Program Listings


Solo Retreat Opportunities for July and August, 2021

Flexible Dates
Dorje Denma Ling
Dorje Denma Ling is pleased to offer individual retreat opportunities for June and July, 2021.

Shambhala Meditation Weekthün 2021

With Tom Bell, Senior Teacher

August 14 - 21, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Retreat is a potent way to deepen in the practice of meditation. In this week of group retreat (weekthün), we will explore Shambhala Meditation, the felt personal experience of our humanity. This program will also include gentle physical activity, talks, silence, individual and group instruction and discussion. This weekthün is open to all; […]

(Online) Five Wisdom Energies: Understanding the Feminine and Masculine of Who We Are

With Irini Rockwell

August 21 - 28, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
The Five Wisdoms, also referred to as the Five Buddha Families, are traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings relevant to these challenging times. The energies are a vehicle for self-discovery and a tool for working with others in everyday life, both personally and professionally. […]

Five Wisdom Energies: Understanding the Feminine and Masculine of Who We Are

With Irini Rockwell

August 21 - 28, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
The Five Wisdoms, also referred to as the Five Buddha Families, are traditional Tibetan Buddhist teachings relevant to these challenging times. The energies are a vehicle for self-discovery and a tool for working with others in everyday life, both personally and professionally. […]

Vajrayogini Amending the Mantra Fire Offering

With Mark Nowakowski

September 2 - 12, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
A fire offering to correct any mistakes that we have made during the mantra recitation of sadhana practice, so that we are more open to receiving ultimate siddhi.

Kyudo: The Way of the Bow 2021

With Sam West, 'Somo' of Kozan Kyudojo

September 3 - 5, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Join us for a weekend Kyudo Intensive. This program is open to both new and experienced Kyudo students. "Through Kyudo one can learn to live beyond hope and fear, how to be" -Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche This program will be taught by Sam West, 'Somo' of Kozan Kyudojo.

(Online) Chöd Practice and Training: Severing Attachments to Obstacles 2021

With Kristine McCutcheon

September 10 - 12, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Chöd is a Mahayana practice compiled, realized and transmitted by the 11th century yogini Machik Lapdron. The practice brings together the teachings on selflessness and great compassion with very specific meditation methods.[…]

Chöd Training & Practice: Severing Attachments to Obstacles 2021

With Kristine McCutcheon

September 10 - 12, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Chöd is a Mahayana practice compiled, realized and transmitted by the 11th century yogini Machik Lapdron. The practice brings together the teachings on selflessness and great compassion with very specific meditation methods.[…]

(Online) Knowing What Has Been Pointed Out

With Acharya Richard John

September 17 - 24, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
The key to all mahamudra and dzogchen practice and realization is the transmission of the nature of mind by the guru. Having received that, the vajrayana path is based on the student's understanding, recognizing, and becoming familiar with that which has been pointed out. […]

Knowing What Has Been Pointed Out

With Acharya Richard John

September 17 - 24, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
The key to all mahamudra and dzogchen practice and realization is the transmission of the nature of mind by the guru. Having received that, the vajrayana path is based on the student's understanding, recognizing, and becoming familiar with that which has been pointed out. […]

(Online) Chariot of Mahamudra Weekend Retreat 2021

With Acharya Richard John

September 17 - 19, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Mahamudra, the "great symbol," is among the most profound traditions of vajrayana Buddhism, but it is also extremely simple and direct. […]

Chariot of Mahamudra Weekend Retreat 2021

With Acharya Richard John

September 17 - 19, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Mahamudra, the "great symbol," is among the most profound traditions of vajrayana Buddhism, but it is also extremely simple and direct. […]

(Online) The Shape of Awake®: Meditation and the Alexander Technique

With Hope Martin

September 25 - 30, 2021
Online
Being upright is not just an arbitrary shape, it’s a perfect expression of meditation itself. In this 5 day meditation retreat, Hope Martin, a Master Teacher of the Alexander Technique, will help you establish ease, non-striving, and a friendly relationship to yourself in meditation and everyday activities.

The Shape of Awake®: Meditation and the Alexander Technique

With Hope Martin

September 25 - 30, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Being upright is not just an arbitrary shape, it’s a perfect expression of meditation itself. In this 5 day meditation retreat, Hope Martin, a Master Teacher of the Alexander Technique, will help you establish ease, non-striving, and a friendly relationship to yourself in meditation and everyday activities.

(Online) The Dorje Dradul’s Director Talks

September 26, 2021 - February 20, 2022
Online
This seminal set of 17 talks by VCTR, recorded in 1978, known as the Shambhala Directors Training program, became the core of the Shambhala Training Graduate Programs, as well as the primer for program Directors at all levels. This course will review VCTR’s original presentation of the Shambhala path and provide a context in which to contemplate our own path.

(Online) Embodied Listening®

With Hope Martin

October 1 - 3, 2021
Online
Embodied Listening® offers a way to move through blockages, challenges and uncertainty by tuning into your most reliable source for guidance — the wisdom of your body.

Embodied Listening®

With Hope Martin

October 1 - 3, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Embodied Listening® offers a way to move through blockages, challenges and uncertainty by tuning into your most reliable source for guidance — the wisdom of your body.

Vajrayogini Enriching Weekend 2021

With Mark Nowakowski

October 1 - 3, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Join us at Dorje Denma Ling for a truly enriching experience. Together we can increase all of our life, merit, prosperity, intellect, confidence, and wisdom of complete liberation. […]

Mahamudra Datun: Cultivating Stillness and Insight

With Elizabeth Callahan, Scott Wellenbach and Nancy Huszagh

October 4 - November 3, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Register now and get CAD $100.00 off the program price. Offer valid until Aug 15, 2021.
When mind is without reference point, that is mahàmudrà. When you are accustomed to and familiar with this, unsurpassable awakening is attained. - Tilopa; Mahàmudrà: The Ocean of Definitive Meaning[…]

Shamatha-Vipashyana Datun Following the Form Taught by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

November 6 - December 5, 2021
Dorje Denma Ling
Retreat is a potent way to deepen in the practice of meditation. In this month-long group retreat (datun), students will develop a deep familiarity with shamatha-vipashyana meditation taught by Shakyamuni Buddha. Shamatha-vipashyana meditation helps us to make friends with ourselves and our circumstances, and re-discover our fundamental awake nature. […]