Karmê Chöling : Meditation Retreat Center

𝘈 𝘚𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘙𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘉𝘚𝘙 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴-𝘉𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 (𝘔𝘉𝘐) 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴

Constant screen time. Endless notifications. Fragmented attention. Our modern digital world rarely gives our minds a true chance to settle.

If you are ready to step back from the noise and find a deeper sense of mental clarity, our upcoming 𝟱-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 at 𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 offers the perfect spacious environment to hit pause.

Held in the peaceful Vermont hills, this immersive program uses "noble silence" to help you unplug from digital distractions and ordinary conversation. By removing daily interruptions, you create the room needed to notice thought patterns, settle your body, and experience deep restoration.

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿:
• Meditators wanting to go deeper than a daily app-based routine
• Individuals seeking a practical framework for stress reduction and emotional regulation
• Mindfulness Teachers & Clinicians needing a qualifying 5-day silent retreat to fulfill formal MBSR or MBI training prerequisites

Experience a carefully structured environment of sitting, walking, eating, and resting in sustained quiet, all under the guidance of highly experienced teachers.

Maitri Bhavana is a Contemplative Compassion Practice
It is a meditation practice of sharing health with others. During the weeks before the practice is done, a list of names is collected of people who are suffering from illness.
You are invited to send in the names and illnesses of relatives and friends who are seriously ill, either physically or mentally. Include someone for whom you have a personal concern for their suffering, such as a grandparent dying of cancer.

A list will be posted on the Karmê Chöling community bulletin board. You can email the names of people and their illness to Janet Romaine, Head of Practice and Education at Karme Choling. We will do the Maitri Bhavana practice the first Tuesday of the month during our morning meditation session (9 - 10:15 am). At the session the umdze will read the names and illnesses from the list and everyone practices on behalf of those on the list.
If you are in the local area, you can join the Karmê Chöling household in-person for the Maitri Bhavana practice during our 9:00am practice session on the first Tuesday of each month.

Mindfulness Practice:
All Levels of Meditators Welcomed!

This half-day meditation retreat is an opportunity to "just sit" and steep in mindfulness practice. The main practice will be sitting meditation known as shamatha or peaceful abiding. We will alternate periods of sitting with walking meditation and brief Dharma readings. This is an opportunity to deepen your meditation and be able to practice with a community of meditators. Deepening in mindfulness meditation is appropriate for beginners to experienced meditators.

Beginning meditation instruction available

If you are new to meditation or have questions you would like to ask a meditation instructor, we will provide meditation instruction apart from the main group. With meditation instruction we give detailed directions on both basic sitting meditation and a "zen-style" walking meditation technique. We will talk a little about the view and understanding of meditation as well as go over some "best practices". This will provide you a good foundation on which to base an ongoing, consistent meditation practice at home. You'll have the opportunity to ask any meditation questions you might have in this instruction period.
You are welcomed and encouraged to join the main group in the shrine room afterwards.

A Practical Guide to the Buddhist Path for Modern Life

This fall, we welcome Younge Khachab Rinpoche for a foundational public program — 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦.

Not a new belief system~something that actually meets your life: the stress that won't quiet down, the relationship that needs more patience than you have, the grief you haven't set down yet, the quiet question of what any of it is for.

🕊️ 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 — a free public talk, open to everyone. No experience required, no registration required.

🌿 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 — the sutra path, bodhicitta, and an introduction to tonglen.

🌄 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 — a taste of Mahamudra and Dzogchen — the view, the inspiration, and why it matters.

Rinpoche trained across all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, and teaches in a way that's fully grounded in modern life while staying faithful to the tradition it comes from.

Whether you're new to meditation or have practiced for years, this weekend meets you where you are.