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SUMMARY:Assisi Easter Retreat
DESCRIPTION:THE BLOSSOMING HEART OF ASSISI 🌾\n\n\n\nAn Easter Retreat in Sacred Silence\, Devotion and Renewal \n\n\n\nAssisi breathes devotion. \n\n\n\nFrom dawn until night\, monks and nuns chant\, walk and pray in a rhythm that is centuries old. During this retreat\, we attune ourselves to this sacred rhythm—and to the tender awakening of spring. \n\n\n\nThe hills turn green\, wildflowers emerge\, birdsong fills the morning air\, and the soft spring light touches the ancient stones of Assisi. \n\n\n\nThrough silence\, meditation\, heart-based practices\, singing and mindful movement\, we open ourselves to the blossoming that is also taking place within us. \n\n\n\nSaint Francis and Saint Clare devoted their lives to serving from the heart—to brotherhood and sisterhood\, silence\, prayer\, music\, nature\, animals\, humility\, simplicity\, faith\, purity and care for those most in need. \n\n\n\nWe have walked in their footsteps and have been drawn back to the spirit of Assisi again and again. \n\n\n\nThis invitation comes from the deepest corner of our hearts. \n\n\n\nThe purpose of this spring retreat is to experience The Blossoming Heart—the peace\, love and aliveness that become available when we slow down and become fully present. \n\n\n\nWe rediscover what truly nourishes us: the warmth of the sun\, the food we receive\, the air we breathe\, the earth beneath our feet\, the awakening of nature and the quiet song of our own hearts. \n\n\n\n🌿 Our Retreat Home\n\n\n\nOur retreat home is located in Santa Croce\, on the quiet side of Assisi—peaceful and secluded from tourism\, yet within walking distance of the Basilica of Saint Francis. \n\n\n\nVisit the website of Casale Santa Margherita \n\n\n\n🌙 Tentative Daily Rhythm\n\n\n\nOur mornings begin with a silent sunrise walk from our retreat home to the tomb of Saint Francis inside the Basilica. \n\n\n\nIn spring\, Assisi awakens around us. The morning air is fresh\, the first light touches the valley\, and birds sing as we walk. \n\n\n\nThe silence inside the Basilica is deep and tangible—almost like velvet. \n\n\n\nPeople sit.Walk slowly.Pray.Cry. \n\n\n\nThe air is filled with prayer\, music and the quiet presence of something far greater than ourselves. \n\n\n\nIt feels as though Francis never left. \n\n\n\nAfterwards\, we walk back together\, slowly and in silence. \n\n\n\nAt our retreat home\, the daily rhythm may include: \n\n\n\n\n\nFive to six hours of meditation\n\n\n\nSinging and sacred music\n\n\n\nMindful movement\n\n\n\nHeart-based practices\n\n\n\nForgiveness practice\n\n\n\nListening to sacred chants in the churches\n\n\n\nEntering more deeply into the lives and teachings of Saint Francis and Saint Clare\n\n\n\nTime in silence and spring nature\n\n\n\n\n\nIt is a simple and gentle rhythm of presence\, devotion and inner blossoming. \n\n\n\nWe also hope to be joined by a musician who can support us in singing songs connected with Francis and Clare. \n\n\n\nCare and presence will be part of every meal we share. \n\n\n\n🌸 Retreat Details\n\n\n\n\n\nDates: 23–29 March 2027\n\n\n\nArrival: 23 March\, between 16:00 and 18:00\n\n\n\nOpening dinner and welcome circle: 18:30\n\n\n\nDeparture: 29 March at 10:00\n\n\n\nContribution: €1\,200\n\n\n\nGroup size: Limited to 12 participants\n\n\n\nRetreat\, accommodation and all meals are included\n\n\n\nTransportation is not included\n\n\n\n\n\nAddress:Strada Comunale Santa Croce 706081 Assisi\, UmbriaItaly \n\n\n\n🍀 Is This Retreat for You?\n\n\n\nA retreat is an invitation to turn inward—to feel what is present without immediately projecting it outward or explaining it away. \n\n\n\nThis is a silent meditation retreat. \n\n\n\nIt is a time to experience the preciousness of being together in silence—even as we walk to churches\, share meals and move through the day. \n\n\n\nWe are where we are.We do what we do.We are with what is. \n\n\n\nInstead of going for a walk in the mind\, we open ourselves to the direct experience of life: \n\n\n\nThe soles of our feet touching the earth.The fragrance of spring flowers and pine trees.The warmth of the sun.The sounds of birds and church bells.Even the discomfort of not speaking when we normally would. \n\n\n\nSlowly\, we may begin to fall in love with silence. \n\n\n\nSome people imagine silence as lonely or unloving because we are not expressing ourselves through words. Yet so much can be communicated—and deeply held—in silence. \n\n\n\nTry something new. \n\n\n\nDiscover greater freedom and less reactivity within the spaciousness of silence. \n\n\n\nBecome an instrument of peace through the way you walk—one conscious step at a time. \n\n\n\n🔥 Meet us around the sacred fire in the hearts of Francis and Clare. \n\n\n\nWith love\, \n\n\n\nStephan & Kristina \n\n\n\nAbout Kristina and Stephan\n\n\n\nKristina and Stephan are longtime spiritual companions and retreat leaders whose work is rooted in meditation and psychotherapy. \n\n\n\nKristina is a psychotherapist\, Vipassana practitioner and healer. Stephan is a former Tibetan Buddhist monk with more than 40 years of meditation experience. \n\n\n\nTogether\, they create warm and grounded spaces for silence\, healing and awakening—inviting you to come home to yourself. \n\n\n\nRegistration and 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).
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