November 7, 2019: Maine Shambhala Happenings

Welcome to Maine Shambhala Meditation Centers.

Fall 2019 Classes and Weekend Retreats can be found here.

Our website offers a lot of information regarding local offerings, information about meditation, Shambhala International, our structure, contacts and more.
However, if you would be more comfortable connecting with a person directly, please contact us at [email protected]. We will be in touch shortly after receiving your inquiry.

2019 FALL SCHEDULE BROCHURE

MINUTES TO THE AUGUST 2019 GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING ON THE NETWORK

UPCOMING OFFERINGS:

REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE WOULD BE MOST HELPFUL SO WE CAN PLAN APPROPRIATELY:

 

 

 

CLASSES  IN BRUNSWICK:

CLASSES IN PORTLAND:

 

 

THIS WEEK (Brunswick, Portland, Rockland):

Thursday, November 7, 2019

5:30 PM Thursday night Open Meditation- in Rockland
6:00 PM Fall Weekthun- in Rockland
6:30 PM Thursday night OPEN MEDITATION in Brunswick
6:30 PM Pema’s New Book- Welcoming the Unwelcome- Portland

Friday, November 8, 2019

8:30 AM Fall Weekthun- in Rockland
7:00 PM Kado Demonstration: Contemplative Flower Arranging Friday evening Demonstration and Talk in Brunswick

Saturday, November 9, 2019

8:30 AM Fall Weekthun- in Rockland

Sunday, November 10, 2019

8:30 AM Fall Weekthun- in Rockland
9:00 AM Sunday OPEN MEDITATION. in Brunswick
9:00 AM OPEN MEDITATION- Sundays in Rockland
9:30 AM Sunday OPEN MEDITATION. in Portland

Monday, November 11, 2019

8:30 AM Fall Weekthun- in Rockland
6:30 PM Heart of Recovery. in Portland @ HopeGateway
6:30 PM Heart of Recovery in Brunswick

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

8:30 AM Fall Weekthun- in Rockland
5:30 PM Sadhana of Mahamudra – November 12
6:30 PM In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying- in Brunswick

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

8:30 AM Fall Weekthun- in Rockland
6:30 PM Wednesday Night OPEN MEDITATION in Portland

Thursday, November 14, 2019

8:30 AM Fall Weekthun- in Rockland
5:30 PM Thursday night Open Meditation- in Rockland
6:30 PM Pema’s New Book- Welcoming the Unwelcome- Portland
6:30 PM Thursday night OPEN MEDITATION in Brunswick

Friday, November 15, 2019

Saturday, November 16, 2019

Sunday, November 17, 2019

9:00 AM Sunday OPEN MEDITATION. in Brunswick
9:00 AM OPEN MEDITATION- Sundays in Rockland
9:30 AM Sunday OPEN MEDITATION. in Portland

 

 

(Please see the website for all details.  )2019  FALL  SCHEDULE

Click on any of the program titles to go to the page to register.

 

COMMUNITY GATHERING:

Sadhana of Mahamudra – November 12

with Shastri Christopher St. John

November 12th

The Sadhana of Mahamudra explains how to transmute the phenomenal world directly into enlightenment through meditation in action Continue »
 

Sadhana of Mahamudra – December

with Sarah Chandler

December 12th

Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of the Shambhala centers, wrote a practice called the Sadhana of Mahamudra, which is chanted aloud in a group session on the new and/or full moon of each month. Continue »

 

MID-WEEK CLASSES: (*New Listings)

In Love with the World: A Monk’s Journey Through the Bardos of Living and Dying- in Brunswick*

October 22nd—November 26th with Kathy Bither & Sarah Chandler

Pema’s New Book- Welcoming the Unwelcomed- Portland*

November 7th—December 12th with Karen Monahan

 

OPEN WEEKLY SITTING PRACTICE

Wednesday OPEN MEDITATION in Portland

October 2, 9,16, 23, 30  November 6, 13, 20, 27

Thursday night ‘OPEN MEDITATION’ in Brunswick 

October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31  November 7, 14, 21, 28

Thursday night Open Meditation- in Rockland

October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31   November 7, 14, 21, 28

Sunday OPEN MEDITATION. in Brunswick 

October 7, 14, 21, 28  November 3, 10, 17, 24

Sunday OPEN MEDITATION in Portland

October 7, 14, 21, 28   November 3, 10, 17, 24

Open Meditation- Sundays in Rockland

October 7, 14, 21, 28   November 3, 10, 17, 24

 

WEEKLY MEETINGS:

Heart of Recovery, Monday Evenings 6:30-7: 30 PM at Hope Gateway in Portland

Heart of Recovery, Monday evenings 6:30-7:30 PM at Brunswick Center

 

UPCOMING REGIONAL PROGRAMS of INTEREST:  

Skylake:

Cultivating the Compassion Instinct

November 8 – 10, 2019 With Acharya Judith Simmer-Brown

Qigong Level 1&2

December 6 – 8, 2019- With Una Chung

Snow Lion Weekthun

December 27, 2019 – January 3, 2020- With Acharya Arawana Hayashi and Acharya Gaylon Ferguson