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.
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February
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March
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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.
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February
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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.
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March
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Calm & Clear: A Meditation Retreat for Beginners
With: Tessa Racine
Discover the art of meditation in the serene beauty of Dechen Chöling. This retreat is designed especially for beginners, offering a gentle introduction to mindfulness, contemplation, and cultivating our innate wisdom.
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Awakening the Five Freedoms within the Mandala of Space
With: Lee Worley
Join us for a 10-day Mudra & Maitri Space Awareness Retreat. Open to all.
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April
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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.
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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
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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!
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Traditional Chinese Qigong Retreat • Level 4
With: Eunice Adachi
Cultivate strength of body and calmness of mind through the practice of qigong as presented by two distinct Taoist schools. Prerequisite Level 3
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Qigong for Spinal Health
With: Eva Wong
This programme is open to all who have completed Qigong levels 1 - 4.
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Sunday Meditation for All
With: Herbert Elsky
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.
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Qigong level 7 – Part 1 – The cultivation and transmutation of jing
With: Eva Wong
This programme is only open to advanced students of Eva Wong (graduates of Level 6). Please see the detailed requirements below.
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Buddhist Classes: Is Buddhism a philosophy or a religion?
With: Tessa Racine
Why do we suffer? What is karma? What is samsara?
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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).
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Let us shine Dechen Chöling
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.
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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.
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May
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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.
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Diamond Sky Dancer – Vajrayogini Retreat
With: Sarah Coleman, Lama Brian Hilliard, Mark Nowakowski
A 10-day retreat for advanced Vajrayana practitioners (see prerequisites below).
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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.
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June
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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.
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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.
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July
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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.
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Warrior Assembly
With: Daniele Bollini, Alfonso Taboada, Eve Rosenthal, John Rockwell
A living teaching in creating enlightened society.
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Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Advanced
With: Max Baltin
Kyudo intensive for advanced Kyudo practitioners.
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Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Open to all
With: Max Baltin
Open to all - a living tradition of contemplative archery.
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Family Camp and Rites of Passage
With: Achim Schlage, Sylvie Deraime
For families, single parents, and children aged from 3-10.
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August
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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.
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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.
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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.
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September
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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.
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October
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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.
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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.
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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.
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