal opportunity to embrace the wisdom of everyday experience with great patience, openness, and compassion. In this dynamic and practical retreat, we will explore how meditation practice embraces all areas of our lives with depth and wisdom. Drawing from the Buddhist insight traditions, we will learn the essential qualities of taking our meditation practice far beyond the cushion, allowing us to remain fearless amidst the day-to-day flow of our lives, inviting our hearts and minds to expand and radiate with compassion and intelligence, and ultimately opening to our true nature. No previous meditation experience is necessary.


Thomas Roberts, a Zen Buddhist and psychotherapist, has led dynamic, refreshing, and practical retreats on mind-body healing and meditation practices for over 30 years. This retreat will draw from his book The Mindfulness Book: A Beginner’s Guide to Overcoming Fear and Embracing Compassion.

November 22 – 24

WISDOM TRADITIONS

Seeing the One World with Two Eyes:A Sufi Experiential Retreat

Elias Amidon

At this time of year we give thanks for all our blessings, but if, as the Buddhists say, there’s no God to thank, are we just talking to ourselves? If we have been touched by the realization of the nondual nature of Being, can we still worship? Pir Elias Amidon will guide us in how to vibrantly live the paradoxes of love and emptiness, the Divine and the Unborn, action and non-effort, and how we live simultaneously in time and timelessness, mortality and deathlessness. Our primary focus will be direct experience of the resolution of these paradoxes in our lives, to learn, as Rumi said, “to see the one world with two eyes.” We will explore the essence of Sufi teachings, practices, poetry, and musical meditation while drawing insights from Dzogchen, Zen, Advaita, and the Abrahamic religions. Our goal is the relinquishing of goal-making, learning to live without attachments but nevertheless whole-heartedly, gratefully, and playfully.


Elias Amidon is the spiritual director (Pir) of the Sufi Way and a long-time Buddhist. Author of the book The Open Path – Recognizing Nondual Awareness, and co-editor of the books Earth Prayers, Life Prayers, and Prayers for a Thousand Years, he has worked for many years in the fields of peace and environmental activism in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. He continues to travel widely teaching Open Path and Sufi Way programs.

“I love the feel of the mountain center. It accelerates learning somehow.”

— Katherine Macaulay

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December 6 – 8

BODY AWARENESS

Free Your Energy:A Yoga RetreatJeanie Manchester & Billy Goldman

In this retreat we will refine and deepen our yoga practice by utilizing the breath, steadying the gaze, and aligning the body. Our practice will allow us to listen and become more aware of our superficial mind and habitual patterns. As habitual patterns arise, there is an opportunity to see them for what they are – concepts and ideas. In this process, the energy that was previously deployed in identifying with these ideas is released, resulting in greater freedom and energy. Not only do we experience greater joy, but we begin to respond, rather than react, to our challenges. Through asana, pranayama, meditation and contemplation, we will come to understand better how we can free up the vital life force that is essential for living a vibrant and healthy life.


Jeanie Manchester, ERYT 500, Director of Anjaneya Yoga Shala in Boulder, has been studying modern dance and yoga for the past 30 years, and offers yoga immersions, trainings and retreats. Jeanie has extensively studied Ashtanga Vinyasa, Iyengar and Anusara Yoga systems. She is an avid student of meditation as well as the Shri Vidya Goddess Wisdom of South India.

Billy Goldman began studying yoga in 1981 with Richard Freeman and has been teaching since 1994. He has also studied extensively with K. Pattabhi Jois, senior Iyengar instructor Gabriella Giubilaro, among others. His classes are a comfortable mix of sharing the details of alignment in the postures with a visceral understanding of the internal feelings that act as cues to movement within each posture.

December 13 – 15


The Descent:The Creative Power of the DarkElizabeth Rabia Roberts

Winter is not a failed summer! Dark times are a natural part of our physical, psychological, and spiritual experience. What if darkness is not a failure, but instead a restorative and creative time in which we have access to previously hidden realizations? Wisdom traditions throughout history have given us myths and teachings that offer capacities for navigating these dark nights of the soul. Darkness means that we can’t see with our usual sight, but are plunged into the well of mystery, of not-knowing, where we no longer see things from the outside as a witness. Instead we depend on the grace of an inner “dark light,” seen only by us, that offers the possibility of spring and redemption. During this weekend we will explore how to move through our own dark nights, and be able to help guide others through this process.


