September 25–27, 2026
We warmly invite you to a weekend introductory workshop on Shiné (calm abiding) meditation, led by Venerable Sabchu Rinpoche — an experienced meditation teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
Rinpoche will offer clear explanations of the practice of Shiné and provide practical exercises to help participants learn the method and integrate it into daily life. His teaching style is known for making authentic Buddhist teachings deeply rooted in tradition yet clear, accessible, and relevant to modern people. This workshop is a rare opportunity to receive direct guidance from a qualified meditation master.
The workshop is open to everyone — whether you are completely new to meditation or have been practicing for some time.
Table of Content
About Shiné Practice
About Sabchu Rinpoche
General Course Information
Course Schedule
Accommodation
Food
Course Price
Payment
How to Get There
Other Activities
Visa Requirements
What to Take with You
Children Policy
Pets Policy
Other Policies
Volunteers
Important to Know: Tourist Registration
Registration
Online Participation Registration
About Shiné Practice
Shiné (Shamatha in Sanskrit) is a meditation designed to produce a clear state of mind, free from thoughts or other mental phenomena such as visual images or ideation. It usually serves as a preliminary to Lhatong (Vipassana). Often translated as Calm Abiding meditation, it is a foundational practice to quiet the mind, reduce agitation, and develop mental stability and clarity. The simple instruction for shine is to maintain the presence of awareness without focusing on anything—that is, to remain uninvolved with whatever arises in the mind.
Source: google.com
During this 3-day workshop, we will not only learn how our mental processes function and how to calm them (or stop paying attention to them) to allow the mind to abide, but we will also practice these methods directly.
Online participation is also possible.
About Sabchu Rinpoche
Photo: Tokpa Korlo
Sabchu Rinpoche was born in 1983 in Nepal. The late 14th Shamar Rinpoche formally recognized him as the 5th incarnation of Sabchu Rinpoche during the transmission of the Tersar empowerments given at Nagi Gompa by the late Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. The formal ceremony took place twice, first in Rumtek Dharma Chakra Centre, and then in the monastery of Swayambhu.
Rinpoche moved to the Swayambhu monastery at an early age and began studying Tibetan language and the fundamental practices of the Karma Kamtsang lineage. He received many empowerments, reading transmissions, and instructions from great masters.
He spent one year practicing chöd in Pharping. At the age of eighteen, he began a three-year retreat in Pharping under the guidance of Maniwa Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche. There, Rinpoche received the Karma Kamtsang transmissions traditionally practiced in retreat. Afterwards, he began traveling and teaching in Europe and North America. After traveling and teaching for several years, Rinpoche completed a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Production in Canada.
Photo: Tokpa Korlo
Rinpoche divides his time between personal retreat and teaching in Asia and Europe. He is the abbot of Karma Raja Mahavihara Monastery on Swayambhu, Kathmandu, and regularly guides many students in the West in retreats and on- and offline Dharma events.
General Course Information
The course will take place at Tara Camp by Rabrenovic, located on the beautiful Tara River in the picturesque north of Montenegro.
The course will be held in English. Zoom translations into different languages are possible but not guaranteed at the moment.
Online participation is also possible.
Course Schedule
Friday, 25 September
19:00–21:30 — Introductory Lecture
Saturday, 26 September
09:30–12:00 — Session 1
15:00–18:00 — Session 2
Sunday, 27 September
09:30–12:00 — Session 3
15:00–17:00 — Session 4
17:30–18:30 — Questions & Answers and Conclusion
Accommodation
We have a limited number of rooms at Tara Camp by Rabrenovic. Rooms will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
You can also arrange your own accommodation via booking.com or similar platforms. In this case, you will need to rent a car. We may be able to offer morning and evening transfers if we have enough vehicles on site.
Food
We provide three meals a day (not included in the basic course price). A vegetarian menu is available. We are unable to offer vegan or other special dietary menus.
Please note that the choice of coffee, tea, and snacks on site is quite limited. If you have specific preferences, we recommend bringing your own supplies.
Course Price
The flat price for the course is 150 euros.
The price includes:
- Share of course infrastructure costs
- Staying in your own tent on the course grounds (or outside)
The price does not include:
- Accommodation (other than your own tent)
- Food
- Offering to Rinpoche (dana) — everyone will have the opportunity to offer dana personally at the end of the course. Recommended amount: 50–200 euros.
Price options:
- Subsidized price — 100 euros (if you cannot afford the full price, for example due to expensive travel)
- Surplus price — 200 euros (if you would like to support others and help the organizers)
Payment
During online registration, you are asked to pay a 100-euro prepayment. Without prepayment, registrations will be considered invalid.
The balance is payable in cash (euros only) upon arrival.
Accommodation at Tara Camp and meals are also payable in cash (euros only) upon arrival.
The price of online participation is 80€.
Refund policy:
The course prepayment is non-refundable (as these funds are used immediately for organizational expenses). If the course is cancelled, the prepayment will be refunded.
How to Get There
The venue of the course is Tara Camp by Rabrenovic (pronounced “Rabrenovitʃ”), in the picturesque north of Montenegro.
