Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center

Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center is a meditation community in Berkeley centered on the conviction that regular meditation can foster greater wakefulness, compassion, and insight. Guided by Will Kabat-Zinn and guest teachers, sessions typically include a 30-minute meditation, a Dharma talk, and time for questions and dialogue, combining direct practice with shared reflection. The center offers free meditation instruction through teachers and experienced practitioners, with a teaching community that includes Jesse Miller, Chinh Nguyen, Faith Okamoto Miller, Karen Walls, Martha Roberts, Vickie Self, Cynthia Morin, Lory Poulson, and Debbie Frederick. Its approach presents meditation as a disciplined and humane path of attention, learning, and connection in everyday life.