A Personal 11-Day Retreat for Individuals & Couples / Nature, Silence & Meditation Near Hamburg

We offer three room options: - Single room with shower (restroom located in the hallway) - Large duplex room, south-facing with en-suite shower - Large duplex room with a magnificent view of the meadows and lake, with en-suite shower From April through October, we also offer accommodations in the "glamping tent" in the garden. The glamping tent is situated as a "hermitage" in a secluded area of the garden and offers a unique lodging experience. The two duplex rooms and the glamping tent can also be occupied by two people. Otherwise, all bookings are generally single bookings for the respective room.

Organic vegetarian (or vegan, or lactose-, gluten-, or sucrose-free) food from our communal kitchen for guests to prepare themselves. We provide a wide variety of food items on the shelves in the kitchen. Each guest takes what they want and prepares their own meal on their own (or in a group, if they prefer).
There is also a shopping list available where guests can write down their requests (within reason).

We suggest a daily schedule to our retreat guests that includes time each day for meditation or prayer, contemplation, walks in nature, reading, and brief conversations to share insights about their inner process. Guests are free to choose how closely they wish to follow this suggestion or whether they prefer to follow their own retreat rhythm or schedule.

All retreats are designed to create optimal conditions for individual retreat processes. This means that the schedule and content of the retreat are ultimately your responsibility. However, we provide the following to support you as best as possible during your retreat: 1. Group meditations in the morning and evening (up to 5 hours daily). These are always “open-ended”: you leave when you’ve had enough.
2. Supervision/Mentoring: Short one-on-one sessions covering topics such as meditation, the retreat, or the specific issues currently on your mind. These sessions can take place up to once a day upon request. 3. Materials: - Various self-reflection questionnaires (e.g., to help you discover your life’s purpose or passion)
- Brainwave entrainment (tracks and MP3 player): trains the brain, e.g., to better achieve meditative states 4. The premises, the garden, and the entire surroundings (nature reserve, forests, meadows, lake landscape) offer optimal retreat conditions. 5. Retreat community: complete seclusion or exchange with like-minded people—both are possible.
6. A wide selection of suitable meals (organic vegetarian) with plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. All guests help themselves from the communal kitchen and cook individually for themselves or occasionally together. The hostess of Little Paradises (Maria Lefèvre, long-time meditator, coach, author) is available daily for one-on-one conversations as needed.

Morning meditations take place from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the latest. Evening meditations take place from 9:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at the latest. All meditations are “open-ended”—you leave when you’ve had enough. You decide for yourself whether you want to participate and for how long.

How to find Little Paradise: ​ By car: Take the A1 highway, exit at Ahrensburg/Siek. Turn east onto Verlängerter Ostring. At the first roundabout, turn onto Hoisdorfer Weg. At the end of the street, turn right onto Krütz. Look for the large fire station on the left.
From there, it’s about 100 meters on the left. By public transportation: Check hvv.de for the best connection. Take the S-Bahn (regional train) to Ahrensburg or the U1 subway to the last stop, Großhansdorf. Take bus 369 to Alte Schmiede, Hoisdorf.
Our retreat center is located 30 meters from the bus stop.