Shambhala Melbourne

04/02/2025

2025 SECOND SUNDAY AFTERNOON OPEN HOUSE MEDITATION, BRUNSWICK.

Every second Sunday afternoon of the month, we gather at our lovely venue at the Learning Centre at Ceres in Brunswick for an afternoon of sitting and walking meditation, social chat over a cuppa and reading and discussion.

We will be dipping into a dharma text for readings and open discussion, where questions and wisdom are shared between all participants.

Our dates are: 9 February; 9 March; 13 April; 11 May; 8 June; 13 July; 10 August; 14 September; 12 October; 9 November; and 14 December. The sessions run from 2.30-5.30pm.

Newcomers to meditation are welcome and initial meditation instruction is available.

We follow current Covid protocols. Generally, people with Covid symptoms are requested to not attend our events.

Our address is the Learning Centre, Ceres, at the end of Lee Street, Brunswick: through the metal bollards and its the second building on your right. There is a maze garden in front of the Learning Centre.

Fees for each class are $15 full price, and $12 concession; this helps us cover our rental costs. A pay what you can afford policy is also in place.

For further information and inquiries, please contact Jeff on jfherd61@gmail.com or on mobile 0457056601.

29/12/2024

Shambhala Australia is holding a one or two week residential retreat in Sydney in late March through to mid-April.

Information is here:

Shambhala Australia is pleased to have a face-to-face retreat, where we can freshly meet the jewels of the Buddha, the dharma and the sangha in the beautiful, spacious setting of Carmel House Retreat in Western Sydney.

14/06/2024

31/01/2022

We start back at Ceres Eco-House on Wednesday 2nd of February, 2022. For our first Wednesday of the month Open Houses, we are studying Pema Chodron's excellent book, How to Meditate. This is a perfect introduction to Shambhala style meditation for beginners, and also a great refresher for the more experienced. People need to be fully vaccinated to attend and check into the venue. We meet at 7pm at the Eco-house, end of Lee Street, Brunswick (through the bollards and its the White House on your right), and finish around 9pm. Costs are $10 full and $8 concession.

16/11/2021

Greetings, for our face to face event on Sunday 21 November, we have restrictions on numbers allowed. If you would like to attend this event, and you are double vaxxed and can show your certificate, please email us. Alternatively, access to this event will also be via zoom. Again, if you are interested, please email us.

On the 21st, we will be joined by Emily Bower (via zoom), a long-term Shambhala teacher and sometimes visitor to Australia.

Emily will be teaching on Taking care of ourselves, each other and cultivating kindness.

31/10/2021

For the balance of 2021, our schedule is:
10 November: Online Open House
21 November: Face to face at Ceres (requires vaccination/exemption)
24 November: Online Open House
1 December: Face to face at Ceres (requires vaccination/exemption)
8 December: Online Open House.

More information is on our website: https://melbourne.shambhala.info

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20/03/2021

We are live face to face this afternoon - Sunday 21 March 2021 - at the Eco-House, Ceres, end of Lee Street, Brunswick. We will be practising sitting and walking meditation from 2-5pm, as well as having a friendly cuppa. Initial meditation instruction is available. All are welcome. $15 full price; $12 concession.

For 2021, we are meeting live every first Wednesday night and every third Sunday afternoon at Ceres, and we are online every second and fourth Wednesday nigh on Zoom. For further information please email Jeff at jfherd61@gmail.com or phone 0457 056 601.

28/04/2020

We are on-line tonight and every Wednesday night during the Victorian lock-down for a group meditation session. The time will be 7.15pm- 8.30pm. We will be using Zoom. If you are interested in joining us, please email melbourne@shambhala.info as soon as you can/by 4pm on Wednesday and you will be advised of how to connect up. And, in any case, we hope that you are staying healthy and safe!

06/04/2020

We are going on-line every Wednesday night for a group meditation session from the 8th of April. The time will be 7.15pm- 8.30pm. We will be using Zoom. If you are interested in joining us, please email melbourne@shambhala.info as soon as you can/by 4pm on Wednesday and you will be advised of how to connect up. And, in any case, we hope that you stay healthy and safe!

01/04/2020

Great links from Shambhala Adelaide!

31/03/2020

For our regular first Wednesday night of the month - the next being Wednesday 1 April - we are going on-line, from 7-9pm, using Zoom. If you are interested in joining us, please email melbourne@shambhala.info as soon as you can/by 5pm on Wednesday and you will be advised of how to connect up. In any case, we hope that you stay healthy and safe!

01/03/2020

This coming Wednesday night, 4th March, we have Open House from 7-9pm at the Eco-House at Ceres, end of Lee Street, Brunswick. We will practise sitting and walking meditation and continue our group reading and discussion of Pema Chodron's new book, Welcoming the Unwelcome. Curious beginners very welcome, and initial meditation instruction in the Shambhala tradition is available.