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Program ScheduleYear-round
Meditation instruction available
Year-round, self-directed, individual meditation retreats for all levels of practice.
May 1 - May 11, 2008
May 3 - May 9, 2008
Acharya Jeremy Hayward and Mary Campbell
A study of the social and political aspects of the Shambhala teachings. Participants will receive instruction in the practice The Windhorse of Authentic Presence: Arousing the Confidence of Warrior-King Gesar, written especially for graduates of Warrior Assembly by Sakyong Mipham.
May 17 - May 24, 2008
Joe Litven and Margaret Jones Callahan
The final three levels of the Shambhala Training Heart of Warriorship program. Join us for one or two levels, or all three.
May 30 - June 3, 2008
Earn $25/day in program credit for Dorje Denma Ling programs, by helping us to set up and prepare for the summer season. You will be able to join in our daily schedule of meditation and work, eat good food, and enjoy being part of the resident community.
June 6 - June 8, 2008
Mary Campbell and Ivan Drouin
The practice of mindfulness, simply paying attention to one's state of mind at the moment, is increasingly being acknowledged to be beneficial in the treatment of many health problems from chronic pain, stress and depression to attention deficit, obsessive compulsive and eating disorders. This weekend we will engage the practice and discuss how we may put it to use personally and professionally. Mary Campbell is a meditation instructor and teacher within the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, an instructor in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and a Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Capital District Mental Health Program in Halifax. Ivan Drouin is a meditation instructor in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, participated in professional training programs at the Centre for Mindfulness of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, is a Registered Psychologist and Manager of Mental Health Services at the Colchester East Hants Health Authority in Truro.
June 13 - June 15, 2008
Shari Vogler and Dr Paul McIntyre
"What we are doing is freeing, giving our hospitality to let the person go." - Chogyam Trungpa. What does it take to be with people as they approach death. This weekend we will explore ways to be hospitable in the face of death; how to be present; develop mindful speech, and provide comfort.
Shari Vogler has been a practitioner and teacher of mindfulness in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition for over 30 years. She is a trained and practicing nurse and has extensive experience with hospice work. Dr Paul McIntyre has been a practitioner of Shambhala Buddhism for over 20 years and is currently Director of the Palliative Care Unit at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halfiax.
June 20 - June 22, 2008
Zane deNoncourt
Sheng Zhen Qigong is a modern version of the ancient wisdom for self-healing. The intention is for self-healing: to relax the body, calm the emotions and open the heart. As you practice the gentle flowing movements, the body loosens its habitual holding patterns, allowing qi to build and move freely, freeing up blockages and thus lifting the spirit. The view is one of primordial wholeness, inter-connectedness and Oneness. The teaching includes Laughing Qigong, and both Standing and Sitting forms Qigong. Zane deNoncourt has been a practitioner of Shambhala Buddhist meditation for 30 years, studying under Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Ani Pema Chodron. She has studied Qigong under Master Li Jen Feng and is a certified teacher in Sheng Zhen Qigong. For general information about Sheng Zhen Qigong see www.shengzhen.org.
June 6 - June 22, 2008
Mary Campbell and Ivan Drouin; Shari Vogler and Dr Paul McIntyre; Zane deNoncourt
Combine two or three of the healing weekends: Mindfulness and Healing, Greeting Death with Mindfulness, and Sheng Zhen Qigong. See above for full descriptions of these weekends. Between the weekends, you will be welcome to stay on at Dorje Denma Ling and join the on-going community life or do a private retreat. Individual meditation instruction will be available.
June 15 - June 25, 2008
June 28 - July 13, 2008
July 19 - July 27, 2008
Geoff Crinean
An introduction to mindfulness practice, a opportunity to deepen your understanding of how to carry the practice into daily life, and a glimpse of the Shambhala vision of enlightened society. The program begins with Shambhala Training Level 1 on July 19 (evening) and July 20. If you have already attended a Shambhala Training Level 1 you can join us on July 20 (evening) and this program will provide an excellent opportunity to go further in bringing mindfulness practice into your whole life. Geoff Crinean has been a practitioner and teacher in Shambhala Buddhism for thirty years. After working in nuclear physics, computer programming and development, and consulting in the oil & natural gas industry, Geoff is now a business and life coach. He has clients who are CEO's, entrepreneurs, executives, artists, writers, and business owners.
