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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.

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  • May

    • Loving Life on Earth

      With: Catherine Eveillard, Solen Amk Penchevre

      Spring Retreat: Buddhist meditation and shamanic approach - a journey of truth, light, and compassion for the Earth.

       

  • June

    • Sunday Meditation for All

      With: Catherine Eveillard, 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.

       

    • The Sacred Path: Golden Key

      With: Herbert Elsky

      Deepen your meditation practice, and continue along the path of the Shambhala teachings on warriorship during this weekend retreat.

       

      • Discover Lucid Dreaming

        With: Robert Eckstein

        In this immersive lucid dreaming retreat, Robert Eckstein shows us how to transform the third of our lives that we spend asleep by learning how to dream lucidly and develop a nocturnal practice.

         

      • July

        • Werma Sadhana Retreat

          With: Daniele Bollini, Alfonso Taboada, Eve Rosenthal, John Rockwell

          This is an opportunity to enter into, connect, refresh and explore the practice and meaning of The Roar of the Werma Sadhana. Open to all Warrior Assembly graduates and Werma practitioners.

           

        • Warrior Assembly

          With: Daniele Bollini, Alfonso Taboada, Eve Rosenthal, John Rockwell

          A living teaching in creating enlightened society.

           

          • Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Advanced

            With: Max Baltin

            Kyudo intensive for advanced Kyudo practitioners.

             

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

              With: Max Baltin

              Open to all - a living tradition of contemplative archery.

               

              • Family Camp and Rites of Passage

                With: Achim Schlage, Sylvie Deraime

                For families, single parents, and children aged from 3-10.

                 

              • August

                • Dathün – FIRST TWO WEEKS

                  With: John Rockwell, Barbara Märtens

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

                   

                • 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.

                   

                  • Dathün – A Month of Meditation

                    With: John Rockwell, Barbara Märtens

                    Dive into a month of intensive group meditation and discover your own wisdom. A unique and transformative experience 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

                      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!

                                     

                                  • 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.

                                       

                                  • 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.