5-Day Summer Silence Retreats in July and August

You’ll be staying at Landhaus Meingast, a historic, very quiet guesthouse within walking distance of the ZENraum. Or at the newly renovated youth hostel. Since the number of single rooms is limited at both locations, it’s a good idea to make your reservation early. We’ll reserve a room for you when you register.

All meals are vegetarian, Ayurvedic, and vegan. We’re happy to accommodate any food intolerances. Please let us know your preferences before the course begins so that we can discuss any necessary arrangements with you personally.

We will select the accommodations for you. They will be within walking distance of the ZENraum, and all participants will be staying there.

CONTENTS
Participants spend more than two-thirds of the seminar time in silence. At specific times during the seminar, there will be
periods set aside for sharing and exchanging experiences. In addition, one-on-one conversations will take place, during which
questions and topics that arise during the periods of silence and meditation can be addressed and explored in greater depth.
Key Components

the sitting meditations of the Vipassana tradition
Intensive cultivation of self-compassion
the body scan
walking meditation
active meditations
The individual practice sessions (sitting, lying down, and mindful yoga exercises) rarely last longer than 30 minutes.
The morning active meditations last 60 minutes, during which movement,
breathing, and silence alternate.

Talks
In addition to detailed instructions for the respective meditations, short talks,
which address the everyday challenges of our lives,
further structure this seminar.
Sample Daily Schedule

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Morning meditation (active)
8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. ZEN meditation session with short breaks
1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Lunch
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Break and individual one-on-one sessions
4:15 PM to 4:30 PM Tea ceremony
4:30 PM to 7:00 PM MBSR meditation session with short breaks
7:00 PM to 7:30 PM Evening vespers
7:30 PM to 8:15 PM Walking meditation
8:15 PM to 9:00 PM Evening meditation (Metta, Tonglen, Nadabrahma, Heart meditation)
9:15 PM RETIRE TO BED

Seminar Leaders:
We are Marion and Bernhard Hötzel, and we each have 45 years of meditation experience, 20 of which we have spent working as meditation teachers.
We teach at our own institute, as well as serving as guest teachers at other institutes and as lecturers for NEURO-Meditation at the Vienna University of Technology (TH-Campus Wien). We have received traditional training in Asia, the U.S., and Europe, and are very familiar with humanistic psychology and the challenges of our modern times.

Travel to Salzburg by car, train, or plane.
From the airport, take City Bus 2 to the main train station. From the Salzburg main train station, take Postbus 140 to the Mondsee bus station every 30 minutes. From there, you can reach many of the accommodations on foot. The town center is also within walking distance of many accommodations.
If you’re traveling by car, you can reach us via Salzburg, Vienna, or Linz on the A1. Mondsee has its own exit.