Shambhala Chicago Meditation Center

Shambhala Chicago Meditation Center Our mission is to inspire and awaken compassionate society through personal and collective transformation.

Our mission is to inspire and awaken compassionate society through personal and collective transformation

2025 WINTER RETREAT: https://chicago.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=819116 For almost 50 years, the Shambhala Chicago Meditation Center has offered Chicagoans the opportunity to work with their minds and hearts through mindfulness meditation. We offer public meditation classes, mindfulness training workshops, and a wide range of teachings from the Shambhala Buddhist tradition. View our weekly meditation schedule here: https://chicago.shambhala.org/online-public-meditation/

"The more we witness our emotional chain reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.It becomes ...
12/26/2025

"The more we witness our emotional chain reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain.
It becomes a way of life to stay awake, slow down, and notice."

~ Pema Chödrön

Please join us for these FREE events. Intro to Mindfulness facilitated by Ann Shillinglaw on January 20th, which is a gr...
12/23/2025

Please join us for these FREE events. Intro to Mindfulness facilitated by Ann Shillinglaw on January 20th, which is a great intro to our upcoming 8 week course.

And our monthly online discussion group “Collective Liberation,” facilitated by Bea Bosco, Alice Dan and Jean Marie Robbins. This discussion takes place the 1st Saturday of every month.

Register for these events through the link in our bio or at shambhala.chicago.org

"Not causing harm requires staying awake.Part of being awake is slowing downenough to notice what we say and do."~ Pema ...
12/23/2025

"Not causing harm requires staying awake.
Part of being awake is slowing down
enough to notice what we say and do."

~ Pema Chödrön

Starting this Friday!December 27-31 is our annual Winter Retreat at the Shambhala Centre.This year's theme: "Interconnec...
12/22/2025

Starting this Friday!

December 27-31 is our annual Winter Retreat at the Shambhala Centre.

This year's theme: "Interconnectedness - What's Karma Got to Do With It?"

Deepen your meditation practice, online or in person.

Come as you are, with all your feelings about our world these days—our fears and uncertainties are fertile ground to experience how meditation can open our hearts and reveal new possibilities.

This retreat is facilitated by our Collective Liberation group.

Daily teachings and practices will include Shamatha-Vipashyana meditation, Heart Sutra, Four Immeasurables (Brahmaviharas), Tonglen, and practices that attend to the body and the bonds between us.

Full details, including pricing per day and for the full Retreat, available here:
https://chicago.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=819116

12/22/2025

The winter solstice serves as a reminder for us to let everything go, and begin again—not just on December 21st or January 1st, but on any given day, in any given moment.

Join us today from 10a-12p at Shambhala Chicago in the West Loop. Over the years, Children's Day has become an important...
12/21/2025

Join us today from 10a-12p at Shambhala Chicago in the West Loop.

Over the years, Children's Day has become an important marker, not only of the winter solstice, but of our growth as a community. The Children's Day celebration will include activities for both adults and children, food, music, and decorations, including the special Children's Day shrine.

Details can be found at the link in our bio or at https://chicago.shambhala.org/

The Heart of Recovery® is a group meeting at the Shambhala Center focused on sharing support while bringing together con...
12/20/2025

The Heart of Recovery® is a group meeting at the Shambhala Center focused on sharing support while bringing together contemplative practice and a commitment to sobriety. Newcomers will learn basic meditation techniques to enhance, not replace, their own recovery program in a familiar and comfortable environment. Experienced meditators will discover new ways to deepen their current practice while supporting the group.

If you're doing the work of recovery, we'd love to have you join us.
Every Sunday - 10:30am to Noon Central Time, Online

Register to get the zoom link.

Details, including format and registration here:
https://chicago.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=476801

We'd love to have you at Shambhala Chicago in the West Loop this weekend for any of our sessions! Pop in for an in-perso...
12/19/2025

We'd love to have you at Shambhala Chicago in the West Loop this weekend for any of our sessions! Pop in for an in-person, open meditation practice! Prefer online? We've got you.

Looking for a meditation practice that aids in bolstering your recovery? Join us at Heart of Recovery every Sunday online at 10:30am. Are you in the LGBTQIA+ community and looking for a group to connect with & meditate with? Join us for Q***r Dharma in the West Loop every Sunday at 5:30pm.

Links and more info in our bio or at www.chicago.shambhala.org

"No matter what the size, color, or shape is, the point is still to lean toward the discomfort of life and see it clearl...
12/19/2025

"No matter what the size, color, or shape is, the point is still to lean toward the discomfort of life and see it clearly rather than to protect ourselves from it."

~ Pema Chödrön

It's this Sunday!Shambhalians celebrate Children's Day - our Nyida Day celebration of childlike wonder, playfulness, and...
12/18/2025

It's this Sunday!

Shambhalians celebrate Children's Day - our Nyida Day celebration of childlike wonder, playfulness, and the senses - at Winter Solstice, bringing glittering lights, stories, and colourful, flavourful foods into the darkest part of the year.

Come celebrate with us at the Shambhala Center with kids' crafts and a sound bath. We'll have snacks onhand and will follow it up with a pizza lunch!

Bring your friends and family
Bring a dessert to share
Everyone is welcome!

Register using this link to let us know you're coming:
https://chicago.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=824052

12/17/2025

What we do today is what matters most. ~Buddha

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