Summer Retreat 2020
Day of Mindfulness
Mindfulness is a source of Happiness
Talk by experienced Dharmateachers from the Plum Village tradition with afterwards practices (like walking meditation, mindful eating, relaxation) with the monks and nuns of the EIAB.
On: Sunday 09 August 2020
From: 10:00 (Entrance from 09:00) till 17:00
Language talk: English with German translation
Programm: roughly and with breaks in between:
09:00 Entrance
10:00 Monks and nuns chant and beginning of Dharma Talk
12:30 Walking meditation
13:30 Mindful meal
14:30 Deep Relaxation
15:30 – 17:00 Q&A with Dharma-Teachers from the EIAB
A day of mindfulness is a wonderful opportunity to be able to devote ourselves to mindful living in its many aspects. We begin the day by listening to a guided meditation which helps us to leave behind the hustle and bustle of the outside world and come back to take care of ourselves.
We shall then listen to the chanting of the monks and nuns who have been trained to chant in such a way that helps us to give rise to compassion for ourselves and for those we love. After that we have a Dharma talk. A Dharma talk is to help us touch levels of our consciousness that we may never have touched. It can be compared to a piece of music more than to a university lecture. We allow the words to penetrate us without using our intellect to agree or not agree with what is being said. Then we shall practise walking meditation together. This wonderful practice of arriving in every step which will be most useful for us in our life at home in order to be in touch with the wonders of nature or to calm ourselves when we are in a difficult situation.
If the weather is fine we shall sit outside on the lawn to enjoy mindful eating in silence: a chance to feel deep gratitude for the food we have to eat and the friends who are with us. After lunch we shall be guided in total relaxation and then have a chance to ask our questions of senior monks and nuns.
Arriving by car
The adress is: Schaumburgweg 3, 51545 Waldbröl.
Arriving by train
You can get of in Schladern. In Schladern bus 342 will drive to Waldbröl at 09:25. Alternatively you can call a taxi: 02291 –22 22 oder 44 44 oder 55 55.
Departure by train
At the end of the day at 17:00 our shuttle busses (€5 per Person per drive) will drive to the station in Schladern.
Busline 530 drives from the bus stop Kreissparkasse on the Kaiserstrasse (direct underneath from the eiab) at 15:16 and 17:16 to station Hennef.
Busline 342 drives from Waldbröl bus station at 15:00, 16:00 and 17:00 to station Schladern.
Other destinations and times are possible by taxi: 02291-22 22 or -44 44 or -55 55.
Ticketprice and discount
The normal ticketprice is €24.
A ticket with discount for people in a wheelchair and students till 30 years old (please show your student ID) is €19.
Tickets can be bought online!
You can buy and print your ticket via the link underneath.
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Ticketsale in front of the entrance
You can also get tickets on the Day of Mindfulness in front of the entrance. These can only be paid in cash.
Normal price: €27.
Price with discount: €22.
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