The San Francisco Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded in 1973 by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master, artist, author, and poet. Our center, located in San Francisco's Sunset district, is one of twelve affiliated Shambhala Meditation Centers and Groups organized as Northern California...
All open houses are free to attend, and meditation instruction is always available. Classes and groups include weekend medi...tation workshops and evening classes, visiting teachers, Yoga classes, and family and childrens programs. Contemplative arts include Shambhala Art, Contemplative Photography, and Ikebana flower arranging. Shambhala is a welcoming community—all are invited to learn to...