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Martina Marx-Hunsdieck

Martina Marx-Hunsdieck

Practicing Meditation in Shambhala since 1984. Longtime student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. Met Marcia Wang Shibata, Master of Shambhala Kado Rigden School of Ikebana in 1988 in Marburg and started to study Ikebana with her. Council member and Co-founding member of  Shambhala Kado, a new Ikebana school that is based on the Shambhala Teachings and the truth of nature.

Senior Kado Instructor since 2005 and continously teaching Kado at Shambhala Marburg/Germany, in adult education programmes and various international Shambhala Centers, both to beginners and to experienced Kado students, Martina Marx is a mother of two adult daughters and is lives in Marburg/Germany, where she manages a shoe store.

 
 

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  • 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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