Facing a blank piece of paper, an empty stage, an idle instrument, or an unplanted garden, we welcome the open space of not knowing: the Heaven principle. Out of that space, inspiration arises and we take the leap, make the mark, and begin to create, joining Heaven and Earth. Bringing awareness and heart to the process is the Human principle. Part Three explores these ancient Chinese aesthetic principles through calligraphies and object arrangements.

In Shambhala Art, we learn mostly through experiential exercises that make us aware and help us explore and discover the creative process. Art has long been an expression of the very best society has to offer. Shambhala Art provides an opportunity for everyone to see their life as 'art in everyday life'.

Some feel that if an idea or inspiration is clear, or pure, then whatever is produced will automatically be the same. However, the gap between inspiration and manifestation can be huge and filled with obstacles, negativity, and self-consciousness. The five elements not only describe our world and our experience, but four of them offer means, actions we can take, to work with these challenges: Pacifying (water), Enriching (earth), Magnetizing (fire), and Destroying (wind).

The Shambhala Art teachings celebrate art that springs from the meditative mind. They remind us to appreciate the uniqueness of everyday sensory experience, the art of everyday life. Seeing the simplicity and brilliance of “things as they are” provides the ground for genuine creativity, which is the expression of non-aggression.

Vajrayana students currently authorized as Parts 1 - 3 teachers or assistants (and existing 4 - 5 teachers) are warmly welcomed to this training.

Shambhala Art is about how we create and view each moment, our environments, and the artistry of life itself. Seeing through our own projections, biases, strategies and conditioning, it is possible to see clearly and directly. We call that “Square One,” a fresh starting point.

Ce weekend en Camargue propose de nous aventurer dans des disciplines artistiques comme le mouvement, l’écriture, la peinture ou l’arrangement d’objets dans des lieux inattendus. Ce cadre propice permettra d’éprouver ensemble et individuellement la créativité et la fraicheur de l’esprit dans ces temps tumultueux.

In part one of the five-part Shambhala Art curriculum, we develop meditation as the ground for all creative endeavors. Through a sequence of experiential exercise, we glimpse our capacity for spontaneous creative expression that is independent of agenda or forced cleverness. These glimpses provide the initial confidence that we can rest with ourselves and our world. 

The five elements not only describe our world and our experience, but four of them offer means, actions we can take, to work with these challenges: Pacifying (water), Enriching (earth), Magnetizing (fire), and Destroying (wind). These four actions are used in everyday life, as well as the creative process, as the vehicles for compassionate action and pure expression where obstacles become challenges and negativity is transformed into greater vision and truth.

In Part Four we focus on one of the most universal systems, the five elements: earth, water, fire, air (wind), and space, and how they form a Gestalt, mandala, or interconnected dynamic display. In discovering the nature of these elements, we also learn about ourselves and our unique means of expression and how in spite of all our differences there is some universality to our communication.

Art is something vital which everyone has the potential to actualize. It's a way of seeing and being and can become a path of awakening to our highest potential. Taught in English. Translation upon request.

Part Three explores these ancient Chinese aesthetic principles through calligraphies and object arrangements.

Celem Shambhala Art jest odkrywanie źródła procesu kreatywnego oraz tego, co nazywamy sztuką z punktu widzenia dyscyplin medytacyjnych. Nauki Shambhala Art dotyczą paradoksu pomiędzy dyscypliną a grą; uniwersalnej natury kreatywności i komunikacji. Program, na poziomie doświadczalnym, odkrywa co znaczy widzieć rzeczy takimi, jakimi są, a także w jaki sposób możemy odnaleźć źródło inspiracji i jego przejawienia oraz jak może to wpływać na naszą codzienną praktykę łączenia się z wielobarwnością naszego świata.