6-Day MBSR Mindfulness Intensive Course in Mondsee

As a tourist destination, Mondsee offers a wide variety of accommodations. There are accommodations in many different categories, as well as beautiful campgrounds. We’d be happy to help you find the right option. It’s best to choose accommodations close to town so that the trip to the ZENraum doesn’t take too long. If you bring a bike, you can explore the area around Mondsee during your breaks.

Lunch is an integral part of the course and consists exclusively of Ayurvedic, vegetarian, or vegan meals.
We’re happy to accommodate individual dietary restrictions; please let us know when you register so we can work together to meet your needs. You’ll have breakfast at your lodging, and there are many lovely restaurants in Mondsee to choose from for dinner.

Elements of Formal Practice:

Mindful body awareness (body scan) while lying down and sitting
Mindful bodywork (gentle yoga exercises)
Meditations while sitting and walking
Integrating mindfulness exercises into daily life
Short presentations on key topics such as mindfulness, stress,
feelings, perception, communication, and compassion

Elements of informal practice:

Recognizing one’s own stressors
Basic knowledge of common stressors
Awareness of feelings and emotions, fear, pain, general
and individual sources of stress
Learning about and applying mindful communication
Short presentations on key topics such as mindfulness, stress,
feelings, perception, communication, compassion
Integrating what you’ve learned into daily life
Short presentations and group discussions

DAILY SCHEDULE for the Compact Weeks
This is a sample daily schedule, which will be discussed with participants on a case-by-case basis.

8:00–8:45 a.m. Morning meditation (optional)
9:00–10:00 a.m. Breakfast
10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. MBSR session
1:00–1:30 p.m. Group lunch
1:30–5:30 p.m. Free time
5:30–8:00 p.m. MBSR course session
From 8:00 PM: No classes

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 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 coming by car, take the A1 via Salzburg, Vienna, or Linz. Mondsee has its own exit.