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Read about life at Karmê Chöling, creative expressions sparked by the land and practice, and reflections from past participants, staff and volunteers. Interested in creating a blog post? Contact the Communications Department.

Posted: November 2, 2020
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KCL Seeks Director of Operations

Karmê Chöling is one of the oldest retreat centers in North America and located in the beautiful green hills of rural Vermont. We are at a nexus in our development,... Continue reading
Posted: October 30, 2020
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Yes: Karmê Chöling Still Offers Programs – and is Expanding Them

Someone asked on Facebook recently if Karmê Chöling would still be offering programs now that it’s a residential Shambhala community. The first answer is, it never stopped. Our online programming... Continue reading
Posted: October 30, 2020
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KCL Shrinks its Deficit

Karmê Chöling has lowered its monthly deficit substantially in the last month by following through on plans to host a Residency program, a financial snapshot compiled last week shows. “Residency... Continue reading
Posted: October 28, 2020
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Artists in Residence

A violinist, three writers, an animator and a sewing circle have made a Dharma Arts Space in what was once the Aloka Children’s room at Karme Choling. The space was... Continue reading
Posted: October 21, 2020
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Residency update: 14 and counting

Eight new residents walked through the Dharma Door Saturday, boosting Karmê Chӧling’s population to 27 and signaling that its transformation into a residential meditation center holds real promise. In April,... Continue reading
Posted: October 21, 2020
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Resident Spotlight: Alley Smith-Morrissey

Recently, I medically retired from the military and came to Karmê Chöling. I served in both the Marine Corps (active duty) and the Navy Reserve. For my entire military career,... Continue reading
Posted: October 14, 2020
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Deepening our embodied practices outside of therapy

This article was previously published at buddhistpsychotherapyny.com by Alison Pepper. More and more people are talking about the ways we work with and heal trauma in the therapeutic setting. As... Continue reading
Posted: October 12, 2020
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Caring for the Purkhang

Meet Raven Fennell, a long-time sangha member and Choling treasure. She took over care for the crumbling Purkhang in 1998 and undertook a major restoration in 1999. More than 20... Continue reading
Posted: October 5, 2020
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Andrew Holecek: What Got Me Into Dream Yoga

I’m often asked what got me into dream yoga. For me, the journey into these incredible nighttime practices started nearly forty years ago and I have been exploring them ever... Continue reading
Posted: September 23, 2020
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Knocking on Dharma’s Door

My second-favorite moment at Karmê Chöling’s 50th anniversary was a talk featuring Jack Niland, who described the magical circumstances of his arrival at Tail of the Tiger and his heart... Continue reading
Posted: September 23, 2020
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Mudra Musings:

Chaos and Vastness Mudra’s connection to a sense of chaos is very interesting. A system is called chaotic if small changes in the initial conditions at some initial time lead... Continue reading
Posted: September 16, 2020
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The Heart Sutra by Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche

We are honored to have Khenpo Gawang Rinpoche teaching and giving commentary on the Heart Sutra. Below is an excerpt adapted from his book, “Your Mind is Your Teacher,” followed... Continue reading
Posted: September 4, 2020
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Mudra: A Tool for Chaos

By Craig Warren Smith “Chaos should be regarded as extremely good news … Chaos is the great space of emptiness that occurs before genesis. … This space provides an opportunity... Continue reading
Posted: August 19, 2020
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Gesar 108-Mile Run for Family Camp

Join Karmê Chöling resident Camren Von Davis on the four-day, 108-Mile Gesar Run for Family Camp, which begins Wednesday, Aug. 19, a day after the New Moon. The run is... Continue reading
Posted: August 19, 2020
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Free programs for 50th Anniversary Celebration! |Online Sept. 17 – 22

This Autumn will be a time of celebration here at Karmê Chöling as we celebrate 50 years of dharma practice in Vermont! Originally known as ‘Tail of the Tiger’, Karmê... Continue reading
Posted: August 19, 2020
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Follow the Sun: A Global Nynthün from Karmê Chöling| Sept. 19-20