Elizabeth Rabia Roberts is a spiritual teacher, citizen activist, and specialist in non-formal education. She began this work in 1964 in Selma with Dr. Martin Luther King, and since then has taught and served in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Burma, among others. A vision quest guide for 22 years, she is the co-editor of Earth Prayers, Life Prayers, and Prayers for a Thousand Years. She helped found Naropa’s Masters Program in Environmental Leadership and Certificate Program in Ecopsychology.

November 27 – 30

SHAMBHALA

Thanksgiving Retreat and CelebrationJoin us for an elegant Thanksgiving dinner and family-oriented holiday retreat this November. Enjoy a wide variety of weekend activities including workshops on the contemplative arts like haiku and ikebana (Japanese flower arranging), yoga, sensory awareness, and additional guided mindfulness practices. There will also be opportunities to relax in the beautiful Rocky Mountains, as well as fun and enriching activities for children.

Give thanks and celebrate our connection to the phenomenal world and each other in the powerful setting of Shambhala Mountain Center.

Please see website for more information, including cost of program.

December 5


The Joy of RecoveryBoulder ProgramKevin Griffin

Much of the recovery path seems to focus on struggle: breaking free of painful habits, facing inner demons, and cleaning up past karma. In all of this, we may lose sight of the ultimate purpose of recovery: finding happiness in our lives. This talk will look at the ways that Buddhist teachings and practices can help us to make a shift towards a more positive experience of recovery and working with the 12 Steps.

The talk begins at 7pm. Please visit our website for location.

Tuition $15

Kevin Griffin is the author of the seminal recovery book, One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps and A Burning Desire: Dharma, God and the Path of Recovery. A longtime Buddhist practitioner and 12-Step participant, he is a leader in the mindful recovery movement and a co-founder of the Buddhist Recovery Network.

December 6 – 8


The Joy of Recovery:Buddhism, Chi Kung and 12 StepsKevin Griffin & Greg Pergament

Join us for a unique recovery retreat combining the power of Buddhist practice with the energetic inspiration of Chi Kung. Kevin is known for his transformative approach to the 12 Steps blending mindfulness meditation, dialog, lecture, and interactive exercises; Greg offers the uplifting and healing practice of Chi Kung to ground this process in the body. This potent combination will give you new insights and tools for recovery and for life.


Greg Pergament is the author of Chi Kung in Recovery. He leads Desert Dharma, a Buddhism/12 Step group, and is President of Lotus In The Desert, a Vipassana sangha in Las Vegas, Nevada. Greg brings a grounded, wise and playful presence to his teaching and his recovery.

See Kevin’s bio at left.

“It’s always a healing experience to come here.”

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“Getting a chance to do challenging personal work in a context rather than in spite of the context.”

— Trudy Walter


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December 20 - 23

CONTEMPLATIVE ARTS

Fearlessly Creative:A Meditation and Writing RetreatSusan Piver

What do writers want more than anything in the world? Time to write. Yet even if such precious time could be found, it’s not always easy to settle into the writing groove. Meditation can help synchronize mind and body in a way that truly supports the creative process. In addition to plenty of personal writing time, quiet, and the supportive (but non-intrusive!) presence of other writers, this program will include meditation instruction and discussion of how to create and maintain a practice at home. Evenings provide the option to share and discuss your work with others, if you would like. Open to writers of fiction and non-fiction, published and unpublished. Please note that the majority of time will be spent writing rather than doing writing exercises. Thus this program is best for those who wish to begin, continue, or complete a particular project. Bring your ideas, works-in-progress, or simply your wish to devote attention to your creativity.


Susan Piver is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life and The Wisdom of a Broken Heart. She is an authorized teacher and meditation instructor in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and has practiced meditation for over 15 years. Susan leads retreats and teaches around the world. In 2011, Piver launched The Open Heart Project, which offers an online course of meditation instruction to thousands of at-home practitioners.

December 13 – January 10

SHAMBHALA

Winter Dathün:A Month-long Meditation RetreatShastri Samten Kobelt

“Whether we sit for a month or a week, coming to a Dathün is a profound step. We have heard about peace, strength of mind, and enlightenment. During Dathün, we discover what these elements are, we see that they are innate, and we learn to bring them into our experience.” – Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche

Dathün, Tibetan for “moon session,” is an intensive group meditation retreat for new and experienced meditators interested in deepening their mindfulness-awareness. Composed of four weekly segments called “Weekthuns,” this month-long retreat allows participants to attend anywhere from one week up to the full Dathün. Through this immersive program, the practice of meditation goes beyond the cushion, with every aspect of daily life becoming a practice of wakefulness and an opportunity to make better friends with ourselves and our world.

