Shambhala Training Programs

The Heart of Warriorship program (Shambhala Training Levels I to V) introduce the principles basic goodness and meditation practice in a series of sequential weekend workshops.

The Sacred Path of the Warrior program follows the Heart of Warriorship with the introduction of further warriorship practices that extend the basic meditation training. These practices are based on a societal vision and aspiration to help the world.

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Shambhala Training

Shambhala Training is a series of contemplative workshops, suited for both beginning and experienced meditators. The basis of this path is the simple and profound technique of mindfulness and awareness, which can benefit people of any spiritual tradition and way of life.

This secular path of meditation shows how to take the challenges of daily life as opportunities to connect with the inherent goodness of ourselves and others. By looking directly at our own experience, we can discover a continuity of wakeful dignity underlying all changing conditions. In Shambhala Training, this wholesome, wakeful presence is referred to as basic goodness.

Shambhala Training is inspired by the ancient legend of the Kingdom of Shambhala, said to be a society which drew its gentle and fearless sense of social responsibility from the practice of meditation. The legend of the Kingdom of Shambhala has been a guiding vision for many centuries in Asian culture and has parallels in Western traditions.