ACI Yavapai is a community-based Buddhist and wellness group that offers classes in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy as well as yoga, meditation, group practice, and wellness courses, plus vegetarian pot lucks and hiking parties. Explore the art of being happy through weekly classes and special events.

Meet fellow Buddhists, yogis, and meditators, and come to our free classes and get-togethers sponsored by Asian Classics Institute in Phoenix. Although we are new in Phoenix, Asian Classics Institute was founded in 1993, to provide the kind of rigorous philosophical training you would get in a Tibetan Buddhist monastery, as well as more accessible classes in meditation technique, ancient yoga systems, and practical applications of the teachings to everyday life.  We have regularly scheduled cour …

We are a diverse center consisting of men and women from varied backgrounds and interests, from the seasoned Buddhist to those that have recently found the path. We invite you to come sit, come study and come see what we are all about. Phoenix Shambhala Meditation Center is part of an international community of urban meditation and rural retreat centers founded by Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and is now led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Our center offers group meditation practice twice a w …