Please see website for weekly entry dates and detailed tuition information

Shastri Samten A. Kobelt is senior teacher in the Shambhala Tradition. Born in Switzerland, he first met the dharma in 1984, after reading a book by Chögyam Trungpa. He attended Naropa University in the same year and started his meditation path with Shambhala Training in Boulder. He began teaching in the early 1990s in Europe, and has continued to deepen his training by living and teaching at Karmê Chöling, Shambhala Mountain Center, and most recently, as a Shastri in Boulder, Colorado. He has taught Shambhala and Buddhism as well as Qigong and Contemplative Dance in many places, including the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

December 30 – January 1


Take a Leap into 2014:Establish Your Intention and CommitmentJon Barbieri

Join us for this special program and allow your aspirations for the New Year to become clear, confident and committed through reflection and renewal. Our gathering will include meditation, contemplative practices, and open time to rest and reflect. On New Year’s Eve we will celebrate with a delicious full-course dinner.


Jon Barbieri has been a consultant in workforce development and contemplative cohousing. Jon is the previous executive director of Shambhala Mountain Center.

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January 17 – 19

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Shambhala Training Level III:Warrior in the WorldDenise Wuensch

In this weekend retreat we learn techniques to help us develop the fearlessness needed to experience our life without relying on the cocoon of past habits. Beginning to engage the world directly, we extend this attitude of fearlessness to all of our activities and continue to develop genuine confidence, humor and personal dignity.

Prerequisite: Completion of Shambhala Training Level II

Please see website for tuition information

Denise Wuensch began practicing Buddhism in the tradition of Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche, in 1975. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and an adjunct faculty for Naropa University’s Contemplative Psychotherapy Master’s Degree program. Denise currently teaches in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage and has been serving as Head of Household for Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche since 1994. She lives in Denver, Colorado where she works as

a psychotherapist in private practice.

January 17 – 19

SHAMBHALA

Shambhala Training Level 1:The Art of Being Human Steve Seely

Through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. This immersive weekend workshop helps us open to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation and begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate human beings. Recommended for new and experienced meditators, as well as for those looking to enrich their existing spiritual path. You will receive a copy of Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

Please see website for tuition information

Steve Seely met the founder of Shambhala Training, Chögyam Trungpa, in 1975 and has taught extensively in the tradition for over 30 years. He completed a traditional Tibetan Buddhist three-year retreat in 1996 and was Managing Director of Nitartha Institute for Higher Buddhist Studies for six years. He has engaged in both non- and for-profit livelihood pursuits and currently is on staff at Shambhala Mountain Center, residing nearby with his family and enjoying the mountain air.

January 11

MINDFUL LIVING

Living the Full Catastrophe:A Day of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Denver ProgramJanet Solyntjes

This experiential workshop will offer user-friendly techniques for dealing with stress in our lives and for cultivating our deepest potential for living a full and satisfying life. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is a well-recognized approach which has been shown to be effective in reducing stress, depression and anxiety; enhancing communication and health; fostering courage in difficult situations and supporting overall well-being. The day will include an introduction to the theory of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, guided instruction in mindfulness practices used in MBSR (body scan, sitting and walking meditation, mindful hatha yoga), and discussion of the benefits and applications of mindfulness in daily life.

The program will be held at the Denver Shambhala Center, 2305 S. Syracuse Way, Denver, from 9:30am–4:30pm.

Tuition $85

See Janet’s bio on page 10.

January 31 – February 2

SHAMBHALA

The Six Ways of Ruling:Surviving, Transforming and Working with Others Richard Reoch

Why are other people so hard to work with? Why is it so difficult to get things done? And what about changing the course of history so that we don’t destroy ourselves and our planet in the meantime?

If you find yourself asking these questions, and wishing there was another way of living and working with others, you might have a lot to offer during this weekend of learning and practicing The Six Ways of Ruling.

