Shambhava Meditation

"When the mind becomes less agitated you begin to experience pure consciousness, or the witness state. You begin to identify with the witness of all experience and activity. This witness is perfectly quiet, perfectly content, and dwells in perfect truth and bliss. This is an experience of your true nature."
--Sri Shambhavananda

Many ways to Discover the Meditative Arts
The Shambhava School has a variety of classes for those seeking to develop or deepen a meditation practice.

Drop-in Classes -.Our drop-in schedule includes a "Yoga, Meditation & Philosophy" class, which beautifully integrates the study of the ancient texts and the teachings of our gurus, with the benefits of gentle hatha yoga, followed by a guided seated meditation. In addition, many of the drop-in hatha yoga classes include guided meditation instruction during the last half hour of class.
Workshops - Our meditation workshops reflect many different ways to build and deepen a meditation practice. Check our workshop schedule to review upcoming workshops. Past topics include: Introduction to Puja, Using Life for Spiritual Growth.
6-Week Sessions - Six-week Foundations of Meditation I and II classes are held regularly during the year. Special classes are periodically available in topics such as the Guru Gita, Sanskrit Chanting, Yogic Philosophy and Vedic Astrology. The six-week schedule has the specifics for upcoming sessions.
Community Night - Every Monday night at 6:30 pm,( Please arrive 15 mins early) year-round, the ashram offers a Community Night that includes kirtan (joyful chanting), meditation, tea and snacks, satsang (a special time for questions and answers of a spiritual nature).
Free Family Program every Sunday 10:00 - 11:30 am Our Family program is a special time that geared towards children and their families. Everyone is Welcome. Program includes, Kirtan (chanting), children's arati, special kids' program, meditation, satsang (questions and answers).
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Special Events - Throughout the year, we celebrate many holidays and plan special events. You can check out What's New or call the ashram any time to find out what's going on.
Meditation Coaching - Our senior meditation teachers will work with you to develop a customized program for deepening your practice. Click for details.

Background and Nature of the Practice
The practice of meditation is the heart and soul of the Shambhava spiritual path. Sri Shambhava meditation is a process of profound inner growth leading to recognition of one's true nature. It is practiced while sitting quietly and also while immersed in all the activities of one's life. Meditation techniques, including the use of mantra and pranayama, are intended to still the mind and open the heart, thus allowing the practitioner to experience higher and higher states of consciousness. The Shambhava School of Yoga was founded over 25 years ago in Boulder, Colorado, by Shambhavananda. His name stems from the Shambhavi mudra where one keeps the 'inner eyes open', meaning that one maintains a focus on the inner self throughout all life experiences.

The Shambhava meditation practices derive from a lineage of fully- realized masters of yoga, or gurus.