Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Advanced
With: Max Baltin
Kyudo intensive for advanced Kyudo practitioners.
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July
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Kyudo: The Way of the Bow – Open to all
With: Max Baltin
Open to all - a living tradition of contemplative archery.
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Family Camp and Rites of Passage
With: Achim Schlage, Sylvie Deraime
For families, single parents, and children aged from 3-10.
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August
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Refuge Vow Ceremony
With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell
Dechen Chöling offers a Buddhist refuge vow ceremony, with Barbara Märtens and John Rockwell. This is open to everyone who would like to take the refuge vow. The ceremony will be in English.
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Dathün – FIRST TWO WEEKS
With: John Rockwell, Barbara Märtens
Register here if you would like to join this month-long meditation retreat for the first two weeks only. Open to all.
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September
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Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony
With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell
Dechen Chöling offers a bodhisattva vow ceremony, with Barbara Märtens and John Rockwell. The ceremony will be in English.
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August
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Dathün – LAST TWO WEEKS
With: Barbara Märtens, John Rockwell
Register here if you would like to join this month-long meditation retreat for the last two weeks only. Open to all.
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Dathün – A Month of Meditation
With: John Rockwell, Barbara Märtens
Dive into a month of intensive group meditation and discover your own wisdom. A unique and transformative experience open to all.
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September
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Sunday Meditation for All
With: Catherine Eveillard
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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Deeper Resources for Action: An Ecodharma Gathering
With: Adam Lobel, Gee Guhyapati
This gathering will support us to draw on the powerful resources of mind, heart, and earth to empower grounded, resilient, and effective action for ecological justice and social transformation.
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Kado-Ikebana Instructor Training 2026
With: Marcia Shibata
This teacher’s training continues to cultivate a mind/heart that is always open. The programme is by invitation only.
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October
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Sunday Meditation for All
With: Catherine Eveillard
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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Shine and Store – summer take down week in Dechen Chöling
Come and join us for a week of practice and volunteer work at Dechen Chöling to help prepare our beautiful center for the winter season ahead.
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Aikido and Meditation
With: Ivan Tröscher, Jörg Kretzschmar
In this program we bring together the living traditions of Aikido with the Shambhala “warrior” meditation tradition introduced in the West by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
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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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Maitri: Transforming confusion into wisdom
With: Tessa Racine
Let us explore the teachings of the five wisdoms to see how we can balance them in our lives and transform confusion into wisdom. Open to all, no meditation experience necessary.
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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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Dance is every moment: Moving in relational practice
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. Open to All.
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The Art of Being Human – Shambhala Training Level 1
With: Elizabeth Anscutter, Franck Le Naourèse
An introductory weekend to meditation. Corresponds to Level 1 of the Shambhala Training - open to all!
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Less Screen, More Life
A Retreat for Meditation, Nature and Digital Wellbeing.
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December
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Sunday Meditation for All
With: Tessa Racine
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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Warrior in the World – Shambhala Training Level 3
With: Catherine Eveillard
Our greater capacity for gentle self-examination leads us to want to emerge from our cocoon. We become more fearless and desire to approach the world more directly in all our activities. Taught in French (translation upon request).
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Into the Turning: A winter meditation and writing retreat
With: Amy Hollowell
Step out of your busy daily life and into deep silence and creative contemplation at the turning of the year. Open to all.
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February
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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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Birth of the warrior – Shambhala Training Level 2 – Open to All
With: Tessa Racine
Having experienced a taste of basic goodness in Level 1, we want to go forward. Meditation practice allows us to observe how we create a cocoon of habit. Taught in French (translation upon request).
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August
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Meditation Instructor and Teacher Training
With: Sabine Rolf, Janet Solyntjes
Shambhala Europe and Dechen Chöling are very happy to announce a Meditation Instructor and Teacher Training, co-taught by Sabine Rolf and Janet Solyntjes.
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