This talk  will introduce and explore important advances in psychedelic-assisted therapy, but will largely focus on the ways that psychedelics may occasion spiritual growth on the Buddhist path.

 In this gathering we will explore what we can learn from the Mirror about our 4 core principles of wellbeing: kindness, responsibility, vitality and trustworthiness, and what this implies for actions going forward.

What is the relationship between peace & personal little inner wars & collective outer big wars? How does meditation work with both pace and war? The answer is somewhat counterintuitive and has to do with making peace with war instead of against war.

During this Sunday Gathering, we will discuss key ingredients in holding a hard conversation with skill.

Craig has Tourette Syndrome, and meditation and the Shambhala teachings have been a central part of his journey of healing and creating a stable and good life. In this presentation Craig will share some of what he's discovered over the past 42 years as a student in the Shambhala tradition.

Shambhala Touching the Earth Collective has begun to facilitate Climate Café’s on a quarterly basis. These online gatherings offer a big space to bring all our disparate emotions, hopes and fears about our home planet's climate dissonance.

What does it mean to practice peace in a time of polarization, war, and genocide? Taking an embodied approach, we’ll explore our longing to belong, our human tendency toward tribalism and the challenge & possibility of awakening our primordial heart.

Join Erika Berland as we explore somatic contemplations and practices that illuminate the inseparability of the natural world and our own physicality.

Celebrate Midsummer’s Day with Touching the Earth Collective! June 19th is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and the longest day of the year. Join us as we celebrate this life that is worth living!

Michael will discuss how Sun Camp was developed, and what camp is like now, both from a practical and spiritual perspective.