5-day ZEN silent retreat_ Carnival retreat "the fool within us"

You will be accommodated in a simple single room at the youth hostel in Mondsee. The cost is approximately €200 for the entire period, and it is within walking distance of the ZEN room. We are also happy to reserve more sophisticated accommodation for you if you wish. Double rooms can only be occupied by couples or people who know each other personally.

Food is an integral part of mindfulness and is eaten in the ZEN room. Breakfast consists of fresh grain porridge. Lunch is entirely vegetarian to vegan, and a wholesome Ayurvedic soup is served for dinner. We are happy to accommodate individual dietary requirements. Please let us know before the course begins.

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 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Break and individual one-on-one conversations 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tea ceremony 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. MBSR meditation structure with short breaks 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Evening vespers
7:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. Walking meditation 8:15 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Evening meditation (Metta, Tonglen, Nadabrahma, heart meditation) 9:15 p.m. BEDTIME

Essential components of the sitting meditations of the Vipassana tradition Exercises to strengthen self-compassion Body scan Walking meditation Active meditations METTA meditation The individual exercise phases (sitting, lying down, and mindful yoga exercises) rarely last longer than 45 minutes.
The morning active meditations last 60 minutes, alternating between movement, breathing, and silence. Seminar leaders: We are Marion and Bernhard Hötzel, and we each have 45 years of meditation experience, 20 of which we have spent as meditation teachers.
We teach at our own institute, as guest teachers 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 our modern times.

You can travel to Salzburg by car, train, or plane. By car, drive via Munich or Passau, Salzburg, Vienna, or Linz and take the Mondsee exit.

If you are arriving by train, you will arrive at Salzburg Central Station, where you can take the Postbus 140 to Mondsee Bus Station. From here, you can walk to your accommodation. From the airport, take city bus 2 to the central station.