Silence+Celebration: New Year’s Eve (12/31)

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Cult Founder Chogyam Trungpa

Silence + Celebration: A New Year’s Eve Meditation Retreat (Online) Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023: 6:30 pm-12:00 am through SHAMBHALA LOS ANGELES (ONLINE MEETING)

This New Year’s Eve, can we pause, take a breath, make a cup of tea — or glass of vegan eggnog — and celebrate the sadness/joy of our beautiful world and our precious lives?

If anyone aspires to meditate more this coming year — or to learn how to meditate — it's a good time. It's not too late. Everyone is welcome to join this online mini-retreat as we transition from the old to the new.

Come for the entire evening, or for any part of it, to meditate and celebrate with old friends and new ones. Throughout the evening we will alternate between sitting and walking meditation with a break to watch a video Dharma talk. There will also be a brief “live” talk closer to midnight.

Schedule (approximate)

New Year’s Eve Meditation Retreat (Online) - Shambhala Meditation Center of Los Angeles

• 6:30-8:00 pm: Alternating sitting and walking meditation. Guided group instruction given at the beginning.*
• 8:00-9:00 pm Video showing of talk followed by Reflection Circles
• 9:00-12:00 am midnight Alternating sitting and walking meditation
• 10:00 pm Brief talk sometime after ten

*After initial group meditation instruction, individual instruction is available upon request in break-out rooms at all times during the evening. No prior meditation experience required.

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