Sit-A-Thon Shambhala 2026 (NOT Peer-to-Peer)

Top Donation 100,00 US$

Average Donation 100,00 US$

This 12-hour meditation marathon supports bringing the profundity of meditation practice to the world.

Saturday, March 7 • 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Do Nothing & Help Change The World!

Join Shambhala’s first ever online Sit-A-Thon on Saturday, March 7 from 11:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. EST. This 12-hour meditation marathon will support the important work of Shambhala to bring the profundity of meditation practice and the Buddhadharma to people around the world.

You can participate as an individual at home — or bring community members together to participate together at your local Shambhala Center, Group, or Land Center. Challenge yourself to sit the entire 12-hour meditation marathon (includes some walking meditation and meal breaks!), or commit to as many hours of sitting as you can.

This isn’t just a day of meditation. It’s an opportunity to turn your sitting practice into compassionate action and be part of a profoundly impactful collective experience. By participating, you can deepen your own relationship to your practice and yourself, while raising the crucial funds needed to help Shambhala be a beacon of courage and wisdom to a world that needs it.

One Event, Two Benefactors, Many Times the Impact

If you participate to benefit a particular Shambhala Center, Group, or Land Center, your impact will be both local and global. Whatever you raise through your personal fundraising and sponsorship will go to benefit your chosen center as well as Shambhala Global.

• 50% will go to support your local community
• 50% will go to support Shambhala Global and the worldwide sangha

You may also choose to support only Shambhala Global and the worldwide sangha.

Act Now:  It’s Easy as 1 – 2 – 3

Here’s what you need to do:

1. Sign up now! Click on the gold “Let’s FUNdRaise” button above to create your online fundraising page for the Sit-A-Thon. It’s very simple to set up, and we’re here to help if you need it. You can select Create a Team (as in Angela’s Sit-A-Thon) or select a team that’s already been created (as in Denver Shambhala). 

2. Send your fundraising webpage link to your family, friends, and colleagues, asking them to sponsor your meditation marathon and help support a cause that is deeply meaningful to you.

3. Show up on March 7th (either online or with a group) and do nothing! Sit for the full 12 hours, or an amount of time you can commit to. Just be clear with whomever is sponsoring you the number of hours you are challenging yourself to meditate.