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Programme Calendar

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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  • July

  • 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.

       

    • 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.

       

    • 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.

         

      • 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!

                         

                        • 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.