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Programs
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* Indicates program with prerequisites
April
April 15
Learn to Meditate
Learn to meditate at this half day sitting meditation retreat.
Beginners welcomed! No previous experience necessary.
April 21 - 23
Qigong 1 & 2
with Heidi Meyer-Bothling
Join us for a beginner's qigong program. Learn exercises that relax the body and still the mind from the tradition of Dr. Eva Wong, a qigong lineage holder.
April 23 - 25
Qigong Level 3 *
with Kate Summers
Improve your health and longevity by deepening your qigong training and benefiting from the interaction of Chinese Medicine and the Taoist arts of health and longevity.
April 25 - 27
Qigong Level 4 *
with Suzann Duquette
In the 4th qigong program you will learn exercises that strengthen the body and cleanse the internal organs.
April 27 - 29
Qigong Level 5 *
with Suzann Duquette
In the fifth qigong program we learn the complete forms for exercises you have started in previous levels. Plus receive qigong practices that reveal the vastness of mind.
May
May 5 - 7
Qigong of the Mysterious Female *
with Dr. Eva Wong
In this qigong program lead by Dr. Eva Wong, we will deepen our training by learning the Taoist practices that cultivate generative energy.
May 7 - 12
Lu Dongbin with Eva Wong *
with Dr. Eva Wong
Deepen your qigong training by exploring Lu Dongbin's teachings as translated by Dr. Eva Wong. Lu Dongbin is considered the founder of modern Taoist internal alchemy.
May 12 - 14
Virtue and Power : A Zhuge Liang Program
with Dr. Eva Wong
How to lead strategically has been a question the greatest minds in Chinese history have contemplated. Join Dr. Eva Wong and learn to balance power and virtue.
May 21
Online Introduction to Mudra Space Awareness
with Facilitators: Tai Pimputkar and Alison Pepper
Join this short 3-hour introduction to the mind/body practice of Mudra Space Awareness. We will explore what mudra is and how we practice it.
June
June 1 - 4
Women's Kyudo Retreat *
with Lucy Halverson
This retreat considers the unique strengths and challenges of women and the practice of kyudo.
June 2 - 4
Four Foundations of Mindfulness Retreat
with Richard John
For all new and senior students who are committed to meditation practice.
June 4
Online Introduction to Mudra Space Awareness
with Suzann Duquette and Alison Pepper
Join this short 3-hour introduction to the mind/body practice of Mudra Space Awareness. We will explore what mudra is and how we practice it.
June 5 - 9
ULTIMATE SIMPLICITY: Milarepa's Mahamudra Instructions *
with Richard John
A 5-Day Vajrayana retreat
June 10
Learn to Meditate
Learn to meditate at this half day sitting meditation retreat.
Beginners welcomed! No previous experience necessary.
June 16 - 18
Awake in the World: Meditation in Nature
with Donna Williams
We will bring our mindfulness practice 'outside' , opening up our senses to the phenomenal world.
June 23 - 25
Mudra Space Awareness: The Power of Authentic Gesture *
with Suzann Duquette and Vicky Moyle
Unlock your inherent freedom and discover the unbound fearlessness that lies in all. Mudra Space Awareness is an energetic sequence of group exercises designed by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
July
July 14 - 16
Being Strategic in the Real World
with Dr. Eva Wong
We live in a real world. In the real world, we interact with people, we move around in environments - both natural and social. There is community life, work and government policies we must navigate.
July 16 - 19
The Meditator as Strategist
with Dr. Eva Wong
Meditation is a strategic activity. As a strategic meditator, we do not enter the field of consciousness and encounter our thoughts unprepared.
July 19 - 21
The Art of Strategic Cooperation and Team Building
with Dr. Eva Wong
Cooperation and team building are key to successful projects and enterprises. Without cooperation and good team dynamics, disharmony and dysfunction will occur.
July 29 - August 6
Family Camp 2023
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 Karmê Chöling
August
August 20
Learn to Meditate
Learn to meditate at this half day sitting meditation retreat.
Beginners welcomed! No previous experience necessary.
August 30 - September 3
Kyudo Gathering 2023 *
with Jim Boorstein
Join us for Karmê Chöling's annual Kyudo Assembly at the Azuchi.
September
September 1 - 3
Beginners' Kyudo: First Shot
Kyudo, the Way of the Bow, is one of the oldest arts in the Japanese tradition of contemplative warriorship.
September 1 - 4
Awake in the World: Meditation in Nature
with Donna Williams
We will bring our mindfulness practice 'outside' , opening up our senses to the phenomenal world.
September 8 - 10
Exploring Energetic Terrain of the Body *
with Dr. Eva Wong
As it is externally, so it is internally. The physical terrain of the external world parallels the energetic terrain of the body.
September 9
Learn to Meditate
Learn to meditate at this half day sitting meditation retreat. Beginners welcomed! No previous experience necessary.
September 10 - 16
Stoking the Scholar and Warrior Fire *
with Dr. Eva Wong
The use of inner fire in purifying and transmuting internal energies is one of the most important tools in Taoist internal alchemy.
October
October 15
Learn to Meditate
Learn to meditate at this half day sitting meditation retreat. Beginners welcomed! No previous experience necessary.
October 19 - 29
Warrior Assembly *
with Sangyum Agness Au and Daniel Naistadt
Warrior Assembly is the culmination of the Shambhala Training and Sacred Path.