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.

Set-up Week: Work, Rest & Community

April 18 - 27, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Bring your energy to Dorje Denma Ling for a week, weekend, or day of work and practice to wake up DDL for the 2025 season! Staff and community join together in the spring to prepare for the upcoming season. All willing workers are welcome -- there's more than enough to do, your talents and skills are needed. We host volunteers for free, feed them well-- and they receive Program Credit!

[Online]: The Six Realms: Exploring Emotional Patterns and How to Get Unstuck

with Rhea Colmar, Pamela Bothwell and Daniel Nguyen

April 24 - June 5, 2025
Online at Dorje Denma Ling
Join us for a seven-week exploration of the Six Realms

Free Information Session: A Spiritual Approach to Healing

with Alain Beauregard

April 29, 2025
Online

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.

Spring Renewal Retreat: Exploring Eco-Embodiment as Path to Belonging & Resilience

with Josée-Ann Cloutier

May 9 - 11, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

When we attune to nature’s rhythms, renewal unfolds. Through movement, stillness, and deep listening, we cultivate resilience, connection, and balance.…]

Walking the Path of Recovery: Buddhism & the 12 Steps

with Margaret Jones Callahan and Brian Callahan

May 13 - 18, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
One's Dharma path and recovery path complement each other and work together to support and deepen sobriety. Buddhism and the 12 Steps each offer a template or method for personal, spiritual journey. Previous experience with meditation is not necessary, nor is experience with the 12 Step recovery method. Mindfulness practices and contemplations will be supported with meditation instruction, discussion, mindfulness-based journaling and art, contemplation.

Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind: Qigong Levels 1/2

with Donna MacKenzie

May 23 - 25, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Register now and get CAD $50.00 off the program price. Offer valid until Apr 4, 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.…]

Unconditional Beauty – When Heart, Mind, and Eye Meet

with Tejumo Ogouma

June 13 - 15, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

Ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arranging - can convey emotions, tell a story, or spark a sense of wonder. Join Tejumo Ogouma to discover and delve into the magic of Ikebana and what makes it a compelling art form. In the beautiful natural surroundings of Dorje Denma Ling, we will explore the intersection of meditation practice and creativity. […]

The Shape of Awake®: Meditation and the Alexander Technique

with Hope Martin

June 20 - 26, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

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..

The Shape of Awake®: Weekend

with Hope Martin

June 20 - 22, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

In this weekend workshop, Hope Martin, a master teacher of the Alexander Technique, will help you discover ease and non-striving in meditation and other activities. Her hands-on work makes subtle adjustments to the head, neck and back to help you access an effortless, balanced posture - both light and grounded.

The Five Wisdoms: Navigating the Energies of Your Life

with Irini Rockwell

June 27 - 30, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling

We all have our own style and our own particular nature. We can’t avoid it. The enlightened expression of yourself is in accord with your inherent nature.  — Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche Join us to Explore the Yogic Practice of the Five Wisdom Energies The Five Wisdom Energies—also known as the Five Buddha Families—shape how we […]

Mila and Machig: Spontaneous Songs of the Yogis and Yoginis

with Robyn Trail

June 27 - 29, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Register now and get CAD $50.00 off the program price. Offer valid until May 9, 2025.

Explore the brilliance of the  spontaneous utterances from the men and women who traversed the Buddhist yogic path in India and Tibet. Experience the mix of open meditation, music, movement, outdoors, and other connections  to the dance of energy that continually expresses itself in life.

[Hybrid] A Spiritual Approach to Healing Retreat

with Alain Beauregard

July 11 - 16, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Book now for the retreat and get $100 off. Early Bird Discount valid until May 24, 2025.

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]: A Spiritual Approach to Healing

with Alain Beauregard

July 11 - 16, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Book now for the retreat and get $50 off. Early Bird Discount valid until May 24, 2025.

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.

Radical Awakening: A Residential Retreat on the Sharp Vajra of Awareness Tantra

with Anam Thubten Rinpoche

July 22 - 27, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Join Anam Thubten Rinpoche for an immersive 5-day retreat inspired by his book, The Voice of the Primordial Buddha. Step away from daily distractions to engage in meditation, reflection, and teachings that nurture inner stillness and clarity. Open to all levels of experience, this retreat offers a supportive space for spiritual growth and self-discovery.

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.

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.

Kyudo: The Way of the Bow 2025

with Kanjuro Shibata Sensei XXI

September 18 - 21, 2025
Dorje Denma Ling
Book now and get CAD $50.00 off listed prices. Offer valid until Jun 14, 2025.

Join us for a 3-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 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

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 7, 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 21, 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.