Annual Schedule

2012

December 24, 2011 to March 20, 2012 Yarne / Winter Retreat with Ani Migme Chödrön
February 22 Shambhala Day / Losar, Water Dragon Year
March 7 Milarepa Day
March 8 Chotrul Düchen and Milarepa sadhana
March 17 to 18 Shambhala Sadhana Retreat, with guests
March 20 Vernal equinox. Residents Winter Retreat ends
March 30 to April 28 Spring Shedra I: Madhyamaka, taught by Israel Lifshitz. Non-residents welcome
April 4 Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche’s parinirvana (25th anniversary)
May 7 to 18 Spring Shedra II (residents only)
June 4 Vaishakha Day
June 12 to July 10 In-House retreat (phase one)
June 20 Midsummer's Day (Summer solstice)
June 30 Lobster release
July 1 Canada Day
July 2 to August 31

Tours of Gampo Abbey
(Monday–Friday at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 pm)

August 23 Chökhor Düchen
July 24 to August 7 In-House retreat (phase two)
August 7 to 14 Summer service week
September 1 Söpa Chöling Retreat Group G begins (to July 2013)
September 16 to 21 Residents silent retreat
September 21 Autumnal equinox
October 14 Annual Open House
November to December Fall Shedra (residents only)
November 6 Lha Bab Düchen
November 15 Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche's birthday
December 21 Winter solstice
December 23 to February 12, 2013 Yarne / Winter Retreat with Acharya Pema Chödrön. Non-residents welcome

2013

February 11 Shambhala Day / Losar, Year of the Water Snake
March 20 Vernal equinox

 

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