Public Program

Module 1: The Foundation

with Jean Marie Robbins, Mark Nowakowski and Rhea Colmar

Open Dates

Module 1: The Foundation Shamatha & Vipashyana • Fall 2025 The live offering for this class is past, you may still sign up and access the recordings. “The practice of meditation is not a matter of trying to achieve ecstasy, spiritual bliss, or tranquility, but simply to see things as they are.” — Chögyam Trungpa […]

Module 2: Refining Your Meditation

with Daniel Nguyen, Pamela Bothwell and Emilia Volz

Open Dates

Module 2: Refining Your Meditation The Four Foundations of Mindfulness • Fall 2025 “The basic work of mindfulness is to be present with our bodies.” — Chögyam Trungpa Module 2 was live until December 11, 2025. You can still sign up and access the recordings. This module focuses on deepening the stability and clarity of […]

Personal Retreat

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.

The Healing Power of the Mind – How to Transform Suffering into Strength (ONLINE)

with Alain Beauregard

Flexible Dates
ONLINE

This event has been moved to an Online Only format. According to some spiritual traditions, serious illnesses like cancer can be a wakeup call. When we look at some of the deeper aspects of our being – such as spirituality, and decide to radically change the way we have been living so far, it may be possible to heal our entire being.

[Online] The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Glimpses of Awakening

with Daniel Nguyen, Emilia Volz, Jean Marie Robbins, Mark Nowakowski, Pamela Bothwell, Rhea Colmar and Molly DeShong

January 8 - February 12, 2026
Full program or Individual Modules. Module 3 starts January 8, previous module recordings are available.
The Tibetan Buddhist Path Glimpses of Awakening Year 1: September 2025 to May 2026

• Module 3 begins live on January 8

• Live Online Recordings for each module are available after the live class. Join anytime

Take your seat on the path of wakefulness.

[Online] White Magic: Winter & Contemplative Photography

with John McQuade

February 15 - March 15, 2026
This online course takes winter itself as the ground of practice. Rather than using the season as a theme or mood, we meet it directly through perception. Light, texture, stillness, and ordinary appearances become the material of contemplative photography.

Module 4: Exploring the Noble Truths - Part 2

with Jean Marie Robbins, Mark Nowakowski and Rhea Colmar

March 5 - April 9, 2026

Module 4: Confusion and Awakening Spring 2026 “The path is the goal.” — Chögyam Trungpa This final module completes the arc of the foundational path. We revisit suffering and its origin, and begin to understand cessation not as an idea but as an experience. From here, we explore the eightfold path as a practical guide […]

Mandala of the Empowered Feminine

with Susan Lorraine and Friends

May 12 - 18, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
Register before Mar 12, 2026 and receive CAD $80.00 off the program fee.
In this retreat, we will meet the dakinis—the dynamic, free, wise, compassionate, and sometimes fierce energies that dance within open awareness. Dakini literally means “sky dancer.”

Our main practice will be the Mandala of the Five Wisdom Dakinis. Lama Tsultrim will join our retreat remotely, to formally introduce the practice.

Limitless Gate Qigong Levels 1 - 4 May 2026

with Donna MacKenzie and Suzann Duquette

May 22 - 28, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
Register before Mar 22, 2026 and receive a CAD $140.00 discount.

Xiantianwujimen is a Taoist lineage that specializes in using qigong to simultaneously cultivate and transform body and mind. Techniques favored by this lineage include self-massage, tendon-changing, calisthenics, marrow washing, and breath regulation. Register for each level or as a bundle.

Limitless Gate Qigong Level 1 & 2

with Donna MacKenzie

May 22 - 24, 2026
Register before Mar 22, 2026 and receive a CAD $50.00 discount.

Limitless Gate Qigong Level 1 & 2 Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind 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. Physical health and mental well-being […]