August 2 - August 9, 2008
Dawn Carson and others
Enjoy a precious opportunity to celebrate our extended community of families and to practice together while experiencing the beauty of the North Shore. Be sure to register early for Family Camp and participate in this unrivaled environment of openness and mindfulness as a family. Bring the grandparents, a family friend, your nephew-take the opportunity to gather together and enjoy the qualities of sweet summer life. In the mornings there will be engaging programs for children while parents and other family members have time for meditation practice, study, relaxation, contemplative walks, etc. In the afternoons and evenings there will be both structured and spontaneous family activities: go to the beach, visit a local farm, fly kites, enjoy supervised evening campfires, singing and games. This is a remarkable opportunity to take time together, away from the regular pressures of our lives, and allow love and joy to envelope us. Tell your friends about Family Camp - a strong and spiritual, but non-religious, space to play and learn with other families. Please register now to allow for more comprehensive program planning and offerings.
August 10 - August 18, 2008
Timothy Walker and Jan Cressman
In this Contemplative retreat program, we will explore the five wisdom energies that play a central role in Tibetan Tantric Buddhism. These wisdom energies are also associated with the five elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space, which are primordial archetypes of healing and transformation in practically all of the world's sacred wisdom traditions. We will explore how these subtle energies are associated with the life force and healing on all levels of body, mind and spirit. We will have an opportunity to embody these energies using the Maitri Space awareness practice developed by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. We will combine this practice with sitting meditation, talks, discussions, study, yoga, chi gong and numerous artistic and theatrical exercises to further deepen and provoke insights into one's own unique experience of these powerful forces of healing and transformation.
August 26 - September 1, 2008
September 2 - September 10, 2008
September 11 - September 16, 2008
September 21 - September 28, 2008
TBA
The Tiger Series is the first course in the new four part program for beginning students. The four courses were designed by the Sakyong, Mipham Rinpoche to be an introduction to the Shambhala Buddhist path in which the Buddhist and Shambhala teachings are unified into a single path. The Tiger Series begins with Shambhala Training Level Two and continues with six more classes. Each course will explore the qualities of the dignities of Shambhala, embodied in the mythological animals, Tiger, Lion, Garuda and Dragon. We will also look at the obstacles to manifesting those dignities in ourselves, and how to apply the dignities in our daily life. The program will include talks, discussions, individual meditation interviews and instruction on a windhorse practice written especially for the Tiger series. This program will also qualify as a weekthun.
October 3 - October 5, 2008
October 9 - October 13, 2008
Earn $25/day in program credit for Dorje Denma Ling programs, by helping us batten down the hatches for winter, enjoy our daily schedule of practice and work, eat lots of good food, and be a part of our resident community. We will celebrate Thanksgiving on Sunday, October 12.
October 24 - October 31, 2008
Alice Haspray and Martin Janowitz
Join us for one or two levels or all three.
October 24 - October 26, 2008
October 31 - November 2, 2008
Warrior General Martin Janowitz
Come and join us for study, practice and celebration in the profound and brilliant vision of the Kingdom of Shambbhala
November 8 - December 6, 2008
November 8 - November 22, 2008
December 7 - December 14, 2008
TBA
The Lion Series is the second course in the new four part program for beginning students. The four courses were designed by the Sakyong, Mipham Rinpoche to be an introduction to the Shambhala Buddhist path in which the Buddhist and Shambhala teachings are unified into a single path. The Lion Series begins with Shambhala Training Level Three and continues with six more classes. Each course will explore the qualities of the dignities of Shambhala, embodied in the mythological animals, Tiger, Lion, Garuda and Dragon. We will also look at the obstacles to manifesting those dignities in ourselves, and how to apply the dignities in our daily life. The program will include talks, discussions, individual meditation interviews and instruction on a windhorse practice written especially for the Lion series. This course will also qualify for a weekthŸn.
December 26 - January 1, 2008
$455
An annual tradition. Shamatha, Werma and Ngondro practitioners are warmly invited to join us in this simple celebratory retreat during the holiday break. Shamatha, December 26 - January 1.
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