The Boulder Shambhala Center has been a continued source of vitality for me while I've been…read moreattending Naropa University. Shambhala's founder, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, had a vision for creating enlightened society in America and the world at large, and being involved with the center has given me a glimpse of how this is not only possible, but already happening in our community. I know a term like enlightened society can come across as fantastic and even fanatical, but in my experience it just feels like sanity. People at Shambhala aren't afraid of being themselves, and the amount genuineness and presence that results from that feels fresh and alive. If you are put off by pricing, know that the center will work with you to make sure you can attend the program you'd like to. In my experience, Shambhala has been much more interested in helping people come back to their own goodness than making money!

All the teachers are some of the most emotionally intelligent people I know. Great lessons on…read moreBuddhism and the path of Shambhala. Well decorated spaces to meditate with lots of classes to take - both payed and free.

Our temple is small, like a family, yet we love visitors and welcome new members to our family!…read moreFounded by local Japanese American farming families in the 1960's, the Longmont Buddhist Temple is a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temple honoring our Japanese founder of 750 years ago, Shinran Shonin. Services consist of chanting in Sino-Japanese (the Chinese-informed ancient language preserved in the chants), singing or listening to inspirational music, and hearing our Sensei's dharma talk (sermon). Afterwards, we gather in the community room for snacks, tea and conversation. We provide guidance based on Shin Buddhist teachings, which like all Buddhist teachings from all traditions, are very useful in our modern world! Check out this Wikipedia article on Shin Buddhism to familiarize yourself with our tradition, then come and visit- we'd love to meet you! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%8Ddo_Shinsh%C5%AB

This review is LONG overdue... last year when I was in Denver for a wedding I had a calling to find…read morea Kundalini energy worker in the area. After some online searching I found Sally's info and setup a private sound bath with my best friend in our hotel room. Sally was punctual and professional and talked us through everything before getting started. She brought so many amazing instruments and guided us on a beautiful journey with sound and energy work. I was in the middle of a divorce at the time and immediately felt lighter after our session. Like I was able to let go of a lot of pain I had been holding onto. Very grateful to have crossed paths with her and been able to do a session with her while I was visiting! I recommend her 100%!!! Thank you again Sally :)

I wanted to follow up with another review since my session with Sally 5 days ago. I had a major…read morepurge of stuck energy from 7-8 years ago. During this time I went through a stressful divorce following an assault and had been having sleep issues and migraines for years! I had done a great deal of work in therapy and other energy healing modalities but feel sure Sally was able to purge the stagnant energy once and for all! I feel so energetic and so much lighter! I am very grateful for Sally's work and gift of healing.

Brianne gives amazing massages! She understands what you need when you go in for a session. She's…read morevery friendly and scheduling is always an easy process! Would recommend to everyone!

I'm a professional runner (sub-4 miller) in Boulder, CO and have been to a number of massage…read moretherapists and Brianne is one of the best. She does exactly what I need and is very thorough. She's also always very flexible and accommodating with my schedule and pleasant to talk to. I would highly recommend Brianne to anyone.

Today I went to see Julian Royce at State of Mind Counseling. He was so wonderful to ask me…read morequestions and listen to all the things I had to say. A lot of those questions made me understand even better what is going on with my brain. And Julian came up with a number of things for me to do that he think will help me not only help my brain, but feel even better than I have been for a long time. If you're having trouble with your brain and need some psychological healing, this business is great and Julian can really help you come up with things to do.

From the owner: Julian Royce, LPC, provides expert level & compassionate care. Living the life we are meant to be…read moreliving & overcoming collective and personal trauma doesn't just happen. It takes the right support & guidance. We offer Mindfulness, Psychedelic Integration Therapy, Marriage and Relationship counseling, and Men's work.