This unique stream of the Shambhala teachings on Enlightened Society directly addresses the panic, greed and aggression of our times. The Six Ways of Ruling also offer an experimental approach for surviving, transforming and working with the challenges we face at home, at work and in ourselves.

Originally transmitted in secret, these teachings are now being offered as a public weekend program led by the President of Shambhala, Richard Reoch.


Richard Reoch is the former media chief of Amnesty International, the human rights organization, and a lifelong campaigner for peace and the environment. His work has taken him to conflict zones around the world. As the President of Shambhala, he has a wealth of experience in applying The Six Ways of Ruling and now travels widely sharing his insights with others.

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Generosity in Action Your generosity plays a pivotal role in helping Shambhala Mountain Center provide transformative retreats now and for generations to come.

Ways to Help Monthly Donors Make an ongoing commitment through monthly giving. Receive a membership pin and special member updates.

Scholarship Fund Help someone with financial restrictions experience Shambhala Mountain.

One-Time Donation All donations are greatly appreciated and tax-deductible.

Donate on our website or contact [email protected]

Volunteer and Core Staff Opportunities Shambhala Mountain seeks committed individuals who aspire to create an enlightened society through working in a contemplative practice community – serving and inspiring guests who come to our land. If you are interested in offering your experience, capabilities, and energy and joining us in work and practice, please visit our website to apply, or contact Human Resources at [email protected]

Fall Take-Down August 25 – September 29 One-week minimum commitment.

Help take down our summer village. Work hard, learn to meditate, participate in workshops and classes, make new friends, and integrate your spiritual practice into everyday life.

Stay Connected VIsit our website to sign up for our e-communications and stay up with our latest news, events and highlights: shambhalamountain.org/e-news-signup/

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February 19 – 23

BODY AWARENESS

Precious Knowing:A Meditation and Yoga Retreat for Women Katharine Kaufman

Our bodies hold emotions, images, patterns and stories. When we learn to fully inhabit our bodies through mindfulness practices, we can know ourselves as complete and wakeful beings. To do this, we will practice sitting meditation, flowing and restorative yoga and playful improvisational movement. We will deepen our practice and insight through silent mornings, alone and together, and our community will develop understanding and trust during evening talking circles. Previous yoga or meditation experience recommended.


See Katherine’s bio on page 6.

“I’m grateful that this facility exists for us to share.”

— Margery McSweeney

“It was an amazing experience I will always remember.”

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Group RentalsOur facility and its surroundings provide a comfortable, rustic and naturally peaceful environment for rental groups seeking a contemplative environment. We can host up to 150 guests in the fall, winter and spring. During the summer, platform tents increase our group capacity to 450. Our campus has three unique indoor meeting facilities, ranging in size from 875 to 1600 sq ft, which can be used singly or jointly. All meeting facilities provide an environment that can be configured to suit your group’s needs and activities.

For more details about our rental facilities, including square footage, group capacity configurations and photos, please visit our website.

Lodging and Meals InclusiveShambhala Mountain Center’s accommodations are comfortable and varied, ranging from simple shared quarters to fine lodge rooms. Meals, with vegetarian options, are included. There are no televisions. Cell phones do not get reception. Phones can be requested for certain rooms, and public phones are available to all guests. Internet access is available in most rooms, but access is unpredictable due to our remote location.

LodgesThe Shambhala Lodge offers single and double rooms, with full-size beds. All rooms have a desk, walk-in closet and private bathroom with towel warmers. If you are traveling alone and reserve a bed in a double room, we will assign you a roommate.

The Rigden Lodge offers single rooms with a queen-size bed topped by a cozy comforter, a desk, dresser, closet and private bath. Our Jr. Suites also include a sitting area and bathtub. Smaller rooms are furnished with full-size beds, a desk and closet, and access to shared baths. Two same-gender dormitories, each with seven twin beds and shared baths, are also available.

Red Feather CampusRed Feather is a 15-minute walk from the main campus and features four rustic cabins. Three contain five double rooms, outfitted with two twin beds, and a fourth is arranged for dormitory space. Guests make use of a shared bathhouse.

Seasonal DormsAdditional dorm space, configured for up to fifteen people per room, is available from September through May.

BeddingAll Lodge and Red Feather rooms include bedding and towels. If you are staying in a tent or seasonal dormitory please bring your own twin bedding and towels unless otherwise indicated in your registration information.

Staying OffsiteParticipants staying offsite pay tuition, plus $45 per day for meals and use of our facilities.

