Spark your heart and mind through
the practice of meditation.

Shambhala Vision is rooted in the principle that every human being has a fundamental nature of basic goodness. This nature can be developed in daily life so that it radiates out to family, friends, community and society. Located in the vibrant Cleveland Park neighborhood, the Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington DC is part of a global community of meditation centers which aspire to awaken kindness, goodness and wisdom within society, through a variety of classes, retreats, community events, and free of charge public meditation sessions.

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New to the Center or meditation?

Take our Learn to Meditate workshop, offered the second Wednesday of each month, or if you’re ready to jump in, come to the Center at 7pm on any Thursday. You can get a short introduction to meditation, sit with the group, then stay for the free talk and discussion group. Meditation instruction is also offered on other days, and during other programs. More →

Featured Programs

Midsummers Day

June 29th

The Shambhala community comes together in many ways – to practice, learn, serve others — and to celebrate! By joining spiritual practice with the practicalities, challenges, and joys of everyday life, we aspire to create a society that expresses the digni Continue »

Learn to Meditate Introductory Workshop

with Jonathan Kirkendall

July 10th

This introductory class highlights the Shambhala community’s core practice - mindfulness-awareness meditation - in both sitting and walking forms. Continue »

Mudra Space Awareness: Gesture of Confidence

August 9th—August 11th

Mudra Space Awareness is a rigorous exploration of one’s relationship to body, mind and space. The method synchronizes body and mind through guided, focused awareness practice combined with intensive physical presence and movement exercises. Continue »

Community Voices

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    DC Premiere of An Uncommon King

    June 12, 2013 by Rod Fiorito

    In truth the seeds for An Uncommon King began in the mind of the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche as he stood in the mountains of Tibet watching the destruction of his country. Before his harrowing escape, he told his brother Damchö Rinpoche that he wanted to start a family lineage. Trungpa Rinpoche told him that … Continue →

This actually is the embassy of Shambhala at the center of the government of the United States…. Is there actually a Shambhala Center which represents Shambhala anywhere in the world that has a greater responsibility in terms of its manifestation and its representation of these values in terms of world events?  I’d like to say no, there isn’t.

President Richard Reoch
address to the D.C. Shambhala community, April 2006