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Meditation Retreats

  • April

    • 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!

       

    • 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.

       

    • June

      • Abiding in Peace: A meditation retreat for all

        With: David Hope

        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.

         

    • July

      • Buddhist Foundational Studies: A Buddhist Studies Retreat

        With: Otto Pichlhoefer, 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.

         

    • August

      • Abiding in Peace: A meditation retreat for all

        With: Valérie Limon, Adrienne Chang

        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.

         

    • October

      • Silent Mindfulness Retreat

        With: Mathias Pongracz

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

         

    • November

      • 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.