Summary

🌿 MBSR: Serenity & Resilience in the Workplace – and Beyond Basic Seminar on Mindfulness & Stress Management "There are only two days in a year when you can't do anything. One is yesterday, the other is tomorrow. Today is the right day to live." (Dalai Lama)

Are you looking for a way out of the rat race? In a world that is spinning ever faster, mindfulness is not a luxury, but a core competence for health and success. This seminar offers you scientifically proven tools to transform stress into strength and automatic reactions into conscious decisions. ✨ WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT
Based on the globally recognized MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) method, we combine modern psychology with meditative exercises. - Strengthen resilience: Effectively arm yourself against burnout. - Sharpen awareness: Recognize and dissolve stress-aggravating thoughts. - Respect your needs: Act in harmony with yourself—at work and in your private life.
- Science meets practice: Proven methods in rest and movement. 🎯 WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR? This training is ideal for you if you... - At work: Feel pressure to perform, exhaustion, or lack of concentration and are looking for creative solution strategies.
- For your health: Want to alleviate chronic pain, sleep disorders, or psychosomatic complaints. - Personally: Want to overcome fears, strengthen your self-esteem, and simply "slow down" again. Top companies such as Google, SAP, and the Deutsche Bundesbank are already successfully using MBSR for employee development. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEADER: Renato Kruljac Born in 1972, married and father of two adult sons. Studied education and educational management, trainer for mindfulness, intuition, and holistic personality development. MBSR/MBCL senior teacher, coach and existential Gestalt therapist, martial artist, Zen/contemplation training with Willigis Jäger, many years of course leadership in Germany and abroad, further training in polyvagal theory, somatic experiencing and trauma-sensitive bodywork, author. For further information, please feel free to contact me at any time.

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories: MBSR, Monastery Retreats, Meditation, Mindfulness, Detox Retreats
Date: 2026-09-27 - 2026-09-29
Language(s): German
Group Size: 12
Place: Holzkirchen, Germany
Accommodation: not included
Catering: Full board
Types of food: Vegan, Organic, Vegetarian
Services: Meditation and mindfulness exercises

Silence and self-awareness

Methods for burnout prevention and effective stress management

Building resilience against stress-related illnesses and increasing well-being

Integration of meditative exercises in rest and movement with current findings from psychology and stress research

Guided meditations and targeted reflection work

Interactive small group and group discussions for sharing experiences

Transfer exercises to apply what you have learned in everyday life

Accommodation

The Benediktushof offers various room categories for guests attending courses. All guest rooms are characterized by their clear, simple design. Single and double rooms have their own shower and toilet. There are also shared rooms with shared shower/toilet facilities. Three barrier-free, wheelchair-accessible rooms are also available. There is also barrier-free access to the reception.

Rooms are available for check-in on the day the course begins between 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Unless otherwise stated on your registration confirmation, courses begin at 5:50 p.m. with dinner and end at 1:00 p.m. with lunch followed by coffee, tea, and cake. Room rates are in addition to the seminar costs.

Catering

ROOM CATEGORIES & PRICES 1. SINGLE ROOM (with shower/WC) Enjoy privacy and comfort. • Up to 4 nights: €93 • From 5 nights: €90

2. DOUBLE ROOM (with shower/WC) Share a room with another course participant. • Up to 4 nights: €80 • 5 nights or more: €77 3. SHARED ROOM (4 to 8 people, shared bathroom) The affordable choice for groups and communities. • Up to 4 nights: €61 • 5 nights or more: €58 ✅ YOUR EXTRA COMFORT Full board included: All meals are included in the price. 📍 Enquire now & secure your place!

Our certified organic vegetarian-vegan cuisine at Benediktushof, certified according to DE-ÖKO-006, is committed to the special spirit of the house. During daily meals, we support the practice of mindfulness in silence by serving meals in the dining room at specific times and treating guests with restraint, friendliness, and attentiveness.

Our food is fresh and mostly prepared by hand. The products we use are organically grown, taking into account the season and region. In the Benediktushof kitchen, we take a responsible approach to food and serve wholesome meals without meat.

Clarity, straightforwardness, and creativity in cooking give our cuisine a distinctive profile. For information and to recreate dishes at home, you can find inspiration in our Benediktushof cookbooks "Wie Zen schmeckt" (How Zen Tastes) or "Meisterliche Zen-Rezepte" (Masterful Zen Recipes).

