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SUMMARY:Christmas & New Year Vipassana Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Vipassana Retreat during Christmas & New Year\n\n\n\n25 December 2026 – 2 January 2027\, it is also possible to join the 26th or 27thGudhjem\, Bornholm \n\n\n\nOne Full Week Vipassana Retreat on Bornholm \n\n\n\nArrival: 25 December\, 16:00–18:00Departure: 2 January\, 10:00 \n\n\n\nIf you would like to spend all of Christmas with your family\, it is also possible to arrive on 26th or 27th December. \n\n\n\nSpend the quiet days between Christmas and New Year immersed in Noble Silence in the beautiful natural surroundings of Bornholm — perhaps beneath blue winter skies and sparkling snow. \n\n\n\nStep away from the busyness of the holiday season and enter a week of stillness\, simplicity and deep inner practice. \n\n\n\nWe begin by calming and concentrating the mind through awareness of the breath. From there\, we gradually move into the practice of Vipassana — learning to observe the changing sensations of the body with awareness and equanimity. \n\n\n\nLet go of the old\, purify the mind\, and enter the New Year with greater clarity\, peace and an open heart. \n\n\n\nA beautiful way to end one year — and begin the next. \n\n\n\nThe Practice \n\n\n\nVipassana invites us to meet what we normally push away\, react to or become entangled in — physical pain\, difficult emotions\, restless thinking\, triggers and the challenges of life. \n\n\n\nRather than suppressing or escaping our experience\, we learn to stay present and observe it with equanimity. \n\n\n\nAs awareness deepens\, the mind gradually becomes less reactive. Old patterns and conditioning begin to loosen\, and beneath the constant movement of thoughts\, emotions and sensations\, we may discover a deeper inner stillness. \n\n\n\nThroughout the retreat\, we cultivate concentration through awareness of the breath and develop equanimity through direct observation of bodily sensations. \n\n\n\nIs This Retreat for You? \n\n\n\nA silent retreat is an invitation to turn inward — to feel what is here rather than immediately talking about it\, acting it out or moving away from it. \n\n\n\nUpon arrival\, we collect all phones. This helps create a space where everyone can be fully present. If someone close to you needs to be able to reach you in an emergency\, we can provide an emergency contact number. \n\n\n\nPlease join only if you are willing to commit to the retreat schedule. At times\, the mind may say: I need to rest. I need to walk. I don’t want to sit anymore. Meeting this reactivity with awareness is itself part of the practice. \n\n\n\nThrough Noble Silence and Strong Determination\, we practice: \n\n\n\nWe are where we are.We do what we do.We are with what is. \n\n\n\nA retreat can bring strong emotions and sensations to the surface. We support you through teacher interviews and individual check-ins\, helping you understand and integrate what arises and answering questions about your practice. \n\n\n\nYour Teachers \n\n\n\nKristina and Stephan have guided meditation retreats together for many years. \n\n\n\nDrawing on decades of dedicated meditation practice\, they support participants in meeting the changing landscape of body and mind with presence\, compassion and equanimity. \n\n\n\nAgain and again\, we see how physical discomfort can soften\, emotional storms can pass and compulsive thinking can loosen its grip when experience is met with steady awareness rather than resistance. \n\n\n\nThe methods we teach are the methods we live. \n\n\n\nIncluded \n\n\n\n\n\nOne full week of guided Vipassana practice and Noble Silence\n\n\n\nDaily meditation instruction and teacher support\n\n\n\nVegetarian meals\n\n\n\nAccommodation in comfortable shared double rooms with separate beds\n\n\n\nMaximum 8 participants\, creating a personal and intimate retreat