Courses
BASIC MEDITATION COURSE
14-21 DAYS
Everyone is very welcome. The basic Course in this tradition is suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators and takes 14-21 days (depending on how much time you wish to give it to deepen your practice). At the beginning of the course, you will get an introduction into the technique and how to conduct your meditation practice. After that, you will have daily, private reporting sessions with the teacher during which the exercises are further explained and the progress of the course is discussed.
MEDITATION RETREAT
10 DAYSFor experienced meditators the retreat takes 10 days. This course is available for Meditators who have completed the Basic Course of this method.
INTRODUTORY COURSE
MIN. 5 DAYS
If you would like to try this method of Meditation or have limited time available, we recommend between five and fourteen days for an Introductory Course.
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Our Vipassana meditation courses are taught in the tradition of Theravada Buddhism, according to the teachings of the Most Venerable Phra Prom Mongkol Vi (Ven. Phra Ajarn Tong Sirimangalo), a highly revered Vipassana meditation teacher, who studied with Mahasi Sayadaw and many other great meditation masters of Thailand and Myanmar.
The Vipassana retreat is conducted in Noble Silence, “offline”. This intensive course is all about practice, with a very individual approach closely followed by the teacher. Meditators will practice walking and sitting meditation. Every participant will get a detailed introduction and meet their teacher for discussion and building up of the practice at least once per day. A teacher is, though, available whenever needed.
The meditators are asked to follow the 8 Buddhist precepts, which support the practice by eliminating distractions. For us, this basically means maintaining noble silence, abstaining from alcohol and intoxicants, abstaining from eating after lunch and until the sunrise (small “liquid” snacks” like yoghurt and tea, juices, water are always available), abstaining from entertainment (such as reading, music, yoga, cell phone) and from the use of perfume/cosmetics/jewellery.
Adhering to Buddhism is neither presumed nor expected from participants in the courses.