The Earth Salon an initiative of Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective presents The Transition Movement with Robert Cervelli Sunday, June 11th, 2023 Noon – 1:30 pm ADT (11am – 12:30 pm Eastern) Free The Transition Movement is a movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world in the face of the world’s […]
“Summertime and the livin’ is easy…” In honor of this sentiment from the Gershwin song, Summertime, we are going to sleep in, take a walk and do this “livin is easy” thing. Because we have all been working hard, and it is time to relax and celebrate the longest day of the year, in whatever way […]
Where there is smoke, there is fire… with David Takahashi Sunday, July 9th, 2023 Noon – 1:30 pm ADT (11am – 12:30 pm Eastern) Free When I smell smoke, even a Lhasang, I have flashbacks to September 2010 as I stood in my front yard in the foothills above Boulder as a major wildfire unfolded around […]
Join our July 23 EcoDharma Exploration with Kristin Barker Making Friends with Precarity Wisdom and Practice for a Life of Vulnerability Learn More and Register Death and decay are inherent in the cycles of life. In these soft bodies, we have made an enormous project of insulating ourselves in a way that is in part backfiring […]
Regenerative Gardening & Meditation Retreat with Master Gardener Jan Enthoven and Donna Williams August 12 - 19 Karmê Chöling Do you long to live in harmony with nature and feel more connected to the land? This program is designed for folks who have a passion for fresh healthy food and learning regenerative gardening. In […]
Sky / Earth / Heart: A Journaling Practice with Barbara Bash Sunday, August 13th, 2023 Noon – 1:30 pm ADT (5 – 6:30 pm CET) Time zone converter. Free In this time of summer fullness join Barbara Bash in a contemplative art practice that engages with the natural world through simple blind contour drawing and fresh […]
In Search of Enduring Sangha Learn More and Register We aren’t made to go it alone. For effective ecological engagement, for a nourishing spiritual path, and for basic human thriving, community is crucial. Why, then, can it be so difficult to find or build community around ecological practice? What gets in our way, keeping us […]
Time zone converter. Take our founder and President, Judith Enck’s seven-week online class, Beyond Plastic Pollution, offered by Bennington College’s Center for the Advancement of Public Action. This in-depth masterclass on all things plastic pollution-related will be held via Zoom on Wednesday evenings from 7:00-9:00 PM ET starting on September 6 and ending on October […]
Haiku, Daoism and Deep Ecology: 5 Online Classes with John McQuade September 9 - October 28 3:00pm - 5:00pm ET Karmê Chöling Time zone converter The way of seeing and the way of nature Haiku, Daoism and Deep Ecology unites art, philosophy, and ecology in a course that explores the profound connections between humanity, nature, and […]
EARTH SALON The Electric Future ... has arrived! with Samrat Pathania Sunday, September 10th, 2023 Noon – 1:30 pm ADT (5 – 6:30 pm CET) Time zone converter Free Our global civilization has begun an irreversible march away from fossil fuels toward zero-carbon technologies which run on electricity. Come join educator, engineer, and environmentalist, […]
INTRODUCTORY, ONLINE PROGRAM Reconnecting to the Earth and The Path of Tonglen Sept. 16 & 17 from 2:00pm – 3:30pm EST Shambhala Online Time zone converter The practice of Tonglen is a wonderful way to collectively “embody peace” as we mark the moment of Harvest of Peace. This tonglen weekend “mini-retreat” offers a way for […]
The Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective is inviting you, your Center, or your Group to a global lhasang practice on September 23, 2023 - the upcoming equinox. One of the most significant practices passed on to us by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche is lhasang – the ceremony of burning juniper to purify space and invoke the […]
