Programs

As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every moment—the end of a breath, the end of a day, the end of a relationship, and ultimately the end of life. And accompanying each ending is a beginning, though it may be unclear what the beginning holds. In How We Live Is How We Die, Pema Chödrön shares her wisdom for working with this flow of life—learning to live with ease, joy, and compassion through uncertainty, embracing new beginnings, and ultimately preparing for death with curiosity and openness rather than fear.

Susan Chapman spent 9 years mentoring with Pema at Gampo Abbey and will be teaching from Pema’s new book ‘How We Live Is How We Die’.

These classes are pre-recorded with live facilitated discussions by Evelyn Vipond-Schmidt.

Susan will be LIVE in Person for the beginning of the first class on April 7 to introduce Pema‘s teachings.

Susan Chapman has been investigating the wisdom of birth and death all her life, but especially since encountering her own life-threatening illness of breast cancer a few years ago.

Join Pema and Susan in exploring this rich and challenging subject of endings and beginnings.

When: Sundays April 7th, 14th, 21th, 28th and May 5th 2024 6:30pm to 8:00pm

Where: At Shambhala Centre #4 231 Victoria Street and Online

Cost: $85.00 for Members, 95.00 Non-Members

Registration: By e-transfer [email protected] or by mailing a cheque.

Note: It is recommended that students purchase  ‘How We Live Is How We Die’ as a reference for the course.

Bonus: Included in your price will be a LIVE 75 minute Q & A by Pema Chödrön on Sunday, April 14, at 10: 00 am on “Working With Difficult Emotions”.

Susan Chapman has been a student of Shambhala since 1974, when she met her teacher, Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche. She has an MA in Buddhist and Western Psychology from Naropa University and is a retired family therapist. She remains a student of Pema Chödrön to this day. In 2008 she moved to Burnaby, where she lives with her husband Jerry, and their cat Ziji.  In 2020 she retired from her role as an acharya and as faculty for Karuna Training. Her first book, The Five Keys to Mindful Communication, was published in 2012. Her new book, “Which Way is Up?” will be published in 2024.

Many of us are devastated by the horrors happening in the Gaza Strip and surrounding countries.

Thousands of people have been killed or wounded and displaced from their homes.

There will be a Peace Vigil at the Kamloops Shambhala Centre on Sunday 21st of April 2024 between 10:am and noon.

       There will be heartfelt sharing, also drumming and chanting, mixed with periods of silence.

We will also incorporate a practice called Tonglen.

      Hopefully this will create awareness to the plight of all the people suffering in our world today, including the Ukraine and Haiti.

       All are welcome! Any questions about the event can be directed to Jon Webb at [email protected]