Online Summer Retreat 2020 with Stephan Pende

Fundamental Well-being 

“Dwelling deep within our heart, and within the hearts of all beings without exception, is an inexhaustible source of love and wisdom. And the ultimate purpose of all spiritual practices, whether they are called Buddhist or not, is to uncover and make contact with this essentially pure nature.” – Lama Yeshe

You will be introduced to simple methods from the Tibetan Tradition to be more at ease with your feelings and disturbing thoughts. We are exploring ways to be more relaxed and at ease with the challenges of your inner life and your body. 

The retreat is suitable for beginners of any background who want to start their journey with profound and easy to apply techniques and experienced students who want to deepen their practice.

The journey will be a balanced mixture of guided meditations, mindful yoga, walking meditation, short lectures, discussions, and silence.

You will learn time-honoured ways for experiencing and resting right now in your natural state of inner peace, the ultimate source of lasting happiness.

All teachings are in English.

Schedule 

7.15-08.00 Meditation

9.00-11.00 Meditation

11.30-12.30 Yoga

15.00-17.00 Meditation

17.30-18.15 Yoga

20.00-21.00 Meditation

We begin at 20h on the 3rd of July and end the retreat at 12h30 on the 8th of July. 

About Stephan Pende Wormland:

Born 1965 in Germany, MA in clinical psychology and trained in Gestalt therapy. He has studied and practiced meditation in multiple Buddhist traditions for 40 years and has spent all together five years in meditation retreats. He is a student of Lama Zopa Rinpoche und was a monk in the Tibetan tradition for 11 years.

About our Yoga Instructor Sille 

Sille has been studying Tibetan Buddhism for over 15 years and she completed her yoga teacher training in 2011 in India. Sille has a masters degree in psychology, and is currently studying to become a psychotherapist - focusing on the bridge between western and eastern psychology. She has shared yoga with a wide range of students.

Requirements - Self-Responsibility 

Participating in retreats can be challenging. Participants are asked to be firmly grounded and have the ability to take personal responsibility. 

One should have a fairly stable mental balance and participants attending should be able to take personal responsibility for their own experiences.

The retreat is not designed as a substitute for psychotherapeutic work. It is the responsibility of each participant to judge for themselves their suitability to participate. 

If you are seeing a psychotherapist, psychiatrist or other mental health professional, we ask that you speak with them about your intentions to join a retreat.

What's included in the fee: 

all online sessions (meditation and yoga)