Programs Open to Everyone

May 23 - May 30 Our newly planted garden needs protection, so we are building a fence and need your help. We host volunteer workers for free, feed them well, and give them 1:1 program fee credit.

Ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arranging - can convey emotions, tell a story, or spark a sense of wonder. Join Tejumo Ogouma to discover and delve into the magic of Ikebana and what makes it a compelling art form. In the beautiful natural surroundings of Dorje Denma Ling, we will explore the intersection of meditation practice and creativity. […]

Discover how to be fully present and at ease in your body. This will transform your practice and your life! This experiential retreat offers a safe, supportive and caring environment to learn about and befriend yourself, and to deepen your meditation practice. Learning to be more embodied, to let go of excessive tension and allow your nervous system to settle, provides a powerful foundation for navigating the challenges of this time of uncertainty and change..

Explore the brilliance of the  spontaneous utterances from the men and women who traversed the Buddhist yogic path in India and Tibet. Experience the mix of open meditation, music, movement, outdoors, and other connections  to the dance of energy that continually expresses itself in life.

We all have our own style and our own particular nature. We can’t avoid it. The enlightened expression of yourself is in accord with your inherent nature.  — Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Join us to Explore the Yogic Practice of the Five Wisdom Energies The Five Wisdom Energies—also known as the Five Buddha Families—shape how we experience the world, how we relate to others, and how we express our inherent nature. They are presence, clarity, richness, passion, and activity with an infinity of combinations making us all a unique blend. When they manifest as wisdom, they bring brilliance, intelligence, and effectiveness.…

Path of Warriorship: Brave and Clear Shambhala Training Levels II & III "The point of Shambhala Training is to get out of the cocoon, which is the shyness and aggression in which we have wrapped ourselves… A Shambhala warrior is someone who is brave enough not to give in to the aggression and contradictions … who is able to step out of the cocoon--that very comfortable cocoon that he or she is trying to sleep in." Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

Join Anam Thubten Rinpoche for an immersive 5-day retreat inspired by his book, The Voice of the Primordial Buddha. Step away from daily distractions to engage in meditation, reflection, and teachings that nurture inner stillness and clarity. Open to all levels of experience, this retreat offers a supportive space for spiritual growth and self-discovery.

Retreat is a potent way to deepen in the practice of meditation. In this month-long group retreat (dathün), students will develop a deep familiarity with Shamatha-Vipashyana meditation, which can help us to make friends with ourselves and our circumstances, and re-discover our fundamental awake nature. […]

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.

Join us for a 3-day weekend of 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 Kanjuro Shibata Sensei, kyudo master and the XXIst heir to the title of onyumishi, the emperor’s bowmaker.

When body is relaxed and peaceful, energy will flow. When mind is still, it will embrace qi and strengthen the body. In the Chinese arts of health and longevity, qigong simultaneously cultivates a peaceful body and a peaceful mind.…]

Like a beam of light passing through a prism, our true nature expresses itself as a magical display of colours, emotions, qualities and wisdoms. The mandala is a symbol, an archetype, inviting us to return to the wholeness within separation, and the wisdom within confusion. It invites us into healing, playfulness and joy. Please join us for a feast of practice and community, as we deepen our shared understanding and experience of refuge.