Shambhala Publications

10/29/2025

Happy National Cat Day! Meet some of the beloved cats who are a part of the Shambhala Publications family 💛🐾

1. Andromeda and Percy
2.Bhavika
3. Gus
4. Inara
5. Jonesy
6. Maeve
7. Pabu and Raava
8. Revali and the tabby is Mipha
9. Saffron Marigold Sunshine Honeybun
10. Pukka
11. Apollo

10/28/2025

How can you use your breath to feel grounded and less overwhelmed by daily challenges? ⁠
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In this free teaching from Living Yoga, an online course with world-renowned yoga teachers Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor (), they share the power of breathing consciously and the importance of dropping into the physical sensations of your body with attention to detail. Understanding the natural intelligence of your breath will enable you to respond with care and kindness to whatever you encounter—both in your body and in the world around you.⁠ ⁠
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Click here to sign up for this free video teaching and expand your yoga practice with each deep breath in and out: https://www.shambhala.com/courses/living-yoga-free-teaching-signup/
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The full Living Yoga course is an in-depth, limited time offering where Richard and Mary unpack the deep meaning of the Bhagavad Gita and guide students to meet the challenges of everyday life through the insight and compassion of an embodied yoga practice.

10/27/2025

Join Tracy Cochran and the Insight Meditation Society Book Club on November 13 to discuss her latest book, Presence, an invitation to explore living fully in the present moment as a revolutionary practice. Tracy’s vibrant essays from her storied life give plenty of encouragement to reframe and dive deep into our own experiences.

Click the link to learn more about this virtual event.
https://ims.dharma.org/courses/Presence

10/25/2025

From Spin magazine:

"There’s a place for Inayat Khan’s principles in pop culture now. It’s called ‘Medicine Music’ and while it’s nothing new, the growing level of interest from today’s audiences is."

“Music can heal, if life is put into it.” Those are the words of a holy man named Inayat Khan, plucked from his treatise, The Mysticism of Sound and Mus

10/24/2025

On sale November 4: Tilopa’s Mahamudra Upadesha

All lineages of Mahamudra meditation have their source in a verse teaching—a “song of realization”—sung by the Mahasiddha Tilopa to his disciple Naropa on the banks of the Ganges River more than a thousand years ago. Since that time, the meaning of Tilopa’s instructions has been passed directly from master to disciple in a continuous stream that exists unbroken to this day. This book offers the reader a rare glimpse into the Mahamudra oral transmission, given in a traditional Tibetan context by one of the lineage’s most learned and accomplished contemporary masters.

Mahamudra meditation, while highly advanced, is yet simple, practical, and accessible for anyone, because what is identified and meditated upon is the very nature of one’s own mind. In Sangyes Nyenpa Rinpoche’s words, “The distinction between deception and liberation lies in whether we understand the ever-present nature of our own mind or not. Knowing our own face is liberation; not knowing our own face is samsara. This is not something far distant from us.”

The instructions are ideal for Westerners because the root text is manageable and Rinpoche has provided an outline of his own composition that makes it easily understandable. He explains terminology with frequent comparisons between Dzogchen and Mahamudra, quotes prolifically from scripture, gives clear examples, and generally cajoles, admonishes, and encourages his listeners to be true to their own spiritual path.

Click the link in bio to preorder your copy.

10/22/2025

Join us for a free online gathering honoring the literary and spiritual legacy of Joanna Macy this Thursday, October 24.

Together we’ll remember Joanna’s words and wisdom through short readings, dialogue, and community reflection with authors Kazu Haga, Jo Confino, Judith Plant, Molly Young Brown, and Stephanie Kaza.

Hosted by the Work That Reconnects Network , in collaboration with Parallax Press, Shambhala Publications , and New Society Publishers .

Register free: https://workthatreconnects.org/event/joanna-macys-literary-legacy/

10/21/2025

Happy Publication Day to The Essence of Muay Thai by Nuakai Aru!

Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, is considered by many to be the most effective martial art, and its popularity has only been heightened by its dominance in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) arena. But one little-known aspect of this potent self-defense system is its deep spiritual roots and meditative practices.

In The Essence of Muay Thai, Nuakai Aru, a Muay Thai master and longtime practitioner of various other martial arts, offers a fascinating historical and philosophical view of Muay Thai—along with his personal insights and experiences on the path.

