What Is Shambhala

We are a global community of meditators, spiritual practitioners, and people who believe that human beings are basically good.

Shambhala brings together people from all walks of life to learn, through the practice of meditation, to be kind to ourselves and others. We are committed to creating communities where we support one another on our spiritual paths and celebrate life’s journey together, and to creating a society that brings out the best in each of us.

At the heart of our spiritual path are the Shambhala teachings first offered by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a meditation master in the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism. The Shambhala teachings draw from these and other wisdom traditions.