Tourmaline Life Center welcomes the Cincinnati Shambhala Meditation Group.  This group is affiliated with Shambhala International, founded by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and scholar.  The Group is part of a worldwide Shambhala community now directed by Trungpa Rinpoche's son, The Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. 

For more information on Shambhala, click title above.  This is a comprehensive site describing meditation practices and facilities around the world.

The Cincinnati Shambhala Meditation Group meets two or three Sunday mornings each month.  The meditations are open to all, run from 10:00 AM until noon, and are held at Tourmaline Life Center.  Although there is no charge, donations are cheerfully accepted.  You may bring your own sitting cushion, although several cushions are available at Tourmaline.  New students are welcome!

Schedule for 2007

June 3 and 17
July 1, 15, 29
August 12, 26
September 9, 23
October 7, 21
November 4, 18
December 2, 16

For more information, call Holger Thams 513-522-9557

The practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation enables us to look precisely at our state of mind without trying to alter it.  The practice cultivates openness toward ourselves and our environment, moment by moment.

"Meditation takes us just as we are, with our confusion and our sanity.  This complete acceptance of ourselves as we are is called maitri, a simple, direct relationship with our being"  Pema Chodron

Meditation instruction is free.  New students are always welcome. 

For more information, call Holger Thams 513-522-9557