Promoting the goodness of human society

Dechen Chöling offers a range of meditation retreats and practices, contemplative arts, societal experimentations, and ecological transformation to provide a path that unifies personal and societal awakening. Dechen Chöling is part of the Shambhala network.

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  • September

    • Kado-Ikebana Instructor Training 2026

      With: Marcia Shibata

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

       

    • October

      • Aikido and Meditation

        With: Ivan Troescher, Jörg Kretzschmar

        In this program we bring together the living traditions of Aikido with the Shambhala “warrior” meditation tradition introduced in the West by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.

         

      • Silent Mindfulness Retreat

        With: Mathias Pongracz

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

         

        • Maitri: Transforming confusion into wisdom

          With: Tessa Racine

          Let us explore the teachings of the five wisdoms to see how we can balance them in our lives and transform confusion into wisdom. Open to all, no meditation experience necessary.

           

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