Featured Events
Support Dorje Denma Ling
Open Dates
We appreciate your generosity towards Dorje Denma Ling-- your practice center! Whether you are donating towards our operating costs, a special project, or our scholarship fund, it helps secure the future of Dorje Denma Ling. Please contact your program's coordinator about heart gifts for a teacher. Thank you! ~Dorje Denma Ling
Vajrayogini Amending Fire Offering Repeaters
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.
Being Alone Together: A Teacher-Supported Personal Retreat, July 24 - 31
with T. Tavita Martinez and Mark Nowakowski
Flexible Dates
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Whether you are seeking time for a personal retreat, wishing to deepen your existing practice, make progress with your Ngöndro, or simply enjoy a few quiet days of contemplative activity, this retreat offers the space and flexibility to support you wherever you are on your path.
Fully Being Meditation Retreat
with Adam Kane
July 1 - 5, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Fully Being — A path of awareness, healing and insight
We are fortunate to welcome Adam Kane, Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s primary translator and a senior Fully Being facilitator, for a 4-day meditation retreat at Dorje Denma Ling.
Fully Being draws on Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s uniquely accessible approach to practice — one that helps us cultivate a grounded body, a warm and open heart, and a clear, steady mind. These teachings are practical and direct, inviting us to meet our experience as it is and to integrate meditation into daily life.
We are fortunate to welcome Adam Kane, Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s primary translator and a senior Fully Being facilitator, for a 4-day meditation retreat at Dorje Denma Ling.
Fully Being draws on Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s uniquely accessible approach to practice — one that helps us cultivate a grounded body, a warm and open heart, and a clear, steady mind. These teachings are practical and direct, inviting us to meet our experience as it is and to integrate meditation into daily life.
The Art of Being Human: a Meditation in Action Retreat
with Robyn Traill
July 10 - 14, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
You are warmly invited to join our Community Retreat at Dorje Denma Ling: mornings immersed in The Art of Being Human teachings and meditation practice, and afternoons working alongside the Dorje Denma Ling staff.
Walking the Path of Peace
with T. Tavita Martinez and Mark Nowakowski
July 24 - 31, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
In turbulent times, how do we meet the world with peace?
Walking the Path of Peace is a retreat grounded in the teachings of the Buddha, bringing together meditation, contemplation, movement, talks, and lively discussion. Together we'll explore how genuine peace can arise in the midst of uncertainty and confusion.
Dropping into the Awareness Zone
with Anam Thubten Rinpoche
August 8 - 13, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
During this residential meditation retreat, Anam Thubten will offer teachings on a doha—a song of realization—by Dudjom Lingpa, along with guided meditation. Together we will explore the possibility of opening and stretching the boundaries of our consciousness, discovering a deeper clarity of mind in this age of confusion.
Mahamudra Retreat: Pointing Out the Dharmakaya
with Andy Karr and Scott Wellenbach
August 27 - September 7, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Register by Jul 27, 2026 and receive CAD $90.00 off.
Vajrayana practitioners are warmly invited to join retreat leaders Andy Karr and Scott Wellenbach for an advanced, 10-day Mahamudra retreat. To guide our practice, we will use the shamatha and vipashyana meditation instructions from the ninth Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje’s Pointing Out the Dharmakaya, translated by the Vajravairochana Translation Committee at the request of the late Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche, for use in the three-year retreat at Gampo Abbey.
Kyudo: The Way of the Bow
with Max Baltin and Sam West
September 3 - 7, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off. Offer valid until Jul 4, 2026.
Join us for a 4-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 Sam West, 'Somo' of Kozan Kyudojo.
The Shape of Awake®: Meditation and the Alexander technique
with Hope Martin
September 25 - 30, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Book now and get CAD $100.00 off. Offer valid until Jul 26, 2026.
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.
Embodied Listening®
with Hope Martin
October 2 - 5, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Book now and get CAD $50.00 off. Offer valid until Aug 2, 2026.
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.
[Hybrid] Kalapa Conference 2026: Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of the Arrival of the Ashe
October 23 - 28, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Or Online
October 25, 2026, marks the 50-year anniversary of the manifestation of the Ashe in the Dorje Dradul’s mind stream. To celebrate this occasion, the Kalapa Study Group is hosting a 5-day intensive practice and study retreat.
The Wisdom Weapon of Compassion: Vajrakilaya - Five-Week Retreat
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.
Diamond Sky Dancer -- Vajrayogini Retreat
with Adrienne Chang and Mark Nowakowski
October 29 - November 8, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Register by Aug 29, 2026 and receive CAD $130.00 off.
You are warmly invited to join us for nine days of meditation. We will be practicing and studying your sadhana in the circle of the sky, surrounded by earth, water, fire, and all the elements.
Adrienne and Mark will lead us in the practice, and point out some things they have learned along the way. There will be one daily teaching on the view and practice with lively and provocative discussions.
We welcome both fresh and seasoned yoginis. The teachings will adjust to whoever is attending.