Personal Meditation Instruction

If you have made a personal connection to the Shambhala Center by attending a weekend or evening class, or regular attendance at our weekly group meditation sessions, and have committed to a regular meditation practice, the Shambhala Center can provide you with a personal Meditation Instructor to meet with on an ongoing basis.

Shambhala Meditation Instructors (MI’s) are senior Shambhala Buddhist practitioners specially trained and authorized to help people deepen and expand her/his experiential and conceptual understanding of meditation. We encourage anyone interested in this path to establish a working relationship with the meditation instructor of her/his choice and keep working with the instructor for as long as doing so feels beneficial.

Depending on a student's interest and experience, ongoing individual meditation instruction might include:

  • Clarifying the view & technique of meditation.
  • Instruction on working with obstacles to meditation.
  • Guidance for deepening one’s path of practice and study.
  • Providing resources and information.
  • Guidance on joining meditation and daily life.

Requesting A Meditation Instructor:

To request a Meditation Instructor (MI), contact our Meditation Instruction Coordinator, to schedule an interview. Our MI Coordinator works with all the Meditation Instructors and can help find a good match for your needs.

Portland Meditation Instructor List:

  • Jack Bodner
  • Ann Cason
  • Anandi Gefroh
  • Bettina Hetz
  • Rayna Jacobson
  • Doug McCanne
  • Gardner Murphy
  • Kristen Mullen
  • David Parker
  • Lesa Ricci
  • Lee Scher
  • Jay Stewart
  • John Smith
  • Nancy Smith
  • Ray Sten

Learn more about meditation and buddhism at shambhala.org
Read more about meditation and buddhism at shambhalatimes.org

Glossary of terms at labelingthoughts.org.


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Shambhala Meditation Center of Portland
1110 SE Alder Street, Suite 203, Portland,  OR 97214
Tel. 503 231 4971   

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