environment\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation \n\n\n\nGamlevældevej 323760 GudhjemBornholm \n\n\n\nYou can fly directly from Copenhagen to Bornholm. A less expensive option is KOMBARDO EXPRESSEN\, combining bus and ferry from Copenhagen to Rønne. \n\n\n\nOn 25 December\, we can pick participants up at approximately 15:00 from either Rønne Ferry Terminal or Bornholm Airport. \n\n\n\nCheck-in at the retreat house is between 16:00 and 18:00. \n\n\n\nThe retreat ends on 2 January at 10:00. Participants can arrange shared transport to Rønne Ferry Terminal or Bornholm Airport. \n\n\n\nContribution \n\n\n\nAccommodation: €400Vegetarian meals: €400Retreat and teacher contribution: €400 \n\n\n\nTotal: €1\,200 \n\n\n\nRegistration & Payment \n\n\n\nYou register through payment. Payment is made securely with credit or debit card by buying a ticket below. If you prefer another payment method go here and write to me once you have paid (stephanpendegmail.com). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRetreat Schedule\n\n\n\n25 December 2026 – 2 January 2027 \n\n\n\nFriday 25th December — Arrival\n\n\n\n18:00 — Dinner19:00–20:00 — Welcome and practical information20:00–21:00 — Meditation21:00 — Lights out \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26 –28 December — Awareness of Breathing\n\n\n\nDuring the first three days\, we practise observing the natural breath as it moves in and out through the nostrils. \n\n\n\n06:00–07:00 – Meditation07:00–07:30 – Free time07:30–09:00 – Breakfast09:00–10:30 – Meditation according to the teacher’s instructions10:30–11:30 – Free time11:30–12:30 – Lunch12:30–13:00 – Rest and teacher interviews13:00–14:30 – Meditation14:30–15:30 – Mindful walking15:30–17:00 – Meditation according to the teacher’s instructions17:00–18:00 – Tea and fruit break18:00–19:00 – Meditation19:00–20:15 – Evening discourse20:15–21:00 – Meditation21:00 – Lights out \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n29–31 December — Vipassana\n\n\n\nFrom 29 December\, the practice shifts to observing sensations throughout the body. \n\n\n\n5:30 am – Wake-up bell \n\n\n\n6:00–7:00 am – Meditation: Strong Determination \n\n\n\n7:00–7:30 am – Free time \n\n\n\n7:30–9:00 am – Breakfast \n\n\n\n9:00–10:30 am – Meditation according to the teacher’s instructions \n\n\n\n10:30–11:30 am – Free time \n\n\n\n11:30 am–12:30 pm – Lunch \n\n\n\n12:30–1:00 pm – Rest and teacher interviews \n\n\n\n1:00–2:30 pm – Meditation: Strong Determination \n\n\n\n2:30–3:30 pm – Mindful walking \n\n\n\n3:30–5:00 pm – Meditation according to the teacher’s instructions \n\n\n\n5:00–6:00 pm – Tea and fruit break \n\n\n\n6:00–7:00 pm – Meditation: Strong Determination \n\n\n\n7:00–8:15 pm – Evening discourse \n\n\n\n8:15–9:00 pm – Meditation \n\n\n\n9:00 pm – Lights out. Go to bed. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, 1 January — Vipassana and Metta\n\n\n\n5:30 am – Wake-up bell \n\n\n\n6:00-7:00 am – Meditation \n\n\n\n7:00-7:30 am – Free time \n\n\n\n7:30-9:00 am – Breakfast \n\n\n\n9:00-10:30 am – Metta Bhavana \n\n\n\n10:30-11:30 am – Free time \n\n\n\n11:30 am-12:30 pm – Lunch \n\n\n\n12:30-1:00 pm – Rest and teacher interviews \n\n\n\n1:00-2:30 pm – Meditation \n\n\n\n2:30-3:30 pm – Metta Bhavana \n\n\n\n3:30-5:00 pm – Packing and free time \n\n\n\n5:00-6:00 pm – Tea and fruit break \n\n\n\n6:00-7:00 pm – Metta Bhavana \n\n\n\n7:00-8:00 pm – Discourse \n\n\n\n8:00-9:00 pm – Meditation \n\n\n\n9:00 pm – Lights out – Go to bed \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSaturday\, 2 January — Closing and Departure\n\n\n\n5:30 am – Wake-up bell6:00–7:00 am – Meditation7:00–7:30 am – Free time7:30–8:15 am – Breakfast8:15–9:00 am – Final Metta Bhavana9:00 am – Noble Silence ends9:00–10:00 am – Closing circle\, practical information and questions10:00–11:00 am – Pack and clean rooms and common areas11:00 am–12:00 pm – Departure
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