Shambhala Publications is an
independent publishing
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company based in
Boulder, Colorado. According to the company, it specializes in "books that present creative and conscious ways of transforming the individual, the society, and the planet". Many of its titles deal with
Buddhism
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and related topics in religion and philosophy. The company's name was inspired by the Sanskrit word
Shambhala, referring to a mystical kingdom hidden beyond the snowpeaks of the
Himalayas
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, according to the
Tibetan Buddhist
Tibetan Buddhism (also referred to as Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, Lamaism, Lamaistic Buddhism, Himalayan Buddhism, and Northern Buddhism) is the form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet and Bhutan, where it is the dominant religion. It is also in majo ...
tradition. Its authors include
Chögyam Trungpa
Chögyam Trungpa ( Wylie: ''Chos rgyam Drung pa''; March 5, 1939 – April 4, 1987) was a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master and holder of both the Kagyu and Nyingma lineages of Tibetan Buddhism, the 11th of the Trungpa tülkus, a tertön, s ...
,
Pema Chödrön,
Thomas Cleary,
Ken Wilber,
Fritjof Capra,
A. H. Almaas,
John Daido Loori,
John Stevens,
Edward Espe Brown and
Natalie Goldberg.
The company is unaffiliated with
Shambhala Buddhism,
Shambhala International, or ''
Lion's Roar'' (previously entitled ''Shambhala Sun'') magazine.
History
Shambhala was founded in 1969 by Samuel Bercholz and Michael Fagan, in
Berkeley, California
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. Its books are distributed by Penguin
Random House
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. In 1976 Shambhala moved to
Boulder, Colorado to be near the
Naropa Institute. In 1986 Shambhala moved to Boston, housed in
Horticultural Hall, Boston, Massachusetts, which adjoins the
Christian Science Center. In 2010, Nikko Odiseos was appointed President and continues to lead the company along with owners Sara and Ivan Bercholz, children of the founder. In September 2015, after a thirty-year history in Boston, Shambhala Publications moved its headquarters to Boulder again, at 4720 Walnut St, with 35 inhouse staff, now grown to 41.
In May 2016 Shambala acquired Rodmell Press. As of August 2016 Rodmells 40 own titles will appear under the Shambala logo.
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