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Posted: January 20, 2021
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How To Practice Lucid Dreaming

Originally published in Lions Roar, Nov. 2018www.lionsroar.com You know that magical moment when you wake up within a dream and know you’re dreaming? That’s lucid dreaming. It’s a skill you... Continue reading
Posted: January 5, 2021
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Weekthün in the House!

During this COVID isolation, one of the most noticeable changes in the rhythm of life has been the energy of the house. For nearly three years I had grown accustomed... Continue reading
Posted: January 5, 2021
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Travis DeTour offers Social Meditation “Rock Talk”

Travis DeTour, a member of the Boston sangha and a resident of Karmê Chöling, will be leading a “LIVE from the Rock!” program about social meditation on Wednesday, Jan. 20,... Continue reading
Posted: January 5, 2021
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Foragers awarded grant for garden program

Master Gardener Jan Enthoven will offer a “Regenerative Living and Gardening” program this summer at Karmê Chöling, thanks to seed-money awarded to the Foragers — a group of local sangha... Continue reading
Posted: December 8, 2020
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Kado in the Dharma Arts Space

This past Friday I got together with two students — Coyote Jackson and Travis DeTour — who had just completed a Golden Key weekend with Sangyam Agnes Au. She had... Continue reading
Posted: December 8, 2020
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Mudra Presentation & Practice Series

Saturday mornings from Jan. 23 to Feb. 20 In this five-week class series, 50 years after Chögyam Trungpa first presented Mudra Space Awareness, it will be presented for the first... Continue reading
Posted: December 8, 2020
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Jim Pearce is OK in Great Eastern Sun

I had a retreatant one winter who I’ll call Jim. He’d been coming to Karmê Chöling for solitary retreats for decades. And Jim had this retreat thing down — you... Continue reading
Posted: December 8, 2020
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Dream Yoga and Self-Transcendence

By Andrew Holecekwww.andrewholecek.com When articles about lucid dreaming are appearing in such a diverse mixture of periodicals from The Atlantic, Scientific American, The New York Times and Women’s Day, you know there is growing interest... Continue reading
Posted: December 8, 2020
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Live from the Rock

Join Karmê Chöling residents in our famous Living Room for a new series of online talks exploring the art of staying sane at home. You’ll hear some new voices and... Continue reading
Posted: November 18, 2020
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Pandemic Potluck for Kids & Families

Pandemic Potluck for Teens: 4:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 Around the family dinner table so much juicy “life stuff” happens. Someone hogs all the mashed potatoes, someone is... Continue reading
Posted: November 18, 2020
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Daniel Baker Joins the Karmê Chöling Kitchen

Daniel Baker is Karmê Chöling’s new Kitchen Manager — and what a relief that is. The word from the Dining Room — spoken between bites of garden vegetables, Southwestern chili,... Continue reading
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

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