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  • December

    • Winter retreat: Miksang and contemplative journaling

      With: Jessica Sarapoff

      As the year comes to a close, come create, dream and recharge your batteries with the contemplative practices of Miksang photography, writing and creativity.

       
  • January

  • February

    • Protector Practice Weekthün

      With: Laura Puts, Lennart Krogoll

      A programme about meditation and compassion in action - open to all!

       
  • March

    • Dathün – A Month of Meditation

      With: Peter Nowak, Anne Von der Eltz, Sylvie Deraime

      One month of sitting in meditation: Take a radical step out of daily life to deepen your experience of who you are, touch your basic humanity and make friends with the simple reality of just being.

       
    • Dathün – FIRST TWO WEEKS

      With: Peter Nowak, Sylvie Deraime

      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: Peter Nowak, Sylvie Deraime

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

         
        • The Joy of Fearlessness: Contemporary Approaches to Mudra Space Awareness

          With: Lee Worley

          Mudra Space Awareness is a group practice developed in the early 1970s by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. It challenges us to move beyond unhelpful habits and fears in order to become more aware, courageous and collaborative. Open to all!

           
        • April

          • Dharma Art Training: Five-Part Intensive

            With: Herbert Elsky, Andràs Hajdu, Cécile Daimez

            “Dharma art” is creative work that comes from an awakened state of meditation. According to Chögyam Trungpa, it is also a way to appreciate the nature of things as they are and to express them without striving or struggling to achieve anything.

             
          • Smile at Fear

            With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell

            Ten days to reconnect with your heart and move beyond fear, using ancient Shambhala and Buddhist teachings. Open to all!

             
            • Kado-Ikebana: 5-day course

              With: Marcia Shibata

              This course includes the Kado-Ikebana two-day programme, adding an extra three days to deepen your practice.

               
            • May

              • Kado-Ikebana: A two-day introduction

                With: Marcia Shibata

                A two-day programme open to all. Discover the Way of Flowers through the contemplative floral practice of Kado-Ikebana! No experience or equipment necessary.

                 
              • Traditional Chinese Qigong Retreat • Levels 1 & 2

                With: Damien Sauvezie

                Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the practice of Qigong as presented by two distinct Taoist schools. Open to all. Taught in French.

                 
                • Combined Qigong programme: Exploring Energetic Terrain AND Stoking the Warrior and Scholar Fire

                  With: Eva Wong

                  Register here if you would like to attend both programmes!

                   
                  • Exploring Energetic Terrain

                    With: Eva Wong

                    This programme is open to all who have completed Qigong levels 1 & 2. It is also required for graduates of Level 6 before continuing to Level 7.

                     
                    • Stoking the Scholar and Warrior Fire

                      With: Eva Wong

                      This programme is only open to advanced students of Eva Wong (graduates of Level 6) and a pre-requisite to Qi Gong Level 7.

                       
                      • Diamond Sky Dancer – Vajrayogini Retreat

                        With: Sarah Coleman, Mark Nowakowski, Lama Brian Hilliard

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

                         
                      • July

                        • The Foundations for Freedom: A buddhist Studies Retreat

                          With: David Schneider, 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.

                           
                        • Festival of the Shambhala Terma

                          With: Daniele Bollini, Alfonso Taboada, Sabine Rolf, 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.

                           
                          • Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Combined

                            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.

                             
                            • Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Advanced

                              With: Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

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

                               
                              • Family and Community Camp

                                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.

                                 
                                • Shambhala Sun Camp

                                  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.

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

                                    With: Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

                                    Open to all - a living tradition of contemplative archery.

                                     
                                  • September

                                    • Kado-Ikebana Instructor Training 2025

                                      With: Marcia Shibata

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

                                       
                                  • October

                                    • Maitri: The Five Wisdoms and interpersonal relationships

                                      With: Tessa Racine

                                      An exploration of how the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the Five Wisdoms can be put into practice in all our interpersonal relationships. Open to all, no meditation experience necessary. Offered in French only.