Flexible Dates
Dorje Denma Ling
Dorje Denma Ling offers space for individual and small group retreats during the program season, as accommodations allow. Our season typically runs from May to December.
with Kalapa Study Group
April 12 - June 14, 2026
The Kalapa Study Group would like to invite you to join us on a comprehensive review of the Dorje Dradül of Mukpo’s terma texts: The Letter of the Black Ashe, The Letter of the Golden Key which Fulfills Desire, The Letter of the Golden Sun of the Great East, and its auto-commentary, Tiger Lion Garuda Dragon Glory.
with Donna MacKenzie
May 24 - 26, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS
Limitless Gate Qigong Level 3: The Gourd and the Cauldron Chinese Medicine and Qigong enjoy a long history of relationship, mutually influencing each other in their approach to health and longevity. The Gourd is the symbol of Chinese medicine, and the cauldron is the symbol of the Taoist arts of health and longevity. Your introduction […]
with Suzann Duquette
May 26 - 28, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS
Limitless Gate Qigong Level 4: Iron and Silk Strengthening the Body, Cleansing the Internal Organs Iron has the quality of hardness, but tempered by fire, will become soft and flexible, ready to form limitless shapes. Silk has the quality of softness, but when the fibers are woven together, they form the strongest bonds. Qigong 4 […]
with Richard John
June 5 - 14, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Fall, NS
Register by May 5, 2026 and receive CAD $70.00 off the program fee.
This retreat is an opportunity to go beyond conceptual study to direct personal experience, and to recognize and become capable of resting in buddha nature--the essence of mind. In the famous words of Tulku Urgyen, "Short moments many times--there is no other way." The full retreat is open to tantrikas, the first weekend includes Approaching Mahamudra, which is open to all practitioners.
with Mark Nowakowski
June 18 - 28, 2026
Register by May 18, 2026 and receive CAD $90.00 off.
Join Vajrayogini around the hearth to amend any mistakes you may have made during sadhana practice, so you will be more open to receiving siddhi — especially the ultimate siddhi of wisdom.
with Mark Nowakowski
Flexible Dates
Join Vajrayogini around the hearth to amend any mistakes you may have made during sadhana practice, so you will be more open to receiving siddhi — especially the ultimate siddhi of wisdom.
with Loppon Lodro Dorje and Karen Porterfield
October 29 - December 3, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
This fall, Dorje Denma Ling will offer the traditional 32-day Vajrakilaya group retreat, with a concurrent 2-week retreat opportunity for those who would like to begin--or complete--their Vajrakilaya commitment. The retreat also welcomes those who would like to come for intensive practice but not accumulate time or numbers.
with Loppon Lodro Dorje and Karen Porterfield
October 29 - December 3, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Join Loppon Lodro Dorje and Karen Porterfield in this 5-week Vajrakilaya retreat.
The practice of Vajrakilaya is timely. In this time of unusual aggression and chaos in the world, this practice is aimed at addressing just this kind of circumstance. Through this program, participants can complete the Vajrakilaya retreat requirement by time which is specified as 32 days of practice.
