måndag 4 augusti 2025 (13:00 -20:00)
tisdag 5 augusti 2025 (08:00 -20:00)
onsdag 6 augusti 2025 (08:00 -20:00)
torsdag 7 augusti 2025 (08:00 -20:00)
fredag 8 augusti 2025 (08:00 -20:00)
lördag 9 augusti 2025 (08:00 -20:00)
söndag 10 augusti 2025 (09:00 -10:00)
Stockholm Shambhala Meditation Group
REGISTRATION
Shambhala Stockholm Summer Retreat 2025
Breaking the power of habit:
finding inner freedom
Solbo retreat center, Fellingsbro
with Adrienne Chang and
Marie Kronquist
4-10 August
Shenpa is the mental and emotional "hook" that catches us when we react to situations with intense attachment, aversion, or reactivity. Shenpa occurs when we feel triggered—whether by anger, fear, jealousy, or other strong emotions— and causes us to become caught in habitual patterns of thought and behavior. When we’re hooked by shenpa, we are pulled into a cycle of reactivity, often leading to unskillful actions or words that reinforce our emotional entanglements. This moment of being "hooked" is crucial because, while it is a natural part of the human experience, it also presents an opportunity for awareness and transformation.
Drawing from Pema Chödrön’s book Taking the Leap and foundational Buddhist teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, this retreat encourages participants to explore how to:
- Liberate ourselves from limiting beliefs and reactive tendencies that create suffering.
- Transform difficult emotions by cultivating gentle, nonjudgmental awareness.
- Embrace uncertainty as a gateway towards personal growth and wisdom.
Through the practice of sitting meditation, group discussions, and reflective exercises, we will learn to gain insight into our habitual patterns, work with our fears, cultivate a deeper sense of compassion, and discover how to step into the unknown with openness, clarity and confidence.
Adrienne Chang is a student in the tradition of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Adrienne is currently a member of the Milinda program, a ten-year shedra-styled Buddhist teacher training program under the guidance of Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche. Originally from the United States, Adrienne earned an MA in International Public Policy at Columbia University, and has had a career in management consulting. She has taught and published in the fields of Buddhist philosophy and history and meditation. She currently resides in Luxembourg and France.
Co-teacher of this program is Marie Kronquist from Denmark. She is educated in psychology and has taught psychology, Buddhism, leadership, mindfulness and meditation for the past 15 years. She has been inspired by Buddhist wisdom since her youth. Marie was introduced to Shambhala 15 years ago and in the first many years it was especially Pema Chodron who was an important inspiration and teacher. Since there is no active Shambhala Center in Denmark, she has studied and been affiliated with Shambhala Center London. Marie has also been an active student at Shambhala Online and their program series. She passed the MI and Teacher Training in 2024 at Dechen Choling. Marie feels inspired to support and contribute to the Shambhala Europe and Dechen Choling. Marie has a Buddhist Sangha in Copenhagen and she lives with her family on the countryside. More info: www.mariekronquist.dk
Solbo is the retreat center of the Buddhist Community KTG, Karme Tenpe Gyaltsen. KTG is the national organization for the Karma Kagyu school in Sweden.
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of Shambhala, was a meditation master in the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism.
Pema Chödron, the author of Taking the Leap, is one of Shambhalas most well known teachers.
Open for all. No prerequisites
The program will be taught in english
Arrival day: Monday Aug 4, 13.00 (Welcome talk at 17.30 if your arrival be after 13.00)
Departure Day: Sunday Aug 10, 10.00
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How to get there:
Adress: Solbo, Oppeby 246, 732 73 Fellingsbro
From Stockholm: Train to Arboga, bus from Arboga to Fellingsbro. Pick up from Fellingsbro. A pick up fee will be charged.
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Pricing
The prices include food and accommodation.
Early bird price: Register and pay the registration fee before 1st of June
Full price: 8 600 sek, early bird 7 800 sek (700 €, 630 €)
Discount price: Members, people traveling from abroad: 7 700 sek, early bird 6 900 sek (620 €, 560 €)
Bringing your own tent: 5 900 sek, early bird 5 300 sek (480 €, 430 €)
Single room, just two available: 1 200 sek extra (100 €)
If you earn less than 25,000 SEK/month (2 025 €) before tax you can pay the discount price.
If you have a good income and want to help participants with lower income, we recommend a "pay it forward price". Add 500-1 000 SEK extra (or more if you want and can) to help people to be able to attend this program.
Registration: Click on Registration below and fill in the information.
Registration fee SEK 500 paid to pg 1342970-9, Shambhala Stockholm. The registration fee will not be paid back if cancellation after 1st of June.
Swishnumber: 1236349716.
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Payments from abroad:
Bank Account Holder: Shambhala Stockholm
Bank Name : Nordea
Swift: NDEASESS
IBAN: SE69 9500 0099 6026 1342 9709
Coordinator: Stefan Wrenfelt, [email protected]
Shambhala Stockholm is a non-profit organisation that is part of an international network of groups and centers all over the world. We organize open meditation evenings, weekend courses, retreats and study circles.