MBSR meditation compact course in Chiemgau

Trusting, tolerating, letting go and practising patience. What sounds impossible at first is not. At the idyllic Mountain Retreat Center, you will learn methods for a happier life. The classic MBSR training shows how mindfulness can be practiced in everyday life.

Retreat to the Mountain Retreat Center in the Chiemgau mountains. The Retreat Center has 20 rooms with views of the impressive natural landscape of the Alps. It can happen that you are amazed out of nowhere. Again and again. Each of our rooms is a special kind of retreat in its own right. Small, fine, cozy.

The full board at the Mountain Retreat Center is vegetarian and vegan. The most important meal of the day, at least according to the Chinese, is breakfast. That's why we also attach particular importance to a good, healthy breakfast - always including warm porridge. For lunch you enjoy soup, bread and spreads, and in the evening you are treated to a delicious buffet with salad, creative vegetarian-vegan main courses and a dessert. Always freshly cooked and as seasonal as possible. Intolerances can be catered for by prior arrangement.

MBSR is short for "Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction", stress management through mindfulness. The program was developed by Jon Kabat Zinn and is taught worldwide. Meditation and mindfulness training have a positive effect on stress, stress-related illnesses and burnout - this has been proven by numerous studies.
Marion and Bernhard Hötzel are MBSR experts who teach all the content of the classic 8-week MBSR course here in a compact form in two daily sessions of 2.5 hours each. In addition to the basic topics mentioned above, general and specific stress issues (private and professional) play a major role. The mindfulness day is largely spent in silence.

PROGRAM DETAILS
The core elements of the formal practice are

- Mindful body awareness (body scan) while lying and sitting
- Mindful bodywork (light yoga exercises)
- Integrating mindfulness exercises into everyday life
- The core elements of informal practice are

Recognizing your own stressors
- Awareness of feelings and emotions, fear, pain, general and individual stresses
- Getting to know and using mindful communication
- Personal follow-up discussion (telephone or Skype)

There will also be short talks on topics such as mindfulness, stress, feelings, perception, communication, compassion, as well as group and personal discussions.
The number of participants is limited to twelve. No prior knowledge is required. The programme is recognized by the MBSR Association.

Arrival by car
On the highway A8 (coming from Munich or Salzburg) exit at Frasdorf, direction Aschau, from there it is a 15 minute drive to Sachrang.

Arrival by train
Take the train or bus to Aschau or Prien im Chiemgau. From there you can either take the bus (few connections) or a cab to Sachrang.
Cab costs from Aschau to the Mountain Retreat Center approx. € 35.
Another convenient and inexpensive way to get from Aschau train station to Sachrang - Rosi, an on-demand service from the Rosenheim region. The Mountain Retreat Center now has its own bus stop!