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With a château and farm buildings nestled among grand trees on peaceful cow-grazed meadows, with views over our lake and to a wide horizon, Dechen Chöling provides an ideal environment for meditation, yoga, retreats, and study. We are dedicated to hosting authentic lineage teachers whose teachings can have a positive impact on your well-being and personal development, and help create a kinder, saner world. We invite you to participate in our programmes, schedule some time for your personal retreat and renewal, and enjoy the serenity of this place.

NOTE: Find our regular online practice offerings here!


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  • September

    • The Healing Power of the Mind – How to Transform Suffering into Strength (ONLAND)

      With: Alain Beauregard

      This program will be online only. If you are interested, please click on the link below.

       

      • The Healing Power of the Mind – How to Transform Suffering into Strength (ONLINE)

        With: Alain Beauregard

        During this retreat, we will delve into the journey of healing from both a spiritual and emotional viewpoint, drawing on Alain's personal experience of overcoming terminal cancer. How can our mind support our own healing?

         

        • Shine and Store – summer take down week in Dechen Chöling

          With: Dagmar Waldau

          Come and join us for a week of practice and volunteer work at Dechen Chöling to help prepare our beautiful center for the winter season ahead.

           

          • Sun of the Great East, radiating confidence (hybrid)

            With: Catherine Eveillard

            This program encourages us to develop our connection to the Great Eastern Sun, the primordial energy and brilliance that radiates from the fabric of all phenomena.

             

            • Traditional Chinese Qigong Retreat • Level 3

              With: Ute Schneider

              Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the practice of qigong as presented by two distinct Taoist schools. Prerequisite Level 1 & 2

               

              • Kado-Ikebana Instructor Training 2025

                With: Marcia Shibata

                This teacher’s training continues to cultivate a mind/heart that is always open. The programme is by invitation only.

                 

              • October

                • The Art of Being Human – Shambhala Training Level 1

                  With: Elizabeth Anscutter, Franck Le Naourèse

                  An introductory weekend to meditation. Corresponds to Level 1 of the Shambhala Training - open to all!

                   

                  • Buddhist Classes: Is Buddhism a philosophy or a religion?

                    With: Tessa Racine

                    Why do we suffer? What is karma? What is samsara?

                     

                    • Maitri: Balancing our five energies of wisdom

                      With: Tessa Racine

                      An exploration of how the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the Five Wisdoms can be put into practice in all our interpersonal relationships. Open to all, no meditation experience necessary. Offered in French only.

                       

                      • Silent Mindfulness Retreat

                        With: Mathias Pongracz

                        Open to all who are ready to commit to a transformative week of mindfulness in silence.

                         

                        • Discover Lucid Dreaming

                          With: Robert Eckstein

                          In this immersive lucid dreaming retreat join us for the experience how to transform the third of our lives that we spend asleep by learning how to dream lucidly and develop a nocturnal practice. Open to all!

                           

                        • November

                          • Sacred Path: Windhorse

                            With: Tessa Racine

                            Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.

                             

                          • Words of the Soul: the Teachings of Kototama

                            With: Philippe Ronce

                            The Kototama is a teaching from the Japanese imperial court that was kept secret until the middle of the twentieth century.

                             

                            • Anchoring in wakeful presence of body and mind

                              With: Barbara Märtens, Friederike Tröscher

                              Join us for an exploration of mindfulness and awareness through simple meditation and movement practices from the traditions of Body-Mind Centering® and Shambhala Buddhism. Open to all.

                               

                            • December

                              • The Sacred Path: Drala

                                With: Herbert Elsky

                                Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship, in this weekend retreat.

                                 

                              • Opening the Eye, Unfolding the Heart – Winter Retreat

                                With: Jessica Sarapoff

                                During this retreat, we invite you on a joyful and profound path of exploration where contemplative photography, creativity, mindfulness, and the beauty of the world come together in a single dance.

                                 

                              • February

                                • Protector Practice Weekthün

                                  With: Lennart Krogoll

                                  A programme about meditation and compassion in action - open to all!