Miriam Hall
Teaching Schedule
The Madison Shambhala Center is at 408 S. Baldwin, side entrance. It is very near Williamson Street Food Co-op, and behind Mallat Pharmacy, just South of Williamson (aka Willy) St, on the West side of the street.
Please see link to Google maps for more information.
In 2012 I will be spending a month in Europe teaching both writing and Miksang.
Please see June 2012 under each category below for more details.
CONTEMPLATIVE WRITING
AUGUST-OCTOBER WEEKLY WRITING SESSION
I am teaching a seven-week session the weeks of August 27 - October 8, 2012
I am taking some new students for this session.
Please see times below and let me know which would be best for you.
The next session will be April-May 2012:
Seven weeks; weeks of October 29 - December 17, 2012 (no class Thanksgiving week)
Times, Registration and Cost:
Class times: Mondays 4pm, Tuesdays 1pm, Tuesdays 6:30, Wednesdays 9am and Wednesdays 7pm. All classes are 2 hours and cost $150 per eight-week session.
I have two sliding scales available:
$50-$150 Some students have to pay less
and
$150-$200 Some desire to, and can, pay more.
You decide.
Contact me now if you want to join a waiting list -
classes fill quickly and students often stay in the same time slot.
Other Writing offerings forthcoming with me:
JUNE 9-10, 2012
WRITING RETREAT in London, England at London Shambhala Centre
To register or for more information, please visit London Shambhala’s website.
JULY 7-8, 2012
ANNUAL FARM WRITING RETREAT
An informal retreat, with home-cooked soups and hikes in southwestern Wisconsin
on a student’s farm just outside Arena.
To register or for more information, please email me.
JULY 14, 2012
10AM-4PM
Location TBA
Book group/writing day - come to all or any part(s)
Students and non-students are welcome.
Mornings we discuss the book assigned (for July 14 it is Octavia Butler’s Kindred) and afternoon we have potluck lunch, write together for two hours and give critique at the end.
RSVP required - To RSVP or for more information, please email me.
JULY 29-AUGUST 26, 2012
WAY OF NATURE, OLBRICH GARDENS, MADISON
Every Sunday afternoon for five weeks, join me in the lovely Olbrich Gardens in Madison, from 1-4pm, and learn how to cultivate our perceptions through direct experience of nature.
Program includes Haiku Poetry and Miksang Photography as our main practices.
Visit Olbrich Gardens’ website to find out more information or to register.
AUGUST 4, 2012
Location TBA
Book group/writing day - come to all or any part(s)
Students and non-students are welcome.
Mornings we discuss the book assigned (TBA for August 4th) and afternoon we have potluck lunch, write together for two hours and give critique at the end.
RSVP required - To RSVP or for more information, please email me.
AUGUST 11, 2012
YOGA AND WRITING ONE-AFTERNOON RETREAT
with Miriam Hall/writing and Ali Dwyer/Eischens Yoga
To register or for more information, please email me.
SEPTEMBER 8-9, 2012
WRITING RETREAT IN CHICAGO, IL
For the first time ever, I will be presenting a weekend writing retreat in Chicago.
Practice includes Sitting and Walking meditation, along with writing from a place of curiosity and compassion about our minds and the writing process.
No experience necessary.
For more information or to register, please visit Chicago Shambhala.
OCTOBER 13-14, 2012
WAY OF NATURE - HAIKU POETRY AND MIKSANG PHOTOGRAPHY
VANCOUVER, BC
Learn how to cultivate our perceptions through direct experience of nature.
Program includes Haiku Poetry and Miksang Photography as our main practices.
Please visit Vancouver Shambhala for more information or to register.
MIKSANG CONTEMPLATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY AND ABSOLUTE EYE
If you are outside of these areas see www.miksang.org for more teachers, or email me and see if I can come to where you are.
JUNE 1-3, 2012
THREE-DAY LEVEL I+II in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Program in English.
Take a special introductory program in Amsterdam. Program will cover Level I and enough Level II to qualify you for the program in London at the end of June (see next event).
Please visit Shambhala Amsterdam for more information or to register.
JUNE 28-JULY 1, 2012
FOUR-DAY LEVEL THREE AND ABSOLUTE EYE in London, England
A culmination program, Level III and Absolute Eye explore how to photograph perceptions of chaos, as well as how to discover one’s own unique expression, through pure perception, of art in photography. Strongly suggested pre-requisite: Levels I+II
Please visit London Shambhala for more information or to register.
JULY 29-AUGUST 26, 2012
WAY OF NATURE, OLBRICH GARDENS, MADISON
Every Sunday afternoon for five weeks, join me in the lovely Olbrich Gardens in Madison, from 1-4pm, and learn how to cultivate our perceptions through direct experience of nature.
Program includes Haiku Poetry and Miksang Photography as our main practices.
Visit Olbrich Gardens’ website to find out more information or to register.
OCTOBER 13-14, 2012
WAY OF NATURE - HAIKU POETRY AND MIKSANG PHOTOGRAPHY
VANCOUVER, BC
Learn how to cultivate our perceptions through direct experience of nature.
Program includes Haiku Poetry and Miksang Photography as our main practices.
Please visit Vancouver Shambhala for more information or to register.
NOVEMBER 17-18, 2012
LEVEL III AND ABSOLUTE EYE
AUSTIN TX
Please visit Austin Shambhala for more information or to register.
SHAMBHALA ART
PARTS I AND II (COMING TO YOUR SENSES AND SEEING THINGS AS THEY ARE)
SEPTEMBER 28-30
CO-TEACHING WITH LAURA MAE NOBLE
Please visit Chicago Shambhala for more information or to register.