50 years ago, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche landed in North America and planted the seeds of outrageous sanity in the hearts and minds of a society that was churning with change and... Continue reading
Posted: August 7, 2020
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Make Genoise with Jason | Aug. 12 @ 3pm Eastern

Dear Sangha, Chef Jason Taylor will demonstrate how to make Genoise on Facebook Live on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 3 pm Eastern Time. Genoise is a sponge cake leavened naturally... Continue reading
Posted: July 27, 2020
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Photo Blog: Residency

Imagine deepening your practice, living in community, and chillaxing after work on the celebrated KCL porch — for 3 months or 3 years. We hope this slide show of a... Continue reading
Posted: June 15, 2020
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June 21: Sadhana of Mahamudra & Zoom Dinner

On Sunday, June 21, you’re invited to join KCL for a special sadhana practice and dinner! This may be an especially auspicious practice for those who celebrate Father’s Day. We’ll... Continue reading
Posted: May 20, 2020
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Stop, Drop and Touch the Speechless Sky

From Karmê Chöling’s organic garden: Many people ponder how humanity can continue its proliferation on planet earth with its limited material resources and our rapidly widening ecological footprint. I am... Continue reading
Posted: May 13, 2020
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How Drala Fields like Karme Choling can Serve the Sangha

By JT Buck On Thursday,, May 7th, KCL hosted its first Shambhala Sadhana “Household Dinner.” The event grew out of casual conversations among a team of community members who hold... Continue reading
Posted: May 13, 2020
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Bill Brauer | May You Live in Interesting Times

This blog is reposted from www.appliedmindfulnesstraining.org, where it appeared earlier this month. The author, Bill Brauer, is the resident shastri for Karmê Chöling, and will be teaching Shambhala Training Levels... Continue reading
Posted: May 11, 2020
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Awakening to the Life of Reruns

From the book “Natural Wakefulness,” by Acharya Gaylon Ferguson. Let’s begin with Natural Wakefulness and its connection with the path of meditation. In meditation retreats over the years, I’ve been... Continue reading
Posted: May 10, 2020
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Mudra as Expansion of Awareness

Mudra’s work is the work of ‘Now’. Mudra’s experiential fruition can point to a way for us to remain stable in the full experience of this living, continuously moving dot... Continue reading
Posted: May 7, 2020
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Make Hollandaise with Chef Jason Taylor
Posted: May 6, 2020
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Update Regarding COVID-19

6/26/20 Update: Two solitary cabin retreatants have arrived at Karmê Chöling and our practicing in the Retreats Area at Karmê Chöling. Following policies developed by KCL’s COVID-19 Task Force, which... Continue reading
Posted: May 6, 2020
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Karmê Chöling Explores Residential Model

Like every Shambhala Center in the mandala, Karmê Chöling continues to be challenged by financial realities brought on by a loss in participants and the impact of a worldwide pandemic. ... Continue reading
Posted: May 4, 2020
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Authentic Presence ~ To Sense, To Be, To Act Genuinely from a Place of Conviction

Mudra practice aims to give us glimpses of full-bodied experience that is not colored by our conventional or habitual biases. Practitioners know that it can open them into new insights... Continue reading
Posted: May 1, 2020
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Join us! Shambhala Sadhana Household Dinner, Livecast May 7

Please join members of the Karme Choling community via Zoom for a special Shambhala Sadhana Household Dinner on Thursday, May 7, beginning at 5:30pm Eastern. First, we’ll practice the Shambhala... Continue reading
Posted: April 14, 2020
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The Foragers

The Foragers is a group of ten practitioners who are interested in resiliency in the face of environmental crisis. This group includes neighbors who have connections to Vermont’s web of... Continue reading

Live in a Meditation Community.

Karmê Chöling is a community of practitioners in rural Vermont who share a common conviction in the basic goodness of all beings. Residents quarantine a short time before entering the Main House, where we live mask-free as a household. We feed ourselves much of the year from a one-acre organic garden, have twice-daily meditation sessions and frequent opportunities to study the dharma — in groups and independently. Learn more about Residency

Caring for the Purkhang

Awake in the Winter Landscape

The Sound of Solitary Retreat

Live in Community