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: 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

19 February 2012

“Water calms the Dragon’s fire. Water Dragons are able to see things from other points of view. They don’t have the need to always be right. Their decisions, if well-researched, are usually better since they allow others to become involved.”

We wish you all a cheerful Year of the Water Dragon and...

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10 February 2012

Valérie, a participant from Paris, said last summer about Dechen Chöling: It’s a wonderful, magical place to learn, to relax, to slow down and to be open to oneself and others. Many of you who came for a programme or retreat last year made similar comments about how good it feels to be in Dechen Chöling and how...

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3 February 2012

Orhun Cercel, senior teacher in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, talks about the upcoming DATHÜN he will be leading: "We human beings yearn to connect with our inherent wakefulness. In order to do so we need to stabilize our minds. Dathun is a month-long meditation retreat that offers us the possibility to practice for very...

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