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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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  • October

    • Maitri: Balancing our five energies of wisdom

      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.

       

      • Silent Mindfulness Retreat

        With: Mathias Pongracz

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

         

        • Discover Lucid Dreaming

          With: Robert Eckstein

          In this immersive lucid dreaming retreat join us for the experience how to transform the third of our lives that we spend asleep by learning how to dream lucidly and develop a nocturnal practice. Open to all!

           

        • November

          • Sacred Path: Windhorse

            With: Tessa Racine

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

             

          • Words of the Soul: the Teachings of Kototama

            With: Philippe Ronce

            The Kototama is a teaching from the Japanese imperial court that was kept secret until the middle of the twentieth century.

             

            • 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.

               

            • December

              • The Sacred Path: Drala

                With: Herbert Elsky

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

                 

              • Opening the Eye, Unfolding the Heart – Winter Retreat

                With: Jessica Sarapoff

                During this retreat, we invite you on a joyful and profound path of exploration where contemplative photography, creativity, mindfulness, and the beauty of the world come together in a single dance.

                 

              • February

                • Protector Practice Weekthün

                  With: Lennart Krogoll

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

                   

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

                  With: Sylvie Deraime

                  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).

                   

                • April

                  • European Leadership Gathering

                    Now is the right time to come together as a community to explore the meaning and practice of leadership within today's Shambhala. This is an opportunity to exchange ideas and strengthen and focus our energy. Please join us!

                     

                  • 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.

                     

                    • Traditional Chinese Qigong Retreat • Level 3

                      With: Mathias Pongracz

                      Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the practice of qigong as presented by two distinct Taoist schools. Prerequisite Level 1 & 2