YOSSUM Meeting your Buddha Nature
Meditation Retreat
with Body Awareness Movement classes
November 14 - 20, 2011
Mhartiste, Holland
"I am very excited to offer this special meditation retreat
at a lovely new venue for us, located in a quiet, rural area just
northeast of Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
This will be given at an excellent cost in order to
facilitate your entry point to Meditation or
to give you the right environment to deepen your practice.
To facilitate a 'meditation retreat only' is a total pleasure for me.
I look forward to sharing this sacred space with you!"
- Kali
Meeting your Buddha Nature Meditation Retreat is ideal for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. If you are new to meditation, this time will be an opportunity to learn, explore and develop the principles of a sound meditation practice.
And if you have already dipped into the depths of meditation, you will have the space, quiet and opportunity to go even deeper and to also gain any fine-tuning you might need from a very experienced meditation teacher, Kali Ornelas.
We can say that meditation is really Kali's biggest passion. She has been teaching for many years, drawing on a long-standing meditation practice, reaching back to the days when she lived in silence in the Indian Himalayan mountains.
Kali has wanted to run a "meditation only" retreat for sometime now, so this really will be quite an opportunity to receive the full spectrum of Kali's knowledge and expertise on this highly important aspect for your personal growth and development. Kali cuts to the chase about meditation practices. She demystifies and demythologizes it. You will leave the retreat without any doubt about what meditation is and how to continue developing it as a practice for life.
There will also be a yoga teacher present to provide guidance and support to the group. She will be providing the Body Awareness Movement classes. These classes will also have a base on Yoga postures so you will have the opportunity to experience learning some helpful yoga postures to support the well-being of your body and deepen your relationship to your Self.
If you would like to read some of what Kali has to say about Meditation,
please click here
Schedule sample for the November 2011
Yossum Meditation Retreat
07:45 – 08:45 Meditation / Pranayama (Breathing exercises)
08:45 – 09:15 Tea Break
09:15 – 10:30 Enneagram/Essence teaching (Self-Understanding)
10:30 Brunch
11:00 – 14:00 Free time / Space for optional one-to-one sessions
14:00 – 15:00 Kundalini Active Meditation
15:00 – 15:30 Deeksha Blessing
15:30 – 17:00 Free time
17:00 – 18:30 Body Awareness Movement class
19:00 Dinner
20:00 Meeting with Kali / Meditation
*Timetable is subject to changes without previous notice
Pratice of Silence
Silence is powerful. Silence raises meditation and awareness to an entirely different level. Kali will carefully prepare the group for a period of Silence during this retreat. Silence is a time extremely valued by our participants.
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Although the activities included in the retreat make the retreat complete in itself, we do offer extra sessions to deepen your experience and address issues on a one-to-one basis.
Kali Ornelas - Self Understanding and Meditation
Kali uses the Enneagram system as a mirror for your inner work as well as her skills at trauma healing and other expressions of her therapeutic methods. Her sessions are powerful and eye opening. Her sessions tend to get fully booked in advance. Please indicate in your Booking Form if you would like us to reserve times for you.
Location
Mhartiste - The Netherlands
1:30mins from Schiphol Airport
Mhartiste, a lovely retreat center in the beautiful countryside of The Netherlands. It is located in a small village called Onna that is part of the province Overijssel. Mhartiste is a 1:30 mins drive away from Schiphol Airport (by either train or car).
Mhartiste is a retreat center with a heart. It is located on the edge of a small where farmers, cows, sheep and people on their bikes are the typical things you see. It is a location of massive peace and quietness with a large garden where you could go for a walk to enjoy fantastic views of the surrounding countryside.
The meditation room is ample and surrounded by total silence.
The accommodation is comfortable and warm.
A freshly prepared vegetarian daily menue will be prepared for us.
Retreat price
Total price for a room with 3 people €650.-
- If you want this option please book as soon as possible, we only have 3 spaces
Total price for a double shared room €790.-
Total price for a single room €1.090.-
- If you want this option please book as soon as possible, we only have 2 spaces
It includes:
* Accommodation for 6 nights
* Big-brunch and dinner (delicious vegetarian food!) this is an alcohol-free retreat
* All the meditation sessions and Body Awareness Movement classes
Does not include:
* Flight costs
* One-to-one extra sessions offered at the retreat
* Transport to the retreat center.
It's a lovely 1:40 hour train ride through Holland's green countryside from Amsterdam International Airport (Schiphol) and then it's a 15 minutes drive to the retreat center
or
A shared van to and from Schiphol airport will be available. The cost will be shared by the number of participants.
Next steps to secure your booking
1. Fill out the Booking Form and send it to us. Please click on the following link: http://www.yossum.com/retreats/bookingform.html
2. The second step to secure your booking is to make the payment via bank transfer. We will email you the bank transfer information.
The non-refundable retreat deposit is €250.00
Full payment (or the balance due if you paid a deposit) must be made 8
weeks before the retreat begins – Sept 19th, 2011.
Your place is only secured once the deposit has been received.
Please see cancellation policy below.
Please be aware of the following guidelines for the bank transfer:
- Deposit payments are non-refundable.
- Bank transfer fees need to be paid for by the participant.
Any bank transfer fees incurred by Yossum must be covered by the participant in cash at the retreat.
- All foreign transfers must be received in Euros. A good website to
check currency exchange rate is www.xe.com
Cancellation policy
If you must cancel your place on a Yossum retreat, our cancellation policy is as follows:
- A cancellation more than 8 weeks before the retreat begins:
We will refund you the payment received less the deposit.
- A cancellation 3 to 8 weeks before the retreat begins:
We will refund 50% of the total cost of the retreat.
- A cancellation less than 3 weeks before the retreat begins:
We apologize, but we are unable to refund any of the payment.
We hope to welcome you at the Yossum retreats!
