Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington, DC

09/04/2026

Please join us for a free afternoon of meditation, tea, possible cookies, and for this particular Sunday, we've planned a review of the chapter on Synchronizing Mind and Body from Trungpa Rinpoche's book: Shambhala - The Sacred Path of the Warrior.

This will happen at Seekers Church in Takoma, DC, just one block from the Takoma Metro Station. The setting is open, light, and spacious, and we are wheelchair-accessible, from the street door and also the back entrance.

Starting at 1:30 pm, we offer sitting and walking meditation practice until 2:30, followed by tea and snacks, and at 3:00 pm, we'll begin the discussion.

Meditation instruction is available free of charge.

Please come ten minutes early if you would like instruction.

About the teacher:

Ira Zukerman has been a member of the Shambhala community since the 1970s, where he helped found a Dharma Study Group in Sonoma County, California. He has also been a member of Shambhala communities in New Haven, Connecticut, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. In addition to a career in college and professional publishing, he is currently both a substitute teacher in Montgomery County and enrolled virtually at the University of Denver in a master’s program in Religious Studies.

Let's join in community practice. Come alone, or bring a friend. All are welcome.

Schedule:

1:30 - Sitting Meditation Practice
2:30 -Tea Break
3:00 - Dharma Talk and Discussion

Seekers Church 278 Carroll Street NW Takoma, DC

We also gratefully accept [donations](https://dc.shambhala.org/donations)!

03/29/2026

Sunday, April 5, 1:30-4:30 pm
In-person sitting meditation
and Sadhana of Mahamudra practice
Seekers Church, Takoma Park, DC

Join us on Sunday, April 5, for in-person meditation, tea, and Sadhana of Mahamudra practice to celebrate the Parinirvana of Chögyam Trungpa (April 4) at Seekers Church in downtown Takoma, DC. The setting is open, light, and spacious, and it is just one block from the Takoma Metro station. We are wheelchair-accessible, from the street door and back entrance. Starting at 1:30 pm, we will engage in sitting and walking meditation practice until 2:30, followed by tea and cookies -- and then we will gather back in the sanctuary to join Shambhala Online in practicing the Sadhana of Mahamudra.

In 1968, while on retreat in a cave in Bhutan, Chǒgyam Trungpa discovered The Sadhana of Mahamudra, a terma text, or visionary teaching, that illuminated a path to overcome obstacles to spiritual maturation and progress. From the time this text was written down onwards, his teachings were dedicated to providing his students with the wisdom to sail clear of the fog of materialism. The sadhana contains a vivid description of the obstacles presented by physical, psychological, and spiritual materialism in the modern age and prescribes unwavering devotion to wakefulness as the antidote to the materialistic outlook.

Looking forward to seeing you on Sunday, April 5!

Schedule:
1:30 - Sitting Meditation Practice
2:30 - Tea
3:00 - Sadhana of Mahamudra Practice, led by Vincent Guillemot

Our address:
Seekers Church
278 Carroll Street, NW
Washington, DC 20012
Just a block from the Takoma Metro station.

Please also visit us at https://dc.shambhala.org.

07/29/2025

Sunday, August 3, 1:30 pm
In-person sitting meditation
and dharma talk
Seekers Church, Takoma DC

Once again, we will be sitting together in person at 1:30 pm on Sunday afternoon, August 3. Please come at least ten minutes early if you would like free meditation instruction. Join us for meditation, tea, cookies, and a dharma talk or video and lively discussion at Seekers Church in Takoma, DC. The setting is open, light, and spacious, and it is just one block from the Takoma Metro Station. We are wheelchair-accessible, from the street door and also the back entrance.

Starting at 1:30 pm, we offer sitting and walking meditation practice until 2:30, followed by tea and snacks, and at 3:00 pm, a dharma video and discussion.

This Sunday’s dharma presentation will be short and pithy, with relevance to new meditators as well as to those more seasoned.

Meditation instruction is available free of charge. Please try to come early if you would like instruction.

