Chapman News, the student news outlet, investigated an interterm travel course at the Shambhala Mountain Center (SMC) in Colorado. The students who went to the course at SMC experienced predatory behavior by one meditation instructor.
The Shambhala Board of Directors on Thursday, January 2nd, issued a statement on the Chapman University story as reported by The Daily Camera and The Denver Post.
“It is our understanding that a complaint regarding the teacher at Shambhala Mountain Center was raised at the time it occurred, and SMC leadership acted upon it immediately following proper protocol,” the statement read. “Upon receiving the complaint, the teacher was removed promptly from SMC property and an investigation was initiated. The SMC investigation results indicated that the complaint was valid and the teacher has been permanently removed from teaching at SMC, and additionally suspended from all Shambhala teaching authorizations pending further investigation.”