Public Program

(Online) New Moon Sadhana of Mahamudra Practice

Open Dates
Online
You are invited to join the Dorje Denma Ling staff online for the New Moon Sadhana of Mahamudra each month from May to November.

Uplifting Dorje Denma Ling -- July Volunteering

Flexible Dates
Dorje Denma Ling
[June 15 - July 13] As is customary at Dorje Denma Ling, we schedule a work gatherings to help us uplift the spaces for the summer program season. All willing workers are welcome -- there's more than enough to do, and jobs available that will suit all talents and skills.

In-House Retreats

Flexible Dates
Dorje Denma Ling

Dorje Denma Ling offers space for individual and small group retreats during the program season, as accommodations allow. In 2025, the season runs from May 1 to December 15.

[Online] Heaven and Earth: Contemplative Landscape Photography

with John McQuade

July 27 - September 21, 2025
Online at Dorje Denma Ling
This contemplative photography Landscape course explores landscapes from an Eastern contemplative art orientation rather than the traditional Western scenic approach. The contemplative landscape way gives emphasis to visual forms, space and a sensibility of stillness rather than the conventional landscape formats of dramatic effect.

A Month of Meditation: Shamatha-Vipashyana Datun

with June Crow

August 1 - 31, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

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. […]

A Week of Meditation: Shamatha-Vipashyana Weekthun 1

with June Crow

August 1 - 9, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

Retreat is a potent way to deepen in the practice of meditation. In this week-long group retreat (weekthün), 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. […]

Two Weeks of Meditation: Shamatha-Vipashyana Half-Datun

with June Crow

August 1 - 17, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

Retreat is a potent way to deepen in the practice of meditation. In this two-week group retreat (half-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. […]

A Week, Two Weeks, or a Month of Meditation: Datun Landing Page

with June Crow

August 1 - 31, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

Retreat is a potent way to deepen in the practice of meditation. In this 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. […]

A Week of Meditation: Shamatha-Vipashyana Weekthun 2

with June Crow

August 9 - 17, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

Retreat is a potent way to deepen in the practice of meditation. In this week-long group retreat (weekthün), 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. […]

Limitless Gate Taoism: Qigong Gathering and Level 1/2 Review Session

with Donna MacKenzie

August 10, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

This is an open invitation to all who have completed Limitless Gate Qigong Level 1/2 to gather and re-acquaint, and to review and practice the forms of Qigong Level 1/2. We will meet at noon for a hearty lunch, with time to socialize and wander the Dorje Denma Ling land before our review session from 2-4pm./p>

A Week of Meditation: Shamatha-Vipashyana Weekthun 3

with June Crow

August 17 - 24, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

Retreat is a potent way to deepen in the practice of meditation. In this week-long group retreat (weekthün), 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®

with Hope Martin

September 5 - 7, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
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.

[ONLINE] The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Glimpses of Awakening

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

September 11, 2025 - April 9, 2026
Full program or Individual Modules.

The Tibetan Buddhist Path Glimpses of Awakening Through the Three Yanas Fall 2025 to Spring 2026 • Live Online Take your seat on the path of wakefulness. Based on the Teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche This online program begins with the Hinayana, the first of the three yanas or "vehicles" of the Buddhist path. Yana […]

The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Glimpses of Awakening Full Program Registration

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

September 11, 2025 - April 9, 2026
Full program or Individual Modules.

This is the page to register for the Full Program-- all four modules, which includes a discounted rate and four 20-minute meetings with an instructor. The Tibetan Buddhist Path Glimpses of Awakening Through the Three Yanas Fall 2025 to Spring 2026 • Live Online Take your seat on the path of wakefulness. Based on the […]

Kyudo: The Way of the Bow 2025

with Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

September 18 - 21, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

Join us for a 3-day weekend of Kyudo Intensive. This program is open to 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.

The Three Pillars of Self-Care: An Enhanced Qigong Retreat (Level 1-2) with Taoist Meditation & Lifestyle Practices | Special Talk with Eva Wong on Zoom

with Donna MacKenzie

October 26 - 31, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Register now and get CAD $50.00 off the program price. Offer valid until Sep 10, 2025.

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.…]

Finding Refuge in the Mandala of the Five Wisdoms

with Susan Lorraine

November 20 - 23, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Register now and get CAD $50.00 off the program price. Offer valid until Aug 31, 2025.

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.

Module 4: The Path to Liberation

with Jean Marie Robbins, Mark Nowakowski and Rhea Colmar

March 5 - April 9, 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 to living with clarity and purpose. We also […]