Ongoing Offerings

Ongoing Public Offerings

The Asheville Center offers group sitting and walking mindfulness meditation several times each week. No affiliation with Shambhala or meditation experience is necessary. Everyone is welcome. By donation. Meditation instruction is offered and available.

Weekly Mindfulness Meditation Practice Times

Sunday mornings from 10:00 a.m. to noon.
Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 7:45 p.m.
from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. enjoy tea and conversation, followed by a Dharma reading and dialogue.
Wednesday nights from 10:00 pm to midnight

Monthly

Open House is the first Saturday of each month from 11 to 1 pm
Nyithun – a full day for meditation practice on the 3rd Sunday of each month from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Refuge Recovery

Tuesday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Meetings are open to anyone interested in a Buddhist path to recovery from addictive behaviors.
The Asheville Shambhala Center provides the meeting space for Refuge Recovery

Introductory

Contentment In Everyday Life

with Matthew Parkinson & Leslie Rosenberg

May 24th—June 21st

Contentment can be hard to find. With meditation practice we can relax with ourselves. Continue »

Sadhana of Mahamudra - New Moon

June 23rd—December 18th

The Sadhana of Mahamudra is a practice text composed by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. The Sadhana consists of brief silent meditation, chanting, and mantra recitation. Open to everyone. Continue »