We respect the body because it provides a vehicle for our enlightenment… If we’re ignoring our body, our mind has fewer and fewer possibilities to work with. A healthy body—and the ability to maintain it—demonstrates that we appreciate who we are and what we can do. —Sakyong Mipham

In ancient India and China, exercise and meditation were inseparable pathways to enlightenment. Today, the powerful techniques of yoga, tai chi, and qigong also provide antidotes to daily stress and offer lasting holistic benefits for the body, mind, and spirit. When we cultivate the wisdom of our body and mind through specific postures, breathing exercises, and meditation, we experience peace.

Any real healing has to come out of some kind of psychological openness. There are constant opportunities for such openness—constant gaps in our conceptual and physical structures…It is a question of psychological attitude rather than of being taken over by external powers that heal us. Openness seems to be the only key to healing.
-- Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

As scientific research continues to show, an intimate connection exists between the health of the body and the state of our mind. True healing can take place when we have the capacity to open to and relate to our bodies, minds, and hearts.

At Shambhala Mountain, we offer practice intensives in the pristine natural setting of the Colorado Rockies, where you can unwind, relax, and come into right relationship with yourself and your world. Whether you’ve been practicing for years, or are just beginning to explore these ancient practices, you’ll feel right at home at Shambhala.