Karmê Chöling
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Originally known as "Tail of the Tiger", Karmê Chöling is a retreat center in Barnet, Vermont founded by students of the Vidydhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1970. Karmê Chöling was the first Shambhala land center in the United States and continues to offer Shambhala Training programs to hundreds of students each year.
Facilities at the retreat center include over 600 acres of wooded land, seven meditation halls, a zen archery range, an organic garden, dining facilities, single and double rooms, dormitory housing, and seven retreat cabins. The center also houses visitors and staff in tents on wooden platforms in the warmer months of May through September.
In addition to hosting a wide-range of retreats, seminars, and workshops on meditation, gardening, archery, and theatre, resident teachers include Acharya John Rockwell, Acharya Michael Greenleaf, Acharya Arawana Hayashi, Benoit Cote, and Suzann Duquette.
Karmê Chöling is affiliated with Shambhala International, led by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche a holder of the Karma Kagyu, Nyingma, and Shambhala Buddhism Lineages. The current director of Karmê Chöling, Jane Arthur, took office during a formal ceremony held in October 2006.
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