Welcome
The Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and currently headed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
Located in the Oddfellows building on 2288 Fulton street, the Berkeley center is one of the oldest Shambhala centers in the mandala. For over thirty years we have offered the ground of Shambhala Dharma to the bay area.
There are a wide range of programs, classes, and ongoing practice offered at the Berkeley center. We feature open meditation practice Monday Wednesday and Friday nights at 7:00 PM, an open house every Sunday morning at 9:00 AM, as well as free meditation instruction. We sell books, practice supplies, and meditation cushions in our bookstore.
Practice and study go hand in hand. We hope that you will use this website and our center to deepen your practice as well as your understanding of the path.
Publication of the newsletter, the Shambhala Berkeley Banner, is temporarily suspended.
In order to have more weeknight space for community classes and gatherings we are reducing evening sitting hours by one night.
Beginning immediately Tuesday evening public sitting 7-8 is cancelled. We will continue to offer open/public sittings on Monday and Fridays 7-8 and at our Wednesday evening practice night in the Streetspace. In addition we offer open/public sitting on Sunday mornings 9-11. For more information please contact Megan Murphy at meganpetersen@hotmail.com
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Upcoming Programs: Meditation in Everyday Life
September 2nd - September 30th An introduction and exploration of meditation. Open to everyone. The five week class explores the view and practice of sitting meditation as it applies to our daily lives. This is the first class in the Way of Shambhala I series. more info
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