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!
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April
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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.
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May
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Sunday Meditation for All
A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.
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June
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Sunday Meditation for All
A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.
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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.
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July
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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.
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Festival of the Shambhala Terma
With: Daniele Bollini, Alfonso Taboada, Sabine Rolf, Eve Rosenthal
Join us in a celebration of the precious and profound teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Let us celebrate our profound teachings and strengthen our confidence in contributing to the world in these challenging times.
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Family and Community Camp
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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August
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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.
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Aikido and Mindfulness
With: Ivan Tröscher, Jörg Kretzschmar
In this program we will bring together the living Warrior traditions from the lineage of Aikido practitioners with the Shambhala Warrior culture brought to the west by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Join us for this unique offering.
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September
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The Healing Power of the Mind – How to Transform Suffering into Strength (ONLINE)
With: Alain Beauregard
During this retreat, we will delve into the journey of healing from both a spiritual and emotional viewpoint, drawing on Alain's personal experience of overcoming terminal cancer. How can our mind support our own healing?
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The Healing Power of the Mind – How to Transform Suffering into Strength (ONLAND)
With: Alain Beauregard
During this retreat, we will delve into the journey of healing from both a spiritual and emotional viewpoint, drawing on Alain's personal experience of overcoming terminal cancer. How can our mind support our own healing?
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Sunday Meditation for All
A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.
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October
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Sunday Meditation for All
A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.
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Practicing Relational Presence: Improvisation and Movement Meditation
With: Nita Little
This five-day workshop is for anyone who wishes to deepen their skills of improvisation in daily life, easy movement and relational levels of engagement that will include physical contact. Open to All.
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Maitri: The Five Wisdoms and interpersonal relationships
With: Tessa Racine
An exploration of how the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on the Five Wisdoms can be put into practice in all our interpersonal relationships. Open to all, no meditation experience necessary. Offered in French only.
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Silent Mindfulness Retreat
With: Mathias Pongracz
Open to all who are ready to commit to a transformative week of mindfulness in silence.
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Discover Lucid Dreaming
With: Robert Eckstein
In this immersive lucid dreaming retreat join us for the experience how to transform the third of our lives that we spend asleep by learning how to dream lucidly and develop a nocturnal practice. Open to all!
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November
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Sunday Meditation for All
A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.
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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.
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December
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Sunday Meditation for All
A free programme open to everyone on the first Sunday of each month. The day consists of periods of meditation, talks and group discussions. It is suitable for both beginners and more experienced meditators. Taught in French.
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