Public Program

[online] Module 4: Exploring the Noble Truths - Part 2

with Jean Marie Robbins, Mark Nowakowski and Rhea Colmar

Open Dates

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] The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Glimpses of Awakening

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

Open Dates
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 4 began live on March 5

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

Take your seat on the path of wakefulness.

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.

[Online] The Healing Power of the Mind – How to Transform Suffering into Strength

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.

Mandala of the Empowered Feminine

with Susan Lorraine and Friends

May 12 - 18, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
Tatamagouche, NS, Canada
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 1/2, 3 & 4

with Donna MacKenzie and Suzann Duquette

May 22 - 28, 2026
Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS

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

May 22 - 24, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS

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

June 5 - 7, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Fall, NS
Register by May 5, 2026 and receive CAD $35.00 off the program fee
This weekend will include in-depth instruction on shamatha and vipashyana. Shamatha, the training in calm abiding and non-distraction, becomes the ability to rest in and stabilize the natural state of mind. Vipashyana expands into the actual wisdom of emptiness, buddha nature itself. This weekend is open to all.

Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence (BTS) Network 2026 Annual Gathering

June 25 - 26, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada

Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence (BTS) Network 2026 Annual Gathering ROOTED IN RESISTANCE, CONTINUING OUR SOLIDARITY BTS is incredibly privileged to have, as  our 2026 Guatemalan guest, exiled Judge Miguel Angel Gálvez, presently based in Costa Rica and a Fellow of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission in Washington. Judge Gálvez is recognized for his leadership and […]

#2Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence 2026 Annual Gathering (Weekend pass)

June 26 - 28, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada

Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence (BTS) Network 2026 Annual Gathering ROOTED IN RESISTANCE, CONTINUING OUR SOLIDARITY BTS is incredibly privileged to have, as  our 2026 Guatemalan guest, exiled Judge Miguel Angel Gálvez, presently based in Costa Rica and a Fellow of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission in Washington. Judge Gálvez is recognized for his leadership and […]

Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence 2026 PUBLIC TALK

with Judge Gálvez

June 26, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada

Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking the Silence (BTS) Network 2026 Annual Gathering ROOTED IN RESISTANCE, CONTINUING OUR SOLIDARITY BTS is incredibly privileged to have, as  our 2026 Guatemalan guest speaker, exiled Judge Miguel Angel Gálvez, presently based in Costa Rica and a Fellow of the Guatemalan Human Rights Commission in Washington. Judge Gálvez is recognized for his leadership […]

Fully Being Meditation Retreat

with Adam Kane

July 1 - 5, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Register by May 1, 2026 and receive CAD $100.00 off the program fee.
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.

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.

[Online] The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Wisdom and Compassion

with Al San Valentin, Andy Karr, Daniel Nguyen, Lynn Friedman, Molly DeShong, Rhea Colmar, Tavita Martinez and Jean Marie Robbins

September 3, 2026 - April 8, 2027
Full program or Individual Modules.
Explore the Mahayana path through four progressive modules: bodhicitta, paramita, lojong, and emptiness. Join the full training or any module, with live sessions and recordings available.

The Oxherding Retreat

with Sarah Bender, Roshi

September 16 - 20, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Register by Jul 17, 2026 and receive CAD $50.00 off the program fee.
The Oxherding series: a 12th-century Zen Buddhist series of drawings and poems which tell an ancient and a modern tale of enlightenment and endarkenment. For four days we’ll immerse ourselves together in silence and conversation, stillness and motion and emerge with hearts and minds refreshed.

The Three Pillars of Self-Care: An Enhanced Qigong Retreat (Level 1/2) with Taoist Meditation & Lifestyle Practices

with Donna MacKenzie

October 15 - 20, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Register by Aug 15, 2026 and receive CAD $100.00 off.

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.…]

Limitless Gate Qigong Level 1 & 2: Peaceful Body, Peaceful Mind

with Donna MacKenzie

October 15 - 17, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Register by Aug 15, 2026 and receive CAD $50.00 off.
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 are closely aligned.

Limitless Gate Qigong Level 3: The Gourd and the Cauldron

with Donna MacKenzie

October 20 - 22, 2026

Dorje Denma Ling
2280 Balmoral Road
The Falls, NS, Canada
Register by Aug 20, 2026 and receive CAD $50.00 off.
Your introduction to the Gourd and the Cauldron begins with Hua Tu Five Animals Qigong, one of the most well-known systems of health practices. In this qigong, the tiger trains tendon strength, the bear trains bone strength, the deer focuses on preserving generative energy, the monkey trains agility, and the bird sends energy from the base of the spine to the head.