Name: Birth of the Warrior
Start: 2026-03-20T18:30:00+01:00
Location: Väringgatan 25, 113 33 Stockholm, 121 35 Stockholm, Sweden

Meditation practice allows us to discover how we weave a cocoon of habitual patterns to cover up our fears and irritations. When we dare to step out of these patterns, we see the brilliance of the world while simultaneously perceiving our sensitivity and authenticity.
“Meditation here refers to something very fundamental and simple that is not tied to any particular culture: sitting on the ground, adopting a good posture, and developing a sense of our place in the world.”
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship during this weekend retreat.
Birth of the Warrior: Shambhala Training Level II builds on the presentation of basic goodness in Shambhala Level I, and explores how habitual ways of thinking, known as “cocoon” in Shambhala, obscure the raw brilliance of ourselves and the world we live in.
You will learn a meditation practice that builds upon the mindfulness-awareness technique of Shambhala Training Level I, and explore techniques for working with fear and habitual patterns of thought and behavior.
By opening to our own genuineness and tenderness, we begin to notice, and learn how to work with, our deep-seated habits and defenses. We begin seeing through obscurations of habitual patterns that we have created over time.
Included
* Guided meditation instruction
* Periods of both sitting and walking meditation
* Talks by an experienced dharma teacher
* Silent periods
* Question & answer periods
* Group discussions
*Individual meetings with a trained Meditation Instructor
* Connecting with people interested in meditation and developing more compassion for themselves and the people around them!
Prerequisites
Discovering Basic Goodness - Shambhala Training Level I (weekend retreat 1 - jan 30 to feb 1).
Birth of the Warrior -Shambhala Training Level II, is the second retreat in a progressive series of weekend retreats, meaning each weekend is a requirement for the following weekend.
About Shambhala Training
Shambhala Training is designed to help us develop fearlessness, confidence, openness and gentleness towards ourselves and our world. These qualities arise out of meditation practice and the study of Shambhala warriorship principles.
Developed by Chögyam Trungpa in 1976, Shambhala Training offers teachings based on the vision that every human being has a natural source of innate wakefulness that we can discover, cultivate and express in our life.
This path is open to anyone seeking to develop gentleness and strength through meditation. Shambhala Training is a series of contemplative workshops suited for both beginning and experienced meditators. The simple and profound technique of mindfulness-awareness meditation can benefit people of any spiritual tradition and way of life.
Meditation practice helps us to examine our states of mind without trying to change them. This practice encourages openness to oneself and what’s around us, and transforms the way we habitually see our life and our world. Our old habits and patterns become more transparent, leaving room for a more direct appreciation of situations.
The “Heart of Warriorship” curriculum consists of five weekend retreats that include meditation training and practice, talks by senior teachers, personalinterviews, and group discussions.
These retreats provide a strong foundation in mindfulness-awareness meditation practice, emphasizing the development of genuineness, confidence, humor, and dignity within the complexity of daily life.
Teacher: Marie Kronquist
Marie Kronquist 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 Chödrön 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 Chöling. Marie feels inspired to support and contribute to the Shambhala Europe and Dechen Chöling. Marie has a Buddhist Sangha in Copenhagen and she lives with her family on the countryside.
Language: English