I first met Scott through Chinese Medical school, where he taught Taiji, and soon thereafter began…read morestudying Bagua with him. While most in the Alternative arts and medicine community have incredible hearts and caring personalities, very few have achieved what I would call a high-level of practice, or, "Master" status. It takes a dedicated practice and training with highly qualified teachers (the 2 main factors that are missing in most practitioners'/teachers' backgrounds). Scott has trained intensively (and I'm not talking about a year here or few months there) with the best, and continues to dedicate himself to his practice to this day. Scott's expertise becomes more and more apparent the longer you study with him, as he never shows off his abilities or strains to prove himself. I wish nothing more than for him to get into the ring with one of these "Mixed Martial Arts" fighters, thoroughly kick their ass, and end that nonsense of a sport. Alas, he would never do such a thing. Scott's teaching style is very individualized, meaning everyone gets a lot of attention. He is attuned to the needs and sensitivities of each student, however different they are, and will adjust the lesson accordingly. From young children to older people, he has an enormous range as a teacher and instructor. I am looking forward to when my daughter will be old enough to begin taking kung-fu lessons with him. I recommend reading Scott's reviews for his San Francisco practice as well (don't miss the "filtered" ones), as there are some excellent testimonials of Scott as a teacher.

Where to begin, first of all about me and who I am, I'm 29 years old I've been studying buddhism,…read moremeditation, and body awareness practices steadily since I was about 12. I spent about 4 of those years heavily involved in aikido (w/ Frank Doran-sensei), kenjustsu (kashima shin-ryu) and kyudo (ANKF). More recently I spent about the last 5 years living in China as a full time live-in (gongfu) student of a daoist priest. I have been helping a friend teach some of his classes in the San Francisco area but have so far refrained from making it a personal profession though I have been encouraged to do otherwise. What to say about Scott? Having met various teachers in China, Japan, the US, and even some in South America, I have never met one that held a candle to Scott's mastery of gongfu (kung fu) as a vehicle for self defense, a cultural art form, or a vehicle for spiritual transformation, let alone all of them together or with an understanding of why they all matter and how they relate. I've met a lot of folks who traveled to china to live and train there, sometimes for years. It's really exciting to go to a place where it looks like "just in the movies". The thing about someone like Scott is... he's hard to spot. He doesn't live in a temple. He doesn't wear robes or have a topknot. He doesn't live in China and he's not Chinese. He doesn't even follow certain ritual forms of sounding profound that are standard among such teachers or drop buzzwords. So you typically need to have some background in order to see what he has. If you have a mature appetite for martial arts and want to train with the best, go check him out. If you are just curious and want to see what he's up to or if it's a good fit, he's very approachable and loves to talk about this stuff. If you're looking for cardio-kickboxing or to prove how tough you are to people, you should go somewhere else for that.

I did my yoga teacher training through shoshoni 14 years ago. It was definitely a valuable…read moreexperience. I came back up last month for just a day retreat. It is just as beautiful as i remember it. There are many buildings where you will participate or can participate in various things . There are also several hiking trails available to you to use. There are currently a lot of moose in the area so if you go up and are out on the trails be sure to be on the look out. The day retreat started with some art. (this was okay, I went because my friend is into art. if i had been on my own i would have opted to go hiking instead during this time) After this was a break and then yoga class. Then lunch. They have a homemade vegetarian/vegan lunch. You can request gluten free in advance. Their food is seriously amazing! It is worth the price of the day retreat just to come and enjoy the food! It is so so good! After lunch, you can do an hour of volunteer work in the kitchen. It is the kind thing to do especially since the prices of their retreats are actually pretty afforable. give back. After that you have a couple of hours of free time to go do what you please. There is a pond you could kayak/canoe on. Or bring up your paddleboard. go hiking. Sit in the reading room. Sit on one of the hammocks in the trees. go meditate. so many choices! After that you can come back for an afternoon yoga class, and then dinner! Again so yummy! It is rare to find some place that can make such delicious homemade vegan and gluten free food. After that they do some ceremonial stuff, you can choose to participate in that or not. Highly recommend having a retreat here, it was very relaxing.

So many good things to say it's hard to know where to start. The basics: Lodging and facilities are…read morevery well kept, clean and somehow in the middle of nowhere the WiFi is blazing. Easy booking, easy check-in and out. The food is awesome and even with the combo of a big appetite and vegetarian food I never ate the beef jerky I brought as a backup. The not so basics: You just have to experience this place for yourself - It's like some kind of vortex. Doing yoga and meditating up there is just different, more real somehow. Not many places like this around.