Muay Thai—originally known in its purest fighting form as Muay Boran—was developed as a military fighting system during the 13th century to protect the Sukhothai Kingdom, the first independent—and Buddhist—Thai kingdom. Buddhism infused every aspect of life and society—from governance, to art and architecture, to military strategy—and the view of the Noble Warrior was central in Muay Thai and Muay Boran. The Muay Thai warriors were tasked with protecting the kingdom and its rulers using skillful, tactical, and enlightened action.

Aru is a compelling guide into the enigmatic world of Thai martial arts—its history, legend, lore, esoteric practices, and spiritual aspects—and he shares his own fascinating personal story of physical and emotional healing through Muay Thai.

Click the link in bio to order your copy.

10/20/2025

Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche on Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk

Buckle up friends, this is a great one.

One of the greatest Dzogchen Masters of the late 20th and early 21st century was Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk. Shambhala Publications is publishing his Collected Works, translated by the Padmakara Translation Group. The third volume on Longchenpa's Cho Ying Dzod, comes out in January 2026.

Jigme Khyentse Rinpoche gave a series of oral transmissions for these texts and in this video, we collected his teaching and on-the-fly translations from the first volume. We hope you will find this as moving, inspiring, and irresistible as we do.

One of the greatest Dzogchen Masters of the late 20th and early 21st century was Khangsar Tenpa'i Wangchuk. Shambhala Publications is publishing his Collec...

10/20/2025

Ready to connect with the inexhaustible courage and magic that life has to offer? Join Pema on this transformational journey and free yourself from whatever holds you back. ⁠
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Registration for the online course ends this week! Make sure to sign up so that you can join the first live call with Pema Chödrön on Saturday, October 25.⁠
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Click here to learn more about A Field Guide for Dark Times:

Join A Field Guide for Dark Times, an interactive online course with Pema Chödrön drawing from the secular Shambhala teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

10/18/2025

On sale November 18: The Flowing River of Dharma by Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo

How do we break free from the habits and compulsions that bring us suffering? In the twelfth century, Sakya Drakpa Gyeltsen penned four short but significant lines, known as Parting from the Four Attachments, offering a concise guide to becoming a genuine dharma practitioner and charting a path to enlightenment.

In The Flowing River of Dharma, Anyen Rinpoche and Allison Choying Zangmo offer a fresh, contemporary exploration of this foundational text, drawing on insights from Anyen Rinpoche’s teacher Khenchen Tsara Dharmakirti Rinpoche and a cave-dwelling hermit known as Lama Tsepel. Introducing the rime movement, which promotes cross-tradition learning to uncover core teachings, the authors use this approach to offer a comprehensive review of the text, referring to teachings from a variety of traditions, in particular The Four Dharmas of Gampopa, as well as texts wisdom from the Sakya, Kagyu, Nyingma, Kadam of old, and Gelug traditions of Tibet.

With clear language and a candid look at the challenges of dharma practice, the authors delve into the power of renunciation, understanding samsara’s true nature, and cultivating bodhicitta—the altruistic intent to relieve others’ suffering—as pathways to a meaningful life. Buddhists of all backgrounds will discover how these lojong (mind training) teachings can anchor us firmly on the path and ensure that we don’t stray from it until we reach complete liberation.

Click the link in bio to preorder your copy today.

10/17/2025

Author Sarah C. Owens sat down with Margaret Roach from A Way to Garden, to discuss the 10th Anniversary Edition of her bestselling guide to baking, Sourdough.

Listen to (or read!) their insightful conversation here:

ALMOST 10 YEARS AGO on this program, I talked about making sourdough starter with today’s guest, Sarah Owens, on the occasion of the publication her book called “Sourdough.” Now a 10th anniversary edition of the

10/16/2025

The Autumn 2025 issue of Watkins Mind Body Spirit magazine is out now. This issue includes coverage of By Your Side by David Richo, Down to Earth Dharma by Rebecca Bradshaw, Wisdom Stories of Tibet by Laura Burges with Lama Chonam, and The Essence of Muay Thai by Nuakai Aru.

Click here to learn more about Watkins Mind Body Spirit magazine: www.watkinsmagazine.com