Welcome to the Baltimore Shambhala Center
The Baltimore Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Our center offers daily public meditation, a curriculum of Shambhala Buddhist teachings, as well as training in contemplative arts. We invite you to explore our diverse programs designed to help Baltimoreans of all traditions discover their inherent clarity, gentleness and humor.
Upcoming Programs
Meditation@33rd (In Person & Online)
June 8th—June 22nd
Meditation@33rd offers an intimate space in which to practice sitting meditation & to reflect on one's experience of meditation with others. Instruction provided to anyone new to meditation. Join us in person on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of every month. Continue »
Black Power Meditation Group (In Person)
with Justin Miles
June 12th—June 26th
The nature of Blackness is emptiness, humanity, love, wisdom, nurturing & generosity. The nature of Power is luminosity, fearlessness, clarity & confidence. True Black Power is discovered when we take time to sit and discover our nature as Black people. Continue »
Shambhala Training: Birth of the Warrior (In Person)
with Chris Kreeger
June 14th—June 16th
Shambhala Training reveals our innate fundamental human goodness, a discovery that motivates us to grow. As we move forward, though, we encounter resistance. By working with the fear underlying this resistance, we can transform it into gentle fearlessness Continue »
Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior Book Study Group (Online)
June 18th—August 20th
Please join us for this 10-week exploration of Chögyam Trungpa’s seminal work on the Shambhala teachings! We'll be reading and discussing one chapter of the book each week, with facilitation of individual class discussions rotated among group participants Continue »
Lojong Study Group (In Person & Online)
June 27th
Please join our participant-led study group focused on Lojong, the ancient Tibetan guide for developing compassion and relieving the sufferings of ego. This week, we'll be meeting both in person at Cedarcroft Center at 6112 York Road and on Zoom. Continue »
