Meditation - Retreats - Yoga - Buddhism

Dechen Chöling is a meditation centre nestled in a beautiful and peaceful landscape in central France, where people from around the world come to learn to open up to the richness of their personal potential through the practice of meditation and other contemplative disciplines.

Upcoming programmes

Date: 6 February 2012 - 12 February 2012
With:
Acharya Barbara Märtens
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Meditation retreat with teachings about the timely vision of Saykong Mipham, the leader of the Shambhala Buddhist Tradition and author of the bestsellers "Ruling your World"and "Turning the Mind into...

Date: 17 March 2012 - 15 April 2012
With:
Shastri Orhun Cercel, Angelika Brockstedt
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"Simplicity in the midst of chaos". Dathün is a one-month meditation retreat. Participants are introduced to, and guided in, mindfulness-awareness meditation. This programme is suitable for relative...

Date: 30 March 2012 - 1 April 2012
With:
Acharya Barbara Märtens
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Mindfulness Meditation Weekend. Buddhism points out ways to befriend our emotions on the basis of mindfulness as a useful resource in our daily life. Rather than rejecting our emotions as...

Date: 9 April 2012 - 15 April 2012
With:
Jean-Pierre Dumas
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"The fearless heart". The retreat is an introduction to the practice of mindfulness meditation and will include sitting and walking meditation, talks, silent periods and discussion.

Date: 1 May 2012 - 8 May 2012
With:
Herb Elsky
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"First thought best thought". A week of exploring the connection between meditation and your creative potential in order to discover your own authentic voice and unique gifts of expression. Based on...

Date: 9 May 2012 - 13 May 2012
With:
Elise Le Goff-Maes, Shastri Christina de Block
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"Aligning Body, Mind, and Heart" 3 days of all level yoga practice, relaxation and meditation to align mind, body and heart and experience the fullness of our lives.

Date: 11 May 2012 - 13 May 2012
With:
Sophie Leger
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Beginners Class. Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the practice of qigong. Experience increased vitality and radiant good health through this ancient Chinese system of movement...

Date: 25 May 2012 - 2 June 2012
With:
Acharya Mathias Pongracz
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A 7 day intensive retreat to deepen the practice of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

Date: 26 May 2012 - 3 June 2012
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"Meditation in everyday life." A powerful introduction to meditation and teachings based on the Shambhala tradition, founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Experience human bravery, which is not...


News

20 January 2012

We offer the Aloka Programme from April 30 - August 24 this year! The children will spend their mornings and afternoons with fun activities like baking cookies, flower arranging, treasure hunts, playing football, art projects and so on. As much as the weather allows the kids will be playing outside in the beautiful surroundings...

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15 January 2012

“Best of 2011” Album – a random collection of unpublished photos taken at Dechen Chöling by different people, living or visiting here. Enjoy these moments of people, work, meditation, celebration, families, art, nature...

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13 December 2011

We know that many of you who have been here, love the nature around Dechen Chöling and particularly admire the trees, that have been growing here for many decades; providing beauty, strength, magic and equanimity. A “tree album...

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