The closest town is Mojkovac (pronounced “Moy-koh-vats”), with both a bus station and railway station, about 7 minutes’ drive away.
From both the bus station and railway station in Mojkovac, we might pick you up, or you can take a taxi.
The two airports in Montenegro are Podgorica and Tivat.
If you arrive at Podgorica: Take a local bus to the Podgorica bus station, and then a bus to Mojkovac.
Another way from Podgorica airport: Walk about 20 minutes to the train station, then take a train to Mojkovac. However, there seem to be only four trains a day on this route—check the schedule beforehand.
Taxi from Podgorica airport to the venue may cost like 80-100 euro.
If you arrive at Tivat: Walk about 20 minutes to the bus station (unfortunately there is no public bus stop at the airport), then take a bus to Podgorica, and then a bus to Mojkovac. There is one bus a day going directly from Tivat to Mojkovac.
Taxi from Tivat airport to Tivat bus station may cost like 30 euro, to Podgorica bus station about 100 euro.
If you are going to take a taxi, it’s very advisable to book it beforehand. Please drop us a line to email info@kagyu.me if you like to book a taxi or transfer.
Other airports in proximity:
- Tirana (major regional hub with many flights—check visa requirements for Albania)
- Dubrovnik (check visa requirements for Croatia)
- Belgrade (check visa requirements for Serbia)
- Pristina (check visa requirements for Kosovo) – mind that Kosovo stamp in your passport may cause extra questions from the Serbian border police shall you visit Serbia in the future
Belgrade, while quite far, might be an interesting option because almost every bus from Belgrade to Montenegro goes via Mojkovac. There is also a night train from Belgrade to Bar that arrives at Mojkovac train station early in the morning.
Rent a car: We honestly recommend this option—it would make reaching the venue so much easier, and there is so much to see in Montenegro before and after the course!
General advice on booking your flight:
Consider the travel time to the venue. If you arrive at Podgorica airport, you are safe to reach the course start if your flight arrives by 2 PM on September 25. For all other options, you would need to arrive on September 24.
The same applies to departure after the course: From Podgorica airport, you are safe not to miss the course end if your flight departs after 10 PM on September 27. For all other options, you had better book your return flight from September 28 onward.
Please check the bus or train schedule before booking your flight tickets!
Check the bus schedule in Montenegro and the Balkans: https://busticket4.me/EN
Check the train schedule in Montenegro and Serbia: https://zpcg.me/en/red-voznje/ukupno
Other Activities
The venue is in the middle of incredible Montenegrin beauty. If you come a few days earlier or stay a few days later, you can explore the magnificent north, and our hosts will be happy to organize wilderness activities like rafting, quad bikes, enduro, canyoning, hiking, etc., for you.
You can also spend a few days at the amazing Adriatic Sea in the mild warm season after the summer heat drop.
Visa Requirements
Montenegro is not part of the Schengen zone. Check your visa requirements here
What to Take with You
- Passport
- money
- meditation cushion and something soft to sit on
- health insurance
- your usual medications
- clothes for different types of weather (it’s the mountains—don’t forget warm layers)
Montenegro is not a part of European roaming zone (should be there some time in 2026 though), so our advice is either to check your mobile provider roaming tariff to Montenegro beforehand, or to buy a “tourist SIM” for about 15 euro upon arrival in airport. Please check before your trip for the updates regarding MN/EU roaming.
Children Policy
Children are allowed at the course only if you can take full responsibility for them throughout the event. They must remain quiet and not disturb the sessions near the lecture hall. We are unable to provide babysitting or children’s activities.
Pets Policy
Pets are not allowed at the course(due to allergies and hygiene), nor at the Tara Camp grounds at all by the venue owners.
Other Policies
Needless to say, all kinds of drugs are strictly prohibited on the course grounds.
The course operates in a non-alcohol mode. Non-alcoholic beer will be available.
Volunteers (Karma Yoga)
Although the venue provides most of the infrastructure, we may still need some help. We would be very grateful if you would like to participate in Karma Yoga. Possible tasks include:
- Dharma shop (especially if you have experience)
- Registration before the course (especially if you have experience)
- Gompa / lecture hall (maintaining order and cleaning)
- Sound / technical support
Please indicate in the registration form if you would like to help with a particular team.
Important to Know: Tourist Registration
According to Montenegrin law, all foreign visitors (non-residents) staying in the country must register their stay and pay a tourist tax.
The tax is €0.70–€1.00 per person per day, depending on the municipality.
If you stay in a hotel or registered private accommodation, the provider is legally required to register you and collect the tax on your behalf.
However, if you stay with friends, in informal accommodation, or in your own tent/mobile home (not on the course venue ground), it is your responsibility to ensure registration at the local Tourist Office (Turistička organizacija) in the municipality where you are staying.
If you change accommodation during your visit to Montenegro, you must register at each new location without missing a single day.
Failure to comply may result in consequences when leaving the country, such as a fine of up to €200, potential issues with future visits, or other complications at the border.
Registration
Registration for the on-site in-person participation:
Online participation Registration
Registration for the off-site online participation: