Retreats
Spring Weekend Mindfulness Retreat
A unique opportunity for reflection and contemplation
Led by Stephan Pende Wormland
Friday, May 4th- Sunday, May 6th
Full price: 1500*
Reduced price for students, unemployed and retirees: 1200*
Registration: before April 25th, here
Location: Hunseby Kirkevej 13, 4930 Maribo
Center for Wisdom & Compassion
will host a weekend retreat with our dharma teacher Stephan Pende Wormland at the Inspirationscenter Maribo on Lolland.The focus of the retreat is meditation, sitting, walking and lying down, and we will observe silence from after dinner on Friday evening until before lunch on Sunday.
The InspirationsCenter has beautiful grounds which have been the site for healing of various sorts for over 300 years. Look here!
The presence of the group and the beautiful surroundings will support the process of letting go of stressful attitudes and connecting with the natural clarity of our minds.
*The 20% Discount for Full and Extended Members does not apply to retreats. Your payment covers room, board and a donation to support our teacher, but transport is not included. Any funds in excess will support the center’s operational costs.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at: kursus-cvm@fpmt.dk.
We hope to see you on the retreat!
Mindfulness, Compassion & Movement
A Buddhist meditation retreat
Led by Stephan Pende Wormland
Friday, July 20th – Friday, July 27th
Full price: 3700*
Reduced price for students, unemployed and retirees: 3300*
Registration: before July 10th, here
Location: Lejrskolen Høve Beach, Asnæs Lyngvej 11, 4550 Asnæ
Mindfulness
We will train our attention and concentration through guided exercises while standing, sitting, walking, lying down, and doing yoga. The beautiful natural surroundings and the presence of the group will support us in the process of letting go of stressful attitudes and connecting with the natural clarity of our minds. As a couterpart to these waking activities, Jetthe Fabiola, trained dream mentor, will provide opportunities for us to bring look into our somatic experience through one-on-one dreamwork sessions.
Compassion
Compassion is a fundamental principle in Buddhism. It is a powerful quality that we all possess. During the retreat, Stephan Pende will give talks and guide meditations to help us connect with and develop a warm, open heart for the benefit of ourselves and those that touch our lives.
Movement
Yoga and walking meditation cultivate awareness and concentration and support the physical side of our sitting practice. Exercises will be very gentle, and will combine movement, breathing and body-mind awareness. They will be held both inside and outside by certified yoga teacher: Elena Mironov.
Details
We will stay at a holiday camp in a beautiful natural area by the coast near Asnæs. Look here!
There will be short and longer periods of silence, and from Monday to Wednesday we will intensify our practice by taking the 8 Mahayana Precepts, which are guidelines for behaving harmlessly and help us cultivate positive states of mind. On these days, lunch will be the only meal. On the rest of the days, three vegetarian meals will be served, and coffee/tea will be available throughout all days. The teaching, exercises and guided meditations will be given in easy-to-understand English.
Stephan Pende is educated as a psychologist and has studied and practiced Buddhism for over 20 years. He has a wonderful way of presenting Buddhist philosophy, psychology and practice that is accessible and inspiring. Read more about Stephan here.
Alongside Stephan’s teaching, we will host trained dream mentor, Jetthe Fabioola. Jetthe will offer one-on-one dreamwork during the retreat. Read more about Jetthe here.
Elena Mironov, certified yoga teacher, will guide us in mindfulness via very gently activating the physical body. She has over 10 years of practice and teaching experience and specializes in yoga that opens the body and the heart. Read more about Elena here
*The 20% Discount for Full and Extended Members does not apply to retreats. Your payment covers room, board and a donation to support our teacher, but transport is not included. Any funds in excess will support the center’s operational costs.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at: kursus-cvm@fpmt.dk.
We hope to see you on the retreat!
Under the Glacier:
Meditation, Dreaming and Walking in Iceland
Led by Stephan Pende Wormland & Jette Fabioola
25 August – 3 September 2012
(including travel from Rejkyavik to the hut and back to Rejkyavik, the retreat itself will be from August 26th-September 2)
Price: 740 € (5500 DK,120.584 ISK)*
Registration & More Information: here, please register early, as participation is limited to 20
Location: At the root of the the glacier Vatnajokull, in South-eastern Iceland
*Included in the price is the course fee, accommodation in mountain cabins, and farmhouse in Höfn, simple vegetarian meals and transport to and from central Rejkyavik to the highlands.
Meditation retreat, dream workshop and hiking in the East of Iceland at the root of the glacier Vatnajokull. Volcanic craters, glaciers, colorful rhyolite mountains, waterfalls, beautiful minerals, glacial rivers, fantastic rock formations, northern lights, shooting stars, and the silence of the highlands.
No prior experience in meditation, dreamwork or hiking is necessary.
Meditation is an invitation to slow down and shift from the doing mode to the being mode.To allow yourself to be in a place without pressure supported by the guidance of the course leaders and the presence of the group. Together we are resting in the very nature of your being, in what is sometimes called the natural state, original mind, pure awareness, no mind, or simply emptiness.
Dreams are a significant part of our lives. As an honest and precise mirror of our inner and social life, they reflect how we relate to ourselves and others. This sacred mirror provide spiritual blessings, visions, and guidance. Even when dreams appear in the form of nightmares they are opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. Dreams are an expression of our unconscious intelligence. Pointing to imbalances, to pain and problems, but always also to resources, often even to solutions. This problem-solving aspect of dreams may more clearly be appreciated by looking at series of dreams. And this is possible in the week retreat.
Walking gives you the opportunity to rediscover the value of silence and a most simple way of living during daily walks in the amazing landscape of Iceland. Walking and just being there with nature. Having space for deep contemplation and connecting with your innermost essence.
Fall Weekend Mindfulness Retreat
A unique opportunity for reflection and contemplation
Led by Stephan Pende Wormland
Friday, September 28th- Sunday, September 30th
Full price: 1500*
Reduced price for students, unemployed and retirees: 1200*
Registration: before September 20th, registration will open in the summer
Location: Hunseby Kirkevej 13, 4930 Maribo
Center for Wisdom & Compassion
will host a weekend retreat with our dharma teacher Stephan Pende Wormland at the Inspirationscenter Maribo on Lolland.The focus of the retreat is meditation, sitting, walking and lying down, and we will observe silence from after dinner on Friday evening until before lunch on Sunday.
The InspirationsCenter has beautiful grounds which have been the site for healing of various sorts for over 300 years. Look here!
The presence of the group and the beautiful surroundings will support the process of letting go of stressful attitudes and connecting with the natural clarity of our minds.
*The 20% Discount for Full and Extended Members does not apply to retreats. Your payment covers room, board and a donation to support our teacher, but transport is not included. Any funds in excess will support the center’s operational costs.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at: kursus-cvm@fpmt.dk.
We hope to see you on the retreat!
Winter Mindfulness Retreat
in the wilderness of the lakes region of Finland
Led by Stephan Pende Wormland
Saturday, December 29th, 2012 – Sunday, January 6th, 2013
Time for reflection, meditation, walks in the snowy forest, warming up in the sauna and a beautiful fire ceremony by the lake: What a great way to start the New Year! We hope you will join us for this remarkable retreat opportunity. More information is on the way!
Full price: tbd*
Reduced price for students, unemployed and retirees: tbd*
Registration: before December 1st, 2012, registration will open soon
Location: Metsäkartanontie 700, PL 16, 73901 RAUTAVAARA.
Center for Wisdom & Compassion
will host a week long retreat with our dharma teacher Stephan Pende Wormland at the Metsäkartano nature center in the lakes region of Finland.The focus of the retreat is meditation, sitting, walking and lying down, and we will observe some periods of silence.
Metsäkartano is located in the wilderness along a lakae and the property is surrounded by protected forest reservations with many hiking trails and free loan of snowshoes and cross-country skis. There is also a sauna and a space, called ‘the chapel’ that we will use as our meditation space. We will stay in rooms with beds for 2-4 in ‘the Wilderness Hotel.’ Each room has its own bathroom. There will be three meals per day plus snacks in the evening and coffee and tea all day long. There is also a sauna by the lake that we will be welcome to use. Look here for more information
The guided meditations, presence of the group, the beautiful wilderness surroundings and the fire ceremony will be wonderful supports to the process of letting go of worries about the past and the future, as well as our conditioned stressful attitudes and will help us to connect with the natural clarity, beauty and joy of our minds.
*The 20% Discount for Full and Extended Members does not apply to retreats. Your payment covers room, board and a donation to support our teacher, but transport is not included. Any funds in excess will support the center’s operational costs.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at: kursus-cvm@fpmt.dk.
We hope to see you on the retreat!