Let’s join in community practice. Come alone, or bring a friend. All are welcome.

Schedule:
1:30 - Sitting Meditation Practice
2:30 -Tea Break
3:00 - Dharma Video and Discussion

Seekers Church
276 Carroll Street NW
Takoma, DC

11/14/2024

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The little-known story of the deadly 1898 race massacre and coup d’etat in Wilmington, NC.

02/15/2024

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06/01/2023

Please be encouraged us to join us at any of the virtual practice & education programs featured on the DC Shambhala Center calendar, here: https://dc.shambhala.org/monthly-calendar/?yearID=2024&monthID=2

04/26/2023

May 6 and 13, 2023: What if we could resolve conflict by employing compassion and meditation?

Join us for an exciting on-line program in May 2023 called Responding to Conflict with Compassion. The program has two parts: Session 1: May 6 and Session 2 May 13: 1:00-4:00 pm ET on each Saturday.

This session is free for DC members. For others, please do not allow money to get in the way. Please pay what you can when you register.

Description: This highly interactive 2-part workshop held via Zoom will explore the nature of conflict and will empower the participants to learn to respond to conflict, violence, and division with strength, clarity, and compassion as opposed to reacting to it with fear, avoidance, or aggression. This workshop will also explore how four principles of conflict transformation, namely: tuning inward, observation without evaluation, expansion and exploration

Presenter Bio: Henry Yampolsky, J.D. is a best-selling author of Dis-Solving Conflict from Within: an Inner Path for Conflict Transformation. He is a mediator, educator, lawyer, and multi-time TEDx speaker. Henry serves as the Assistant Director for Education, Outreach, and Conflict Resolution at Virginia Tech’s Office for Equity and Accessibility and teaches conflict resolution, mediation, and peace building as part of Virginia Tech’s Center for Peace Studies and Violence Prevention.

Please sign up for this, and all our program, via the DC Shambhala Meditation Center calendar, here:

04/02/2023

Please be encouraged us to join us at any of the virtual practice & education programs featured in April 2023, or even...for what will be our 5th IN PERSON gathering for a day of meditation on Saturday, April 15th, from 9 - 5, again at the Seeker's Church, 276 Carroll St. in Takoma Park. See, and register, for all of our programming here:

04/02/2023

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Please be encouraged to join us, in person, on Saturday, March 18, from 9 (for set up) to 5 (after take down) for our day long gathering to celebrate Milarepa Day. Together, we'll read from the Kagyu Gurtso, the Rain of Wisdom, songs and stories of realization of our Kagyü lineage forefathers. We'll meet at the Seeker's Church, 276 Carroll St., DC/Takoma Park. Parking behind and metro nearby. Plan to bring a lunch from 12:30 - 1:30, and register at our website to tell us you're coming, here:
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This day-long session to read together from The Rain of Wisdom will be held in person, at the Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St., NW, Takoma, DC (very near the Takoma Metro), from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

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Please be encouraged us to join us at any of the virtual practice & education programs featured in April 2023, or even...for what will be our 5th IN PERSON gathering for a day of meditation on Saturday, April 15th, from 9 - 5, again at the Seeker's Church, 276 Carroll St. in Takoma Park. See, and register, for all of our programming here: https://dc.shambhala.org/monthly-calendar/

03/15/2023

Please be encouraged to join us, in person, on Saturday, March 18, from 9 (for set up) to 5 (after take down) for our day long gathering to celebrate Milarepa Day. Together, we'll read from the Kagyu Gurtso, the Rain of Wisdom, songs and stories of realization of our Kagyü lineage forefathers. We'll meet at the Seeker's Church, 276 Carroll St., DC/Takoma Park. Parking behind and metro nearby. Plan to bring a lunch from 12:30 - 1:30, and register at our website to tell us you're coming, here:

This day-long session to read together from The Rain of Wisdom will be held in person, at the Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St., NW, Takoma, DC (very near the Takoma Metro), from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.