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    <title>Karme Choling Program Calendar</title>
    <description>Karme Choling Shambhala Meditation Center offers meditation retreats, Buddhist study seminars, 
      training in contemplative arts and body practices - a variety of programs to enrich body, mind and heart.</description>
    <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Summer Volunteer Program (May 1 - 18)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Summer Volunteer Program (SVP) is the perfect way to spend all or part of your summer!]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4767</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Retreat: Great Eastern Sun, Windhorse and Drala (May 11 - 18)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Sacred Path brings the principles of warriorship and the practice of mindfulness-awareness into daily life. It is designed to nurture the student's ability to experience the world as sacred and their aspiration to create an enlightened society.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4636</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Traditional Chinese Qigong: Levels 3 - 5 (May 11 - 18)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Daoist qigong is a path of training that cultivates a healthy body, clear mind, and open heart. Its simple and gentle techniques have been practiced for over two thousand years in China.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4645</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training: Drala (May 15 - 18)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Sacred Path brings the principles of warriorship and the practice of mindfulness-awareness into daily life. It is designed to nurture the student's ability to experience the world as sacred and their aspiration to create an enlightened society.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4778</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Living and Gardening in an Imperfect World (May 18 - 20)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Join Master Gardener Jan Enthoven in a weekend of exploration, awareness and meditation of our natural world, in and out of the garden.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4733</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Summer Volunteer Program: Session 1 (May 20 - Jun 24)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Summer Volunteer Program (SVP) is the perfect way to spend all or part of your summer!]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4740</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Being Brave: A Shambhala Retreat (May 22 - 27)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[New and experienced meditators are warmly invited to this gathering where we'll discover ways to change the world by changing our minds.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4646</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Scorpion Seal Assembly: Year Four (May 28 - Jun 8)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[For Students who have completed Scorpion Seal Assemblies Years 1, 2 and 3.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4647</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Scorpion Seal Assembly: Year Two (Jun 12 - 23)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[These retreats, to be led by Shambhala acharyas, will focus on intensive practice of the Werma Sadhana and other practices that were received last summer, as well as the reading transmission of the entire Profound volume.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4660</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Digging Deeper Garden Series: Soil Health and Resilience (Jun 23)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Digging Deeper Garden Series:  Optimizing Soil Health and Soil Fertility]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4737</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Simplicity: Meditation for Real Life (Jun 24 - Jul 1)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to all and ideal for beginners on the path of meditation, Simplicity retreats were created to give everyone a flexible, simple way to enjoy the benefits of sitting meditation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4692</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Retreat: Levels I - III (Jun 24 - Jul 1)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to beginners and those new to meditation. Explore the Shambhala path of warriorship over the course of this week-long retreat, or join us for one or more levels.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4693</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human (Jun 24 - 26)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[This introductory level of the Path of Warriorship is open to beginners and those new to meditation! Discovering basic goodness in the world and ourselves is the seed of developing confidence and gentleness.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4773</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Summer Volunteer Program: Session 2 (Jun 25 - Jul 28)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Summer Volunteer Program (SVP) is the perfect way to spend all or part of your summer!]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4741</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior (Jun 26 - 28)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to beginners and those new to meditation. Explore the Shambhala path of warriorship over the course of this week-long retreat, or join us for one or more levels.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4774</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World (Jun 28 - Jul 1)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to beginners and those new to meditation. Explore the Shambhala path of warriorship over the course of this week-long retreat, or join us for one or more levels.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4775</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Summer Arts Dathün (Jun 29 - Jul 29)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to everyone! Deepen your meditation practice in this intensive month-long retreat. This Dathün fulfills the group practice requirements for the Shambhala Buddhist path.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4694</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Living and Gardening in an Imperfect World (Jun 29 - Jul 1)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Details forthcoming]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4734</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Weekthün (Summer Arts Dathün: Week 1) (Jun 29 - Jul 7)]]></title>
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         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4763</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Half-Dathün (Summer Arts Dathün: Weeks 1-2) (Jun 29 - Jul 14)]]></title>
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         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4764</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Tendon Changing/Bone Marrow Washing and Animal Forms Intensives (Jul 4 - 8)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In this program, qigong postures will be modified to maximize training in tendon strength, elasticity, and flexibility. In addition, the Eight Basic Wudang Qigong forms, which is the fast-track program for strengthening the tendons, will be taught.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4711</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Organic Spirituality Garden Internship: Gardening with Balanced Awareness (Jul 8 - 22)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Connect with this living earth, deepen your understanding of growing vegetables and flowers organically, and learn to combine this with the practice of meditation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4727</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Retreat: The Four Dignities (Jul 10 - 17)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The warrior, having learned to rest in basic goodness, rouses energy to engage with the larger world guided by the teachings of the four dignities (Meek, Perky, Outrageous, and Inscrutable).]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4710</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training: Meek (Jul 10 - 12)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The warrior, having learned to rest in basic goodness, rouses energy to engage with the larger world guided by the teachings of the dignity of Meek.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4779</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fearless at Work: A Mindfulness Retreat (Jul 11 - 15)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The workplace presents all of us with tough challenges: resolving difficult personnel conflicts, balancing personal ambition while helping others, recognizing "facts" rather than buying "spin" or making a delicate job transition.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4753</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training: Perky (Jul 12 - 14)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The warrior, having learned to rest in basic goodness, rouses energy to engage with the larger world guided by the teachings of the dignity of Perky.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4780</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Half-Dathün (Summer Arts Dathün: Weeks 3-4) (Jul 14 - 29)]]></title>
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         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4765</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Running with the Mind of Meditation (Jul 14)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Run... Stretch....Sit.... Breath.... Ahhh.....

