Welcome to the St. John’s Shambhala
Meditation Group

The St. John’s Shambhala Meditation Group is part of Shambhala, a global community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Our group presently meets at 120 LeMarchant Rd in St. John’s where we offer a periodic teachings and training workshops, and a variety of in depth Buddhist and Shambhala programs.

Meditation: Our Core Practice

The practice of meditation is the heart of all programs offered by the St. John’s Shambhala Meditation Group. Meditation is a way of slowing down and getting to know yourself, a way of making friends with your life and developing strength of mind, and a way of synchronizing body and mind in the present moment. It is a way of becoming fully present and appreciating your world.

We offer a learn to meditate session on the first Tuesday evening of every month.

*Because of summer holiday plans, we will not hold sittings for the month of August, 2019.

Featured Programs and Events (More »)

Coming This Fall - Details to follow

August 5th—November 8th

Visits from Senior Teachers On the weekend of November 8 - 10, we anticipate our annual visit from our much loved and respected Acharya Moh Hardin to lead our Fall Retreat. We are also anticipating visits from Christine Heming, who has supported and i Continue »

Making Friends with Yourself

with Moyra Buchan

September 21st—October 26th

Coming his fall: Making Friends with Yourself: Exploring Self, Selflessness and the Roots of Attachment A six session program with video talks by Pema Chodron Each session will run from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday mornings, including video teaching Continue »