Spark your heart and mind through the practice of meditation.

The Shambhala Meditation Center of San Antonio is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Our center offers public meditation, a core curriculum of Shambhala Buddhist teachings, as well as training in advanced contemplative practices. We invite you to explore our diverse programs designed to help people of all traditions discover their inherent sanity, gentleness and humor.

Please contact us with any questions and we look forward to meeting you soon!

New to Shambhala?

Shambhala is an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Learn about our vision, lineage & community. More →

Ongoing Offerings

Our centre offers a rich array of ongoing offerings free to the public including weekly public sitting meditation hours and dharma talks. No prior meditation experience required to attend.  All are welcome. More →

Featured Programs

Sadhana of Mahamudra Practice

March 7th

Open to all. Please be in the shrine room before the start of the practice, as, traditionally, people are not allowed into the shrine room after the practice begins. The Sadhana of Mahamudra is primarily a group practice, practiced by students of al Continue »

Public Talk: Introduction to the Art of Being Human & Birth of the Warrior

with Shastri Linda Mockeridge

April 5th

Attending this Friday is a prerequisite to attending the Saturday and Sunday program. Or you may just want to just attend for information. The weekend program will culminate in a deeper understanding of our basic goodness, our worthiness. This will cont Continue »

Shambhala Training Level I/II: The Art of Being Human & Birth of the Warrior

with Shastri Linda Mockeridge

April 6th—April 7th

In this combined Level 1 and 2 weekend, through the practice of meditation, we glimpse unconditional goodness as the ground of our existence. Opening to ourselves with gentleness and appreciation, we begin to see our potential as genuine and compassionate Continue »

Sadhana of Mahamudra Practice

April 7th

Open to all. Please be in the shrine room before the start of the practice, as, traditionally, people are not allowed into the shrine room after the practice begins. The Sadhana of Mahamudra is primarily a group practice, practiced by students of al Continue »

Urban Meditation Retreat (Weekthun)

with Shastri Betsy Pond

April 14th—April 20th

This self-staffed Urban Meditation Retreat weekthün is designed to follow Shambhala Training guidelines. As such it fulfills the one week intensive requirements for programs such as Enlightened Society Assembly, Shambhala Guide Training, etc. Continue »

Recent News

  • Shambhala Day Celebration

    February 20, 2016 by Philip Castillo

    The community celebrated Shambhala Day and the beginning of the year of the fire monkey over a rich and joyful several days. Festivities began on Tuesday, February 9, with a toast to the rising Great Eastern Sun. The space and the community were all blessed and purified through a rousing lhasang smoke ceremony. The morning … Continue →