From Stillness to Action
The journey of meditation begins with making friends with ourselves on the cushion – settling the mind, opening the heart, and touching our fundamental nature. But this internal journey naturally […]
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The Evolution of our Pond
A bit of history At the beginning of the 20th century, the Haviland family, then owners of the Mas Marvent, designed an English style park including the pond around the […]
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Autumn Harvest
Did you know Dechen Chöling has beehives? When Pierre-Yves Monfrais arrived at DCL in 2010, he noticed two beehives along the pond close to the forest, which although populated, seemed […]
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The journey of Qigong practitioner Damien Sauvezie
I encountered this Taoist Qigong lineage in 2015. At that time, I had about twenty years’ experience of regular practice, more or less intensive, in different forms of meditation: Shamatha-Vipassana […]
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Friday evening meditation – open to all!
From September 20 onwards, you are welcome to come meditate at Dechen Chöling on Friday evenings between 8 and 9 p.m. All are welcome! We will be in the Château […]
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Yoga Nidra on Wednesday nights!
As of September 18, Pierre-Yves Monfrais will be offering an introduction to the practice of yoga nidra at Dechen Chöling every Wednesday, with one session at 6 pm and another […]