Welcome to the Shambhala Center of Albany
A Fresh Start with SMCA
If you feel you need a fresh start, please join us as we dedicate ourselves to living in the present moment with open, gentle and courageous hearts. Let’s reconnect to the joy, beauty and magic within and around us. Ki Ki So So!!!
Where to Begin?
We offer a wealth of classes and retreats. Here are a few to start with:
Learn to Meditate: 1st Wednesday of the month from 7:00 – 8:30 pm
Public Sitting Meditation: Wednesdays 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Heart of Recovery: Mondays 7:00-8:00 pm.
Featured Programs
End of Year Open Sitting Dec 30th & Dec 31st
December 30th—December 31st
Join us in closing out 2024 with in-person sitting meditation practice. Continue »
Let's Write Together! Winter 2025
with Ellen White Rook
January 25th (2025)
Inspired by Natalia Goldberg's 'The True Secret of Writing: Connecting Life with Language, join us for a morning meditation, movement, and writing retreat. All welcome, Instruction will be provided Continue »