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Jessica Sarapoff

Jessica Sarapoff

Jessica Sarapoff has been a Shambhala Buddhist practitioner since 1989. She teaches Contemplative Writing and the Nalanda Miksang levels of contemplative photography, which she studied with John McQuade and Miriam Hall. She has studied, and continues to study, Contemplative Writing under Miriam Hall, Nathalie Goldberg, and Creative Journaling with Anne-Marie Jobin.

Formerly a professional opera singer, she has been practicing hypnotherapy and other brief and integrative therapies and contemplative arts since 2010, in her private practice and online.

 

Upcoming Teaching at Dechen Chöling

Programmes
Category Programme Date
  • Culture

Opening the Eye, Unfolding the Heart – Winter Retreat 27 Dec '25–3 Jan '26
 
 

Blog

  • 7 July 2025

    Interview with Yeshe Fuchs

     
  • 15 May 2025

    Shambhala Sun Camp : A Week of Discovery, Joy and Authentic Presence

     
  • 3 May 2025

    Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will be teaching in Dechen Chöling this summer

     
  • 30 December 2024

    Moments of Magic: Our 2024 Journey at Dechen Chöling

     
  • 23 December 2024

    From Stillness to Action

     
 

Upcoming programmes

  • Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Combined

    24 July 2025 – 4 August 2025

    With: Max Baltin, Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

    Instructor training for Kyudo practitioners combining the advanced and public programs led by Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XXI, Sensei.

     
  • Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Advanced

    24 July 2025 – 31 July 2025

    With: Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

    Instructor training for advanced Kyudo practitioners. The programme will be led by Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XXI, Sensei.

     
  • Family and Community Camp

    25 July 2025 – 3 August 2025

    With: Sophie Maclaren

    For families, single parents, and children aged from 3 to 10. Activities for children are organized in the mornings, giving adults the opportunity to meditate, read or just relax.

     

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