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A sacred and healthy space to learn meditation, deepen your practice,
and embrace a variety of contemplative arts
Dechen Chöling is the residential practice centre of the European Shambhala Buddhist community. The centre sits in a land of rolling meadows and magnificent old trees near Limoges, France. People from around the world come to learn and practice meditation, and to relax within the beauty of the land. Throughout the year, Dechen Chöling offers programmes ranging from basic meditation and contemplative arts to advanced Buddhist and Shambhala teachings taught by renowned teachers.
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News1-0 for Spain! The Dechen Chöling website translated in Spanish!July 2, 2008 Not only Spain has won the European Championship in football last week, also the entire content of the Dechen Chöling website, including the registrationforms for programmes, is now available in Spanish! Thanks to initiator and translator Luz Rodriguez and Joop Laan, the Dechen Chöling communications officer. The project started 6 months ago, when Luz stated that Spanish speaking people need Dechen Chöling information in their own language. Since that time Luz and Joop have been working on this mission diligently and finalized their goal. More newsEnjoy Werma intensive in december
For people who received Rigden Abhisheka we have good news. The originally planned Werma intensive in July 2008 has been moved to December. The intensive will happen from December, 26 until January, 9 and will be lead by Acharya Pongrazc. This two week intensive enables you to fulfill half of the group practice requirements!
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UpcomingInternational Family Camp
This programme is a Dechen Chöling tradition, and an opportunity to enjoy both play and practice within the mandala of family life. More... Kyudo : the way of the bowwith Kanjuro Shibata Sensei
Kyudo, "the way of the bow", is a living tradition of meditative archery, rooted in the warrior traditions of Japan. The Samuraï considered Kyudo the perfect mastery of the bow, and an art form with no other goal than the highest experience of here and now - beyond any strategies of thought and concept. More... Summer Dathün *with Yeshe Ursula Fuchs and Jobst Grapow
Dathün is a one-month group meditation retreat. Participants are introduced to and guided in meditation. The dathün is suitable for newcomers as well as experienced students. Two-week participation is possible. More... Traditional Chinese Qigong: Levels 1, 2 & 3with Eva Wong
Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the healing Taoist practice of qigong. Take this rare opportunity to receive instruction in two unique lineages, The Pre-celestial Limitless Gate School (Xiantianwujimen) and the Yiquan School, neither of which have previously been fully transmitted to students in the West. More... Autumn Landscaping Week
Help us to make the Dechen Chöling landscape more and more beautiful. More... |
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Support Dechen ChölingThere are many developments planned at Dechen Chöling: a new housing building, building a Stupa, renovation of the chateau and more. For information about future developements and how you can support them, see the Upcoming Developments page. |
| Living & WorkingDo something that makes sense! Come, work and live at Dechen Chöling. There are still positions available. |
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