TransportationFor travel information including shuttle providers from Denver International Airport, directions from surrounding areas, and the Shambhala Mountain Shuttle to and from Fort Collins, please visit our website or email [email protected].

Rideshare

Be kind to the environment. Rideshare is a fun and easy way to share costs and meet new friends. Available on our website.

Rates and Registrationwww.shambhalamountain.org (888) 788–7221 or (303) 468–9640 [email protected]

RatesThe rates given are per person, per night. Prices include lodging, three meals per day (vegetarian option available) and use of our facilities (trails, the Great Stupa, meditation gardens, dining hall, etc.). To calculate the total cost of your stay, add your lodging amount (program nights x room rate) to the tuition amount listed in your program description. Prices are subject to change. Please call or check our website for updates and special offers. We reserve the right to cancel any program.

PaymentFull payment is required upon registration for stays of three nights or less. A 50% deposit is required upon registration for stays of four nights or more. We must receive the full balance due 30 days prior to your arrival date. We accept payments by credit card, check or money order in U.S. currency. If paying by check, your registration is not confirmed until we receive your payment. If your check is not received within two weeks, the reservation you are holding will be cancelled. If paying via credit card, we will automatically process the remaining balance due 30 days prior to your arrival date. For further payment details, visit our website.

DiscountsShambhala Mountain Center offers a 10% discount to full-time students, senior citizens (60 year or older) and those with life-threatening illnesses. If you qualify for a discount, please use the coupon code indicated on the registration page.

Generosity Policy/Financial AidOur generosity policy offers a $50 per night rate for Seasonal Dorm/Shared Bath accommodations. This includes both lodging and meals but does not affect program tuition. This option is available on the program registration page. This offer cannot be combined with other discounts or financial aid. Shambhala Mountain offers financial aid to individuals for select programs on a by-needs basis. If financial aid is available for the program you are interested in, a notice will appear on the program registration page. Please see our website for more details.

CancellationsIf you cancel your reservation more than 14 days prior to arrival, you will receive a full refund less a $50 processing fee. If you cancel between two to 14 days prior to arrival, we will credit your payment, less a $50 processing fee, towards another program at Shambhala Mountain Center. No refunds or credits are issued for cancellations received fewer than 48 hours prior to arrival.

NOTE: Certain programs have unique cancellation policies that supersede our general policy.

Room and Meals Inclusive Note: All rates are per person/per night

Seasonal Dorm

(September – May) $74

Red Feather

Double $99

Lodge Accommodations

Dorm/Shared bath $99

Double/Private bath $136

Single/Shared bath $156

Single/Private bath* $191

Jr. Suite/Private bath* $229

Children’s Rates (Ages 7 – 17) †

Same room as parents $39

Age 6 and under FREE

* A second person in a private bath Single or Jr. Suite is $75 per night.

† Children must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver at all times. We do not offer childcare. For more information, visit our website.

About Your Stayn Guest registration is from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on arrival day.

n Meals include dinner on arrival day through lunch on departure day.

n SMC altitude is 8000 feet. Weather changes quickly and can vary to extremes.

n Gift store is open daily and offers some toiletries and a few over-the-counter medications.

n Internet access is available in most rooms, but connectivity is unpredictable in our mountainous location.

n Cell phones do not get reception here. Public phones are available.

n The nearest medical facility and/or pharmacy is located about one hour away in Fort Collins.

n Please bring no-scent or low-scent toiletries, and refrain from using scented products. All campus facilities are smoke-free. Smoking is allowed only in designated outdoor areas

n Pets, other than designated service animals, are not allowed on the land.

n For safety reasons, please refrain from burning candles, incense or sage in rooms/tents.

More Questions? Need Help? Call us! 888-788-7221 or 303-468-9640.

Sample Schedule(May change depending on individual program)

Arrival Day 2–5pm – Registration 6–7pm – Dinner 7pm Orientation – Program Begins

Typical Day 7:30–8:30am – Breakfast 9am–12:30pm – Program Session/Activities 12:30–1:30pm – Lunch 1:30–3pm – Work Assignment/Free Time 3–6:30pm – Program Session 6–7pm – Dinner 8pm – Program Session

Departure Day 7:30–8:30am – Breakfast 9am–12:30pm – Program activities 12:30pm – Lunch and Departure

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