Hopewell Music Cooperative-North

The word Shambhala refers to a legendary kingdom that is said to have existed in a remote valley, high among the Himalayan mountains. This kingdom was a place of peace and prosperity, governed by wise and compassionate rulers. The citizens were equally kind and learned, so that, in general, the kingdom was a model society. For centuries, this legendary Kingdom of Shambhala, and the principles that it represents, has provided inspiration for many Tibetan and Asian peoples, and has had parallels in Western traditions. The Shambhala Meditation Center of Minneapolis is part of an international community of 165 meditation centers founded by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master. This international community of Shambhala Centers, tied together as Shambhala International, offers a Shambhala Buddhist path, unique in the world of Western Buddhism. Shambhala Buddhism incorporates the teachings of the Kagyu and Nyingma traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, with the Shambhala vision of living an uplifted life, fully engaged with the world. According to the Shambhala tradition, there is inherent goodness and sanity in all human beings. This potential can be recognized and developed through the sitting practice of meditation. At the Shambhala Center of Minneapolis, we try to offer a warm yet disciplined environment where people can meditate together and connect with their inherent wisdom and goodness.

A Chance to Grow, based in Minneapolis, is a nonprofit agency that assists children with learning problems, developmental delays and brain injuries. The institution offers a range of programs, such as the New Visions School, a public charter school, consisting kindergarten through seventh grade, that has an enrollment of more than 200 children. The school is one of the few in the state to qualify for the Federally-sponsored Reading First program. A Chance to Grow also offers home-based services to children and young adults in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area who have serious brain injuries and developmental delays. The institution operates an outpatient rehabilitation clinic that offers speech and language, occupational and physical therapies to clients. The clinic also offers neurophysiological rehabilitation services, including evaluation of a child's neurological and physiological well being by assessing visual, auditory and tactile systems and mobility, language and manual dexterity.