5-Day Summer Silence Retreats in July and August

You will be staying at Landhaus Meingast, a historic, very quiet guesthouse located within walking distance of the ZENraum. Alternatively, you can stay at the newly renovated youth hostel. Since the number of single rooms is limited at both locations, we recommend booking early. We would be happy to assist you in finding other accommodations if you prefer something different.

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

We will select your accommodation for you. It 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 in silence. At specific times during the seminar, there will be
periods set aside for sharing and exchanging experiences. In addition, individual sessions will be held in which
questions and topics that arise during the silence and meditation can be addressed and explored in 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
addressing the everyday challenges of our lives
will further structure this seminar.
Possible 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 structure with short breaks
1:00 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Lunch
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM 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 structure 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 BEDTIME

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 instructors at other institutes and as lecturers for NEURO-Meditation at the TH-Campus Vienna. We have received traditional training in Asia, the USA, 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 Salzburg Main Station, take Postbus 140 to 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.

By car, you can reach us via Salzburg, Vienna, or Linz on the A1. Mondsee has its own exit.