On request, we prepare meals for people with gluten and milk protein intolerances and purely vegan meals. We can only accommodate all other requests regarding intolerances with advance notice and at an additional cost of €5.00 per day.

sequence

PROGRAM CONTENTS Everyday skills through mindfulness: *Teaching scientifically proven mindfulness methods for stress management and relaxation. Objective: Building resilience against stress-related illnesses and increasing well-being in the workplace. Combining meditation and modern research:

*Integration of meditative exercises in rest and movement with current findings from psychology and stress research. *Learning the MBSR method for transforming automatic reactions into conscious perceptions. Practical exercises and reflection: - Mindfulness and body awareness exercises to deepen understanding.
- Methods for burnout prevention and effective stress management. - Guided meditations and targeted reflection work. - Interactive small group and group discussions for sharing experiences. - Transfer exercises to apply what you have learned in everyday life. COURSE MATERIALS AND RECOGNITION:
Comprehensive course materials including audio programs and workbooks. Recognition as a prevention course by health insurance companies with possible subsidies. The aim of the course is to provide participants with effective tools to better manage stress, strengthen their own resilience, and establish a higher level of mindfulness in their professional and private lives.

Arrival

- Arrival by train Buses run from Würzburg main station to Holzkirchen: You can also ask for the bus timetable to Holzkirchen at our course office (tel. 09369-9838-0). They can also provide you with information about inexpensive taxi connections to Holzkirchen.

- Arriving by car From Frankfurt, take the A3 exit Wertheim/Lengfurt, turn right towards Dertingen – Wüstenzell – Holzkirchen. From Fulda/Kassel/Ulm (A7), change to the A3 towards Frankfurt at the Biebelrieder Kreuz junction and continue to the Helmstadt exit.

From Stuttgart (A81), change to the A3 towards Frankfurt/M. at the Würzburg-West junction and continue to the Helmstadt exit. From Munich/Nuremberg/Würzburg (A3), take the A3 to the Helmstadt exit. From the Helmstadt exit, turn left and follow the B 8 towards Marktheidenfeld (Roßbrunn/Uettingen), turn left at the end of Uettingen, towards Holzkirchen (4 km). We have two electric charging stations where you are welcome to charge your electric car. However, we ask that you only park your car there during the charging process and then move it so that other course participants can also use the service. *Carpooling Please let us know on your registration form if you are looking for or can offer a carpool. You will then receive a list of participants, sorted by postal code, before the course begins.

Klosterstraße 10, 97292 Holzkirchen, Bayern, Germany

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3 months ago

It was a good course with nice participants. There was a lot of meditation and "work". I was able to realize some things and try to remain more conscious in everyday life. Renato was a great instructor and responded well to the individual participants. The accommodation and food were simple, but that would have made sense. Silence is not seen quite so strictly, except at the table. I found the surroundings with the ZEN garden very calming. All in all, it was just right and I would do it again. Thank you very much 😊

Cornelia Rühle

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3 months ago

A really great location. Especially the Zen garden is the show! The food is good and. The room was nice, with a small bathroom. The mattress was a bit saggy, but still okay. As almost always and almost everywhere, I would wish for fly screens in front of the windows. The silence in the monastery and during mealtimes is very pleasant. For once no 08/15 small talk but mindful silence. Our course leader Renato was very good. Sometimes it was a bit difficult to understand him, probably because of the dialect ;) I was able to get completely involved in everything. The group was great. I was really inspired after the few days. Since then I've been meditating several times a day. It left a lasting impression on me and was definitely not the last workshop of this kind.

Robert Richter

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Cancellation policy

If you cancel up to 30 days before arrival, you will receive a 99% refund of the booking price.
After this, the booking is non-refundable.

If you cancel up to four weeks before the start of the course, we charge a flat-rate processing fee of €25.00, or €50.00 for multi-part courses and further training courses. If you cancel up to one week before the start of the course, or if you do not attend individual modules of multi-part courses and further training courses, we charge 50% of the course fee.
If you cancel within one week before the course starts, we will charge you the full course fee. In addition, 75% of the accommodation and meal costs will be charged, unless there is a waiting list and someone actually takes your place. In this case, you will only pay the full course fee.
If you cancel on the day the course begins, if you do not arrive or if you interrupt the course, the course fee and the accommodation and meal costs must be paid in full. We recommend that you take out cancellation insurance to reduce your financial risk: