Public Program
Personal Retreat
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
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
[Online] White Magic: Winter & Contemplative Photography
with John McQuade
Module 4: Exploring the Noble Truths - Part 2
with Jean Marie Robbins, Mark Nowakowski and Rhea Colmar
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 […]
[Online] Meditation, the Path of Caring, Curiosity and Courage
with Christine Heming
Wake Up, DDL! April 15-26
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Spring Renewal Retreat: Exploring Eco-Embodiment as Path to Belonging & Resilience
with Josée-Ann Cloutier
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Participants are invited to learn and experience a guided thermal cycle-- immersions of hot and cold for all levels of practice, along with community sauna, cleansing plant and tree rituals, and elemental connection, all supporting integration and community as practice. We will enjoy wholesome, healthy meals, explore a nearby waterfall, and honour the pure water of the land by taking it in.
Mandala of the Empowered Feminine
with Susan Lorraine and Friends
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
Tatamagouche, NS, Canada
Limitless Gate Qigong Levels 1/2, 3 & 4
with Donna MacKenzie and Suzann Duquette
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. Donna Mackenzie will lead Levels 1-3, Suzann Duquette will lead Level 4. Register for each level or as a bundle.
Limitless Gate Qigong Level 1/2
with Donna MacKenzie
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 […]
Approaching Mahamudra: A Weekend Meditation Retreat
with Richard John
The Doha of Dudjom Lingpa & the Practice of Chöd
with Anam Thubten Rinpoche
Save the Date The Doha of Dudjom Lingpa and the Practice of Chöd August 8 - 13 During this 5-day retreat, Rinpoche will teach on the Doha of Dudjom Lingpa and the practice of Chöd. Rinpoche feels strongly that Dudjom Lingpa’s teachings are the right medicine for us in this chaotic age, which holds great […]
The Oxherding Retreat
with Sarah Bender, Roshi
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada