Meditation Schedule

Sundays -- open house 9:00am - noon

Mondays -- public sitting 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Sophie Ell, (510) 594-1601

Tuesdays -- public sitting 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Patrick Whalen, (510) 501-1760

Wednesdays -- practice night 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Brad Cazden, (510) 292-8542

Thursdays -- public sitting 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Michelle Mills , (510)-384-2108

Fridays -- public sitting 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Cyndi Lowe (510)-848-9469

Please note: On new and full moons, we do the Sadhana of Mahamudra instead of regular sitting practice. However, when the Sadhana of Mahamudra falls on a wednesday it will be done separately. See below for more details.

Weeknight practice

7:00 - 8:30 PM

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday nights.

Consists of two sessions of sitting meditation, one session of walking meditation, ending with evening chants.

Sadhana of Mahamudra

Every New and Full Moon
The Sadhana of Mahamudra is a short liturgy practiced by the Shambhala community on the new and full moon days of the lunar calendar. It was written by Trungpa Rinpoche while on retreat in Bhutan in 1968. This retreat marked a profound turning point in his presentation of the buddhadharma in the West. The text presents a fruition vajrayana view, bringing together the devotion mahamudra of the Kagyü and the crazy wisdom ati of the Nyingma. As such, it provides a powerful touchstone for understanding our vajrayana heritage. It is the only sadhana of its type that is open to the public.

Contact: Sandra Ladley, Sandra.Ladley@sf.frb.org

Sangha Practice Days– New Sunday Format

Supporting Community & Sustaining Practice
One Sunday per month
9 AM –5 PM with lunch break from 12-1:30 PM
Begins this Fall – New Extended community practice one Sunday of each Month. Sangha Practice Days are designed to deepen our context as a meditation community. All-day Nyinthun-style formats will provide a supportive atmosphere for practitioners new and
old. The extended (yet simplified) schedule is intended to make it easier to deepen our practice by providing a whole day intended solely for us to gather as a community with sitting, walking and the full liturgy of chants. All practitioners at any level of experience are wholeheartedly invited.

Contact: Perry Brissette, perrypawo@yahoo.com

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Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
2288 Fulton St. Ste 202, Berkeley,  CA 94704
Tel. (510) 841-3242    Email: shambhalaberkeley@gmail.com