DEEP LISTENING – meditation week

15-21 May 2023, The Monastery Live, Ardennes This month we change gears a little bit for our Silent Week. We are going to move the focus of the work from silence to deep listening. To a deep awareness and acceptance of all that is around. This week is not about pristine quietude, but rather about…

INDIVIDUAL RETREATS

If you would like to take some time out for yourself, take some distance from your life, or look into something that is bugging you, you are welcome to join us outside of the collective practice weeks! Always check beforehand if there is still enough space in the house, but you are free to stay…

RITUALS for the WHEEL OF THE YEAR

If you feel like sharing your practice with others, and developing your magic skills, in response and dialogue with the seasons, join us for one of the ritual gatherings. Every time we meet, we put the emphasis on a different process of transformation: sensual ecstasy for Beltane, shadow spirit work at Samhain, fire works for…

DYNAMIC MEDITATIONS – Monastery Week

14-18 June 2023, The Monastery LIve, Ardennes Whoever said that meditation is only done sitting still on a cushion, in one-pointed concentration? There are so many other forms of deep concentration and focus, of surrendering to what is, inside and out. To fall into the great unknown without fear of falling apart. During this week…

SHADOW WORK – Monastery Week

3-9 April 2023 – The Monastery Live, Ardennes For this Monastery Week, our focus is to look at the things that are hidden under the surface. Being a spiritual seeker, or just simply being human, means making choices. We choose to live our life a certain way, according to particular views and beliefs. We build…

SENSUAL MAGIC for BELTANE

Tantric Magic weekend – 28-30 April 2023 – The Monastery LIve, Ardennes In the Wheel of the Year, Beltane is the celebration of the life force bursting through the seams of the veil that separates the worlds. In that moment we come closer to the spirits all around, we feast and lose our human form….

SILENT WEEK

6-12 March, 15-21 May; 17-20 July 2023, The Monastery Live, Ardennes Every two months we practice silence at The Monastery Live. Everyone is welcome to join in meditation and sitting, and reconfigure their relation to themselves and the world around. During Silent Days, we sit for 5 hours a day, altogether. With enough space for…

GRATITUDE – Monastery Week

6-12 February 2023, The Monastery LIve, Ardennes In the dark months, often it is a bit more difficult to see the light. In the city the streets are dreary, the days are short, and our energy levels are often half-depleted. In these times it is important to charge our inner battery to feel engaged with…

YULE SILENT RITUAL WEEK

19-24/12/2022 – Ardennes Celebrate the build-up to Christmas in silence, meditating 5 hours a day and spending the rest of the days walking, contemplating the forest, and preparing the Yule ritual on the evening of the 21st, as well as honoring the final week’s ritual of Christmas Eve. Every day you get one ritual task…