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Programme archives

  • Teachings by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche

    7 August 2025 – 11 August 2025

    With: Ringu Tulku Rinpoché

    We are honored to welcome Ringu Tulku Rinpoche to Dechen Choling. Renowned for his deep knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism and the Ri-Me tradition, Rinpoche’s approach is one of warmth, wisdom, and humor.

    • Meditation Retreats for all
     
  • Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Open to all

    28 July 2025 – 4 August 2025

    With: Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

    Open to all - a living tradition of contemplative archery.

    • Culture Body and Mind
     
  • Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Combined

    24 July 2025 – 4 August 2025

    With: Max Baltin, Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

    Instructor training for Kyudo practitioners combining the advanced and public programs led by Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XXI, Sensei.

    • Culture Body and Mind
     
  • Family and Community Camp

    25 July 2025 – 3 August 2025

    With: Sophie Maclaren

    For families, single parents, and children aged from 3 to 10. Activities for children are organized in the mornings, giving adults the opportunity to meditate, read or just relax.

    • Meditation Retreats for all
    • Society Sangha
    • Society Family, Children, Youth
     
  • Shambhala Sun Camp

    26 July 2025 – 2 August 2025

    Sun Camp is an outdoor, sleep-away summer camp for children aged 10-16. A whole week of offline fun, it's a chance to make friends from around the world while learning to take responsibility for oneself and one's world in a gentle and playful environment.

    • Society Family, Children, Youth
     
  • Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Advanced

    24 July 2025 – 31 July 2025

    With: Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

    Instructor training for advanced Kyudo practitioners. The programme will be led by Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XXI, Sensei.

    • Culture Body and Mind
     
  • Festival of the Shambhala Terma

    12 July 2025 – 23 July 2025

    With: Daniele Bollini, Alfonso Taboada, Eve Rosenthal

    Join us in a celebration of the precious and profound teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Let us celebrate our profound teachings and strengthen our confidence in contributing to the world in these challenging times.

    • Meditation Way of Shambhala
     
  • Buddhist Foundational Studies: A Buddhist Studies Retreat

    5 July 2025 – 12 July 2025

    With: Otto Pichlhoefer, Tessa Racine

    The mind is the working basis for meditative practice. This one-week retreat introduces fundamental Buddhist teachings on mind, consciousness, and the development of wisdom through meditation and study.

    • Meditation Retreats for all
     
  • This Sacred Earth: An Engaged Eco-Dharma Gathering

    26 June 2025 – 3 July 2025

    With: Adam Lobel, Ilaj Zaremba, Gee Guhyapati

    Honouring the creative tension between self transformation and ecological engagement as a catalyst for liberation.

     
  • Diamond Sky Dancer – Vajrayogini Retreat

    23 May 2025 – 1 June 2025

    With: Sarah Coleman, Lama Brian Hilliard

    A 10-day retreat for advanced Vajrayana practitioners (see prerequisites below).

     
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    Local programmes

    • Sunday Meditation for All

      7 September 2025

      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.

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

      14 September 2025

      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

      27 September 2025 – 28 September 2025

      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

       
    • Sunday Meditation for All

      5 October 2025

      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.

       
    • The Art of Being Human – Shambhala Training Level 1

      11 October 2025 – 12 October 2025

      With: Elizabeth Anscutter, Franck Le Naourèse

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

       

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