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An Incomparable Journey-Inside And Out
Participants will spend the first four days of the program engaged in meditation, yoga and other mindfulness practices at Shambhala Mountain-accessing their inherent strength, confidence, compassion and courage. They will then venture forth with Outward Bound for five days of backpacking, camping and climbing in the Rawah Mountains and Wilderness Area, where mountaintops reach more than 12,000 feet above sea level.
About Outward BoundOutward Bound USA is the nation's premier nonprofit adventure-education organization, serving and supporting four wilderness schools, two urban centers, and a primary and secondary school-reform program. Outward Bound programs emphasize personal growth through experience and challenge. Participants develop self-reliance, responsibility, teamwork skills, confidence, compassion, and a sense of environmental and community stewardship through all of the Outward Bound programs and courses. About Shambhala Mountain Center
Essential Information: The program runs from September 2 to 10. Shambhala Mountain Center For more information, visit their website at www.shambhalamountain.org. Edited by Erika Wright |
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This
unique program is the fruit of Outward Bound's first collaboration with a
meditation retreat center. Shambhala Mountain Center has offered its own
wilderness-related programs in recent years, so it was natural for the center to
extend its contemplative teachings and practices into a partnership with the
popular adventure organization.
"It
is in the wilderness that you have space to quell the distractions of
contemporary life and begin to understand who you really are - your true
nature," agrees Craig Steele, National Director of Group Programs at Outward
Bound. "And by drawing inspiration from breathtaking natural beauty and meeting
challenges in the wilderness, you can further realize that you have far more in
you than your limited mind has allowed you to know."
Shambhala Mountain Center, a leading Buddhist meditation and yoga retreat
offers a wide range of programs, including meditation, contemplative gardening,
yoga, contemplative education, Zen archery and Ikebana flower arranging. It is
home to two stunning examples of sacred architecture: The Great Stupa, the
largest traditional Himalayan architecture outside that region of the world; and
the Shinto Kami Shrine, the only shrine of its kind outside Japan. The Shambhala
Botanic Gardens feature a native plants garden, organic garden and farm, and
native bird sanctuary.
