For over 40 years, the Shambhala Meditation Center has offered Chicagoans the opportunity to work with their minds and hearts through meditation. Our mission is to inspire and awaken compassionate society through personal and collective transformation.
We offer public meditation classes, mindfulness training workshops, and a wide range of teachings from the Shambhala Buddhist tradition.
Featured Programs
Meridian Touch Japanese Qigong
with Jennifer O'Hara
July 1st—July 29th
Based on ancient Qigong exercises and Japanese Shiatsu exercises, Meridian Touch Japanese Qigong is a restorative series of movements that anyone can do. Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Barbara Wolkowitz
July 31st
All are welcome to this monthly Vajrayana practice. Please join us! Continue »
Learn to Meditate
with Larry Wolf
August 3rd
Ideal for beginners as well as students who want to work on stabilizing their meditation, this half day program gives you the essential techniques and reasons for meditation practice in everyday life. Continue »
Taoist Qigong Level 3
with Shastri David Stone
August 10th—August 11th
Open to current students of Taoist Qigong who have completed Level 2. Continue »
Square One Saturdays Art Salon
with Rebekah Younger
August 17th
This bi-monthly gathering is open to anyone interested in mindful creativity, no art or meditation experience necessary. The session includes some sitting practice, sharing personal creations in any media and discussion of the teachings of Chogyam Trungpa Continue »
What The Buddha Taught ... and how it applies today: The Karmic Chain of Causality
with Shastri David Stone & Shastri Marita McLaughlin
August 24th
In this single day retreat, we will begin the exploration of Karma and the 12 Nidanas Continue »
Shambhala Art Part 4: The Power of Display
with Rebekah Younger & Miriam Hall
August 31st—September 1st
Styles of creative and personal expression are explored in this program using the mandala of the five elements, earth, water, fire, wind and space. Continue »
Sadhana of Mahamudra
August 31st
All are welcome to this monthly Vajrayana practice. Please join us! Continue »
Shambhala Training Level I: Feel Human Again
with Shastri Marita McLaughlin
September 7th
Level I marks the starting point of the Shambhala path of weekend city retreats. This first level focuses on the profound technique of mindfulness meditation as a gateway to discovering intrinsic human potential and goodness. Open to the public Continue »
New Meditators Group
with Barbara Wolkowitz
September 13th
Looking to connect with other meditators? Join us for New Meditators Group on Friday evening. We will explore issues related to meditation practice, especially for people of all ages who are newer to meditation. Continue »
Nyinthun / Daylong Meditation Retreat
September 22nd
All are welcome to join this day of meditation practice; morning, afternoon, and evening sessions; partial attendance is fine. Continue »
Shambhala Art Part 5 - Art in Everyday Life
with Rebekah Younger & Miriam Hall
September 28th—September 29th
This class explores using the four actions, Pacifying, Enriching, Magnetizing and Destroying to work with obstacles in the creative process and life. The program will end with a Feast of the Four Actions, graduation and offerings from participants that is Continue »
