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Samten Kobelt

Samten Kobelt

Samten Kobelt grew up near Zurich, Switzerland where he again resides since 2013. In 1984 he met the Shambhala teachings at Naropa University and started practicing. He met Trungpa Rinpoche in Germany in 1985 and became his student. He was Resident Director of Shambhala Training in Bern and coordinated the first two Warrior Assemblies in Europe. Samten spent 10 years at the major Shambhala land centers in North America where he became a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. He served for six years as Director of Marpa House and three years as a shastri at the Boulder Shambhala Center.

Samten has been interested in the mind-body connection and its application in society since he started meditating. He is practicing and teaching Contemplative Dance Practice, developed by Barbara Dilley; Lujong (Tibetan Yoga) transmitted by Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche; Bugaku (Japanese Court Dance) from Togi Sensei through Arawana Hayashi; and Qigong in the lineage of Eva Wong.

 
 

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    23 May 2025 – 1 June 2025

    With: Sarah Coleman, Lama Brian Hilliard

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

     
  • This Sacred Earth: An Engaged Eco-Dharma Gathering

    26 June 2025 – 3 July 2025

    With: Adam Lobel, Alex Swain, Ilaj Zaremba, Gee Guhyapati

    Honouring the creative tension between self transformation and ecological engagement as a catalyst for liberation.

     
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    5 July 2025 – 12 July 2025

    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.

     

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