Awakened Heart – Shambhala Training Level 4

Level IV: Awakened Heart

With trust in basic goodness and daring to experience the sharp edge of reality, we move forward with gentleness, increased awareness, and inquisitiveness about the world, as it is. We can extend ourselves to others fully and with kindness.

Programme will include: walking and sitting meditation, talks, silent periods, group discussions. The programme is taught in French, and translation to English is available upon request 2 months in advance.

Prerequisite: Shambhala Levels I, II and III.

For those who wish to stay on site:

Arrival Day: Friday 8 February between 4 and 6pm or Saturday 9 February at 8.30am.
Please specify by email the day and time of arrival to: [email protected]

Departure Day: Sunday 10 February at 17:30.

Shared lunch on site. 

This retreat will be taught in French and translated into English upon request.

“Pay what you can” pricing

In an effort to make this programme accessible to as many people as possible, we will be applying a “pay what you can policy”. When you register, please let us know in the comments what you can pay for the programme (suggested regular price: 50 EUR / day, 100 EUR / weekend). For food and accommodation, our usual prices apply.

Shambhala Training

Developed by Chogyam Trungpa in 1976, Shambhala Training offers teachings based the vision that every human being has a natural source of innate wakefulness that we can discover, cultivate and express in our life.

This path is open to anyone seeking to develop gentleness and strength through meditation. Shambhala Training is a series of contemplative workshops suited for both beginning and experienced meditators. The simple and profound technique of mindfulness and awareness that is used can benefit people of any spiritual tradition and way of life.

Meditation practice helps us to examine our states of mind without trying to change them. This practice encourages openness to oneself and what’s around us. It transforms the way we habitually see our life and our world. Our old habits and patterns become more transparent, leaving room for a more direct appreciation of situations.

The “Heart of Warriorship” curriculum consists of five weekend programmes that include meditation training and practice, talks by senior instructors, personal interviews and group discussions.

Levels I-V provide a strong foundation in mindfulness-awareness meditation practice, emphasizing the development of genuineness, confidence, humour, and dignity within the complexity of daily life.

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