Running with the Mind of Meditation is the new book by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, scheduled for public release in early April. This book will present a unique fitness program from the highly respected spiritual leader of Shambhala and will blend physical and spiritual practice for everyone – regardless of age, spiritual background, or ability – to great benefits for both body and soul.

Sakyong Mipham has been trained in horsemanship and martial arts but has a special love for running. Here he incorporates his spiritual practice with running, presenting basic meditation instruction and fundamental principles he has developed. Even though both activities can be complicated, the lessons here are simple and designed to show how the melding of internal practice with physical movement can be used by anyone – regardless of age, spiritual background, or ability – to benefit body and soul.

A Life That Works
Integrating Spiritual Practice with the Realities & Responsibilities of Daily Living

A 7-Day Urban Retreat with Acharya Fleet Maull

Please join Acharya Fleet Maull for a 7-day year-end Urban Retreat, December 26 through January 1st at the Providence Shambhala Meditation Center.

Each day of the retreat will include morning, afternoon and evening sessions of sitting and walking meditation as well as daily guided meditations, Dharma talks and meditation interviews. Acharya Maull’s teachings will focus on the integration of meditation practice and spiritual evolution with the realities and needs of daily life and our shared aspiration to create a healthy, sane and sustainable society for ourselves, our families and future generations. This retreat will meet the weekthun requirement for Shambhala Buddhist practitioners.

Acharya Fleet Maull is a senior Dharma teacher in both the Shambhala Buddhist and Zen Peacemaker traditions. He founded Prison Dharma Network, National Prison Hospice Association and the Naropa University Center for Contemplative End of Life Care and co-founded the Peacemaker Institute and the Upaya Institute Chaplaincy Training Program. Fleet leads meditation retreats, prison programs, leadership trainings, and bearing witness and street retreats throughout the world.

Schedule:
Tea Service: 8:30 am to 9 am
Morning Session: 9 am to 12:30 pm
Brown Bag Lunch: 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Afternoon Session: 1:30 pm to 5 pm.
Evening Session: 7 pm to 9 pm Meals:

Meals are not provided.

Please bring a brown-bag lunch to eat at the center. Please make your own arrangements for dinner. Please return to the center by 6:45 pm for the evening session (center will reopen at 6:30 pm with tea service).

Cost: EARLY REGISTRATION PRICE: $125 for 7 day retreat. (after Nov 15th price is $175)
If you wish to attend one (or more days) cost is $25 a day
(Early registration for individual day attendance is REQUIRED due to limited space…please write shambhalainfo@gmail.com if you plan to attend individual days…)

Register for full retreat online here:
http://www.providence.sham bhala.org/register.php?act ion=form&id=78945&cid=301

Register Online:
http://www.providence.shambhala.org/register.php?action=form&id=78945&cid=301

“ Many of us are slaves to our minds. Our own mind is our worst enemy. We try to focus, and our mind wanders off. We try to keep stress at bay, but anxiety keeps us awake at night. We try to be good to the people we love, but then we forget them and put ourselves first. And when we want to change our life, we dive into spiritual practice and expect quick results, only to lose focus after the honeymoon has worn off. We return to our state of bewilderment. We’re left feeling helpless and discouraged. It seems we all agree that training the body through exercise, diet, and relaxation is a good idea, but why don’t we think about training our minds?”
― Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche