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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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  • August

    • Refuge Vow Ceremony

      With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell

      Dechen Chöling offers a Buddhist refuge vow ceremony, with Barbara Märtens and John Rockwell. This is open to everyone who would like to take the refuge vow. The ceremony will be in English.

       

  • September

    • Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony

      With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell

      Dechen Chöling offers a bodhisattva vow ceremony, with Barbara Märtens and John Rockwell. The ceremony will be in English.

       

  • August

    • Dathün – LAST TWO WEEKS

      With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell

      Register here if you would like to join this month-long meditation retreat for the last two weeks only. Open to all.

       

  • September

    • Sunday Meditation for All

      With: Catherine Eveillard

      A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.

       

    • Deeper Resources for Action: An Ecodharma Gathering – online

      With: Adam Lobel, Gee Guhyapati

      Two-day hybrid component that is accessible both in person and online.

       

      • Deeper Resources for Action: An Ecodharma Gathering

        With: Adam Lobel, Gee Guhyapati

        This gathering will support us to draw on the powerful resources of mind, heart, and earth to empower grounded, resilient, and effective action for ecological justice and social transformation.

         

        • 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

          • Sunday Meditation for All

            With: Catherine Eveillard

            A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.

             

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

            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.

             

            • Aikido and Meditation

              With: Ivan Tröscher, 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.

                   

                • November

                  • Sunday Meditation for All

                    A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.

                     

                  • Dance is every moment: Moving in relational practice

                    With: Nita Little

                    This five-day workshop is for anyone who wishes to deepen their skills of improvisation in daily life, easy movement and relational levels of engagement. Open to All.

                     

                    • 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!

                       

                      • Less Screen, More Life

                        A Retreat for Meditation, Nature and Digital Wellbeing.

                         

                      • December

                        • Sunday Meditation for All

                          With: Tessa Racine

                          A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.

                           

                        • Warrior in the World – Shambhala Training Level 3

                          With: Catherine Eveillard

                          Our greater capacity for gentle self-examination leads us to want to emerge from our cocoon. We become more fearless and desire to approach the world more directly in all our activities. Taught in French (translation upon request).

                           

                          • Into the Turning: A winter meditation and writing retreat

                            With: Amy Hollowell

                            Step out of your busy daily life and into deep silence and creative contemplation at the turning of the year. Open to all.

                             

                          • February

                            • 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.

                               

                            • Birth of the warrior – Shambhala Training Level 2 – Open to All

                              With: Tessa Racine

                              Having experienced a taste of basic goodness in Level 1, we want to go forward. Meditation practice allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habit. Taught in French (translation upon request).

                               

                            • August

                              • Meditation Instructor and Teacher Training

                                With: Sabine Rolf, Janet Solyntjes

                                Shambhala Europe and Dechen Chöling are very happy to announce a Meditation Instructor and Teacher Training, co-taught by Sabine Rolf and Janet Solyntjes.