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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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  • April

    • 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).

       

      • Let us shine Dechen Chöling

        With: Adrienne Chang

        Come and join us for a week of volunteer work at Dechen Chöling to help prepare our beautiful center for the season ahead. Together, we’ll celebrate the arrival of spring by rolling up our sleeves and bringing out the best in Dechen Chöling.

         

        • Shambhala Sacred Path: The Four Dignities- Meek & Perky, Outrageous & Inscrutable

          With: Catherine Eveillard, Tessa Racine

          Retreat to deepen your understanding of the Sacred Path of Shambhala.

           

        • May

          • Sunday Meditation for All

            With: Elizabeth Anscutter

            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.

             

          • Diamond Sky Dancer – Vajrayogini Retreat

            With: Sarah Coleman, Lama Brian Hilliard, Mark Nowakowski

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

             

            • 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.

                 

                • 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

                              • 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

                                • 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.

                                       

                                    • 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.