"With a body made joyous through movement, the mind is able to relax. With mind/body balance, we can take the power of feeling good and generate compassion." Sakyong Mipham]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4797</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training: Outrageous and Inscrutable (Jul 15 - 17)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The warrior, having learned to rest in basic goodness, rouses energy to engage with the larger world guided by the teachings of the dignities of Outrageous and Inscrutable.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4781</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Ngöndro and Werma Retreat (Jul 21 - 29)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[All ngöndro and werma practitioners and instructors are warmly invited to this ngöndro/werma practice and study retreat. Students are strongly encouraged to attend at least two consecutive days of practice intensive.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4709</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Inner Practices for Teachers: Deepening Presence and Interconnection in Your Classroom (Jul 21 - 25)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[For all teachers, counselors and administrators to explore and embody personal inner practices that bring a greater awareness of our inner lives and contribute to a pedagogy based on caring and compassion.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4762</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Summer Volunteer Program: Session 3 (Jul 29 - Aug 31)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Summer Volunteer Program (SVP) is the perfect way to spend all or part of your summer!]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4742</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Family Camp (Aug 4 - 12)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Family Camp is a magical week for parents and children to spend together with old friends and new in the beautiful rolling green hills of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom at Karm&ecirc; Ch&ouml;ling.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4713</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Organic Spirituality Garden Internship: Gardening with Balanced Awareness (Aug 12 - 26)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Connect with this living earth, deepen your understanding of growing vegetables and flowers organically, and learn to combine this with the practice of meditation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4728</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training: Golden Key (Aug 16 - 19)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Drawing wisdom from the Shambhala root text <em>The Letter of the Golden Key</em>, learn the practice of enriching presence.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4708</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Warrior Assembly (Aug 19 - 30)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Receive the magical teaching for creating enlightened society in this powerful program.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4609</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Summer Volunteer Program: Session 4 (Sep 5 - 28)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Summer Volunteer Program (SVP) is the perfect way to spend all or part of your summer!]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4743</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Lucid Body/Lucid Heart: An Actors' Exploration of Self and Character (Sep 6 - 9)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[In this three-day intensive Fay Simpson and Parlan McGaw will lead actors within - to the source from which all characters emerge.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4766</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Confidence and Compassion: An LGBTQ Weekend (Sep 7 - 9)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[An opportunity for the LGBTQ community to come together and practice the dharma in a safe, supported and beautifully enriching environment. We will reveal and explore our basic qualities, connecting to naturally wakeful minds and hearts.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4606</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Digging Deeper Garden Series: Pest Management (Sep 8)]]></title>
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         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4738</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Chöd Retreat (Sep 14 - 16)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[For Vajrayana practitioners. Chöd practice represents the Mahayana view by helping us offer what is most precious to us: our body. It is an ancient practice for overcoming clinging and fixation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4754</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Organic Spirituality Garden Internship: Gardening with Balanced Awareness (Sep 16 - 30)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Connect with this living earth, deepen your understanding of growing vegetables and flowers organically, and learn to combine this with the practice of meditation.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4729</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Retreat: Levels I - III (Sep 21 - 28)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to beginners and those new to meditation. Explore the Shambhala path of warriorship over the course of this week-long retreat, or join us for one or more levels.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4769</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Level I: The Art of Being Human (Sep 21 - 23)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[This introductory level of the Path of Warriorship is open to beginners and those new to meditation! Discovering basic goodness in the world and ourselves is the seed of developing confidence and gentleness.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4770</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Level II: Birth of the Warrior (Sep 23 - 25)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to beginners and those new to meditation. Explore the Shambhala path of warriorship over the course of this week-long retreat, or join us for one or more levels.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4771</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Shambhala Training Level III: Warrior in the World (Sep 26 - 28)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to beginners and those new to meditation. Explore the Shambhala path of warriorship over the course of this week-long retreat, or join us for one or more levels.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4772</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Fall Dathün (Oct 12 - Nov 11)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[Open to everyone! Deepen your meditation practice in this intensive month-long retreat. This dathün fulfills the group practice requirements for the Shambhala Buddhist path.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4784</link>
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         <title><![CDATA[Wudangshan Five Animals Long Forms (Nov 8 - 13)]]></title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Wudangshan Five Animals Long Forms are designed to deepen tendon-changing and marrow-washing practices using advanced stances and internal martial arts-based postures.]]></description>
         <link>http://www.karmecholing.org/program.php?src=5&amp;id=4712</link>
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