Summer Art & Meditation: Weekthun
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In this anxious age of turmoil and uncertainty, our attention is increasingly and skillfully manipulated, monetized, and exploited in myriad ways, while artificial intelligence threatens our capacity to think critically and creatively. An intensive meditation retreat—away from screens and everyday distractions—can offer a powerful reset and support the cultivation of health and sanity on the levels of body, speech, and mind.
This is an immersive meditation retreat that weaves in contemplative art exercises. It is based on a dathün, which is a retreat style created by Tibetan meditation teacher Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Literally meaning “moon of meditation” in Tibetan, a dathün is a full four weeks of practice intensive. This program is a Half Dathün, which follows the same structure and intention. It in turn is made up of two consecutive one-week retreats (Weekthüns). Besides this half-dathün, either of the two weekthüns is also available as a retreat option. (See "Retreat Options" below.)
This particular half-dathün weaves contemplative, or “Dharma,” art exercises into the retreat. Trungpa Rinpoche presented courses on creativity and the arts to demonstrate how meditative awareness can be taken off the cushion and put into action—informing and enriching our everyday life. He envisioned Dharma Art as a path of direct perception beyond concept. This direct perception enables us to experience the phenomenal world as "sacred" and it is the ground of enlightened society.
- Half-Dathün: June 26 - July 10
- Weekthün 1: June 26 - July 3
- Weekthün 2: July 3 - July 10
Registration and Information: https://www.karmecholing.org/program/meditation-retreat-summer-2026-week-1