Celebrating the Solstice with Sacred Ritual Thursday, December 21, 6:00 - 7:00 PM MT with Melissa Moore Online - FREE. Donations are greatly appreciated. “The solstice is the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go and becomes the future, the place of caught […]
Maitri Space Awareness (MSA) is a contemplative meditation practice introduced to people in the global West by Chögyam Trungpa in the early 70s as a healing practice for those struggling with mental health issues. MSA continues to be at the heart of training Naropa University Contemplative Therapists and has done so for 45 years. MSA […]
Discovering Strength Through Vulnerability: An Introduction to Karuna Training Saturday, July 27, 2024, 9 AM - 11:00 Moutain Standard Time With Melissa Moore, Ph.D. One of the many paradoxes we work with in Karuna Training is that our greatest heart strength naturally arises when we dare to open up to our most vulnerable emotions. How […]
Discovering Wisdom Amid Chaos: An Introduction to Contemplative Psychology With Melissa Moore & Carolyn Sykes Saturday, September 7th, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM In-Person Event at The Shambhala Center of Los Angeles Cost:$70 (sliding scale) 4 CEs available This one-day workshop will take a deep dive into the transformative power of the heart: a power […]
Celebrating the Solstice with Sacred Ritual Saturday, December 21 at 9:00 AM -10:30 AM MT Online - FREE. Donations are greatly appreciated. You're invited to come together in sacred ritual, in gratitude and evocation of the profundity and sanity of the world, to join in a like-minded, heart-based community to realign our nervous systems and join […]
SOLD OUT “If we learn to navigate the continual flow of transitions in our present life, we will be prepared for our death and whatever may follow, no matter what worldview we subscribe to.” Pema Chödren Seven 2-hour sessions every other week ONLINE Every Other Tuesday Evening, 6 PM - 8 PM MT, beginning January […]
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025 Location: Unitarian Universalist Church, 1036 Solana Drive, Solana Beach, CA Time: Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm PST Audience: All Are Welcome Karuna Training offers a cohort learning environment built on the principles of Contemplative Psychology. This course introduces the principles of contemplative psychology, which help create safe and compassionate […]
An IN-PERSON Day-long Retreat at Albuquerque Shambhala Meditation Center Saturday, May 3, 2025 9:00 AM to 5 PM MDT; registration starts at 8:30 AM MDT This one-day seminar focuses on the Mandala of the Five Buddha Families. Through ritual and chanting, participants will explore and build connections with each other using the energies of the […]
Karuna Live! Finding a Soulful Bond: Building a Community of Love Tuesday, May 6th, 6:00 - 7:00 PM MT Online - FREE. Donations are greatly appreciated. Landing in a loving and supportive community feels essential, as many of us feel besieged by dramatic headlines and the monumental changes we are all experiencing. We need each other, […]
Sunday, August 10, 2025 | 10:00–11:00 AM MT Online | FREE (Donations appreciated) Karuna Training is rooted in the sacred mandala of the Five Buddha Families. This rich wisdom tradition includes working intimately with the elemental forces of space, water, earth, fire, and air. These elements are not only symbolic but deeply embedded in our […]
Three online Thursday classes | Sept 4, 11, & 18, 2025 | 7:00 to 8:30 pm MDT Hybrid Weekend Retreat at the Berkeley Shambhala Center: Sat & Sun, Sept 27-28, 2025 | Sat: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm MDT • Sun: 2:00 to 5:00 pm MDT | Join us in-person or online In 1971, Tibetan Buddhist […]
4-Part Course: October 18, November 15, December 20, 2025, & January 17, 2026 Each class meets for 3 hours, 10 AM to 1 PM MT Location: Online, Zoom Audience: All Are Welcome Compassion is often misunderstood in modern culture. When compassion is interchanged with other emotions like sympathy, empathy, and self-love, all are essential attributes, […]