Come and discover meditation at the Dechen Choling Shambhala Centre, near Limoges. A free day open to everyone, first Sunday of every month from 10am to 5pm.

Programme

The day is a mixture of meditation, taught sessions and group discussion.

  • Morning: instruction and practice, questions and discussion
  • Afternoon: sitting meditation, contemplative practice, walking meditation in the grounds of the chateau.

The programme is led by a Shambhala teacher and a meditation instructor and is organized by volunteers from our Limousin meditation group.

People who are new to mindfulness will be offered meditation instruction. Newcomers will be practicing alongside more experienced meditators and members of the Dechen Choling staff.

Contributions to the centre are very welcome.

Registering

Places for the programme are limited to forty people. Please apply by email to Silvia, who will reply to let you know if space is available and if so to confirm your enrolment: [email protected]

Please let us know if you would like to join the group lunch for a price of 12€.You are also welcome to eat elsewhere and to return when the programme resumes at 2.15pm.

Practical Information

Timetable: arrive Sunday morning at 9.45am to start session at 10am. Lunch hour from 12.30am-2.15pm. Day ends at 5pm.

Place: Dechen Choling Meditation Centre is in Saint-Iriex-sous-Aixe (Mas Marvent), about 20 minutes drive from Limoges. See Google Map or local map below for directions.

Local Group: you will have the opportunity, if you wish, to keep up your practice, either with our Limoges group on Tuesday evenings or here at Dechen Choling on Thursday evenings. Further information will be available.

More information: for more information, explore the rest of the Dechen Choling website, the Limoges group website or give Silvia a call on 06 13 17 78 73.

We look forward to seeing you!