Program

For retreats in German, please see the German page.

To discover our program 2026, please click retreats 2026 overview.

Tourist tax: For all on-site courses in 2026, the tourist tax will be calculated separately from the course price. Since this tax is fixed and collected by the local authorities, this solution allows us to respond to updates at any time.

CHF-EUR exchange rate: After applying a very generous 1 : 1 exchange rate for the past three years, the current situation requires us to at least partially balance the ongoing exchange rate decline.
Therefore, a new exchange rate of 1 : 1.05 will apply to all courses in 2026. It is already included in the stated course prices and the separately billed tourist tax.

An Important Note on Cancellations

We ask that you only book a course with the binding intention of attending the course.

Please be aware that a cancellation will incur a cancellation fee.

27-11
4 Day Mindfulness-Retreat - A Path to Freedom

The practice of mindfulness invites us to awaken to life as it is and to discover a freedom that does not depend on external circumstances. By learning to relate wisely to our experience, we can gradually free ourselves from habitual patterns that create suffering. Loving-kindness meditation will be an integral part of the retreat, helping to cultivate kindness, compassion, and an open heart.

This Vipassana retreat supports the development of mindfulness, which gives rise to wisdom and enables us to use every experience in life as nourishment for freedom.

Held in noble silence, the retreat will include meditation instructions, Dharma talks, and group interviews with one of the teachers. Through periods of sitting and walking meditation, participants will have the opportunity to deepen their practice, cultivate inner stillness, and explore the liberating teachings of the Buddha in a supportive retreat environment.

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We kindly remind you that the course fee does not include the dana for the teachers (see also our information page), which can be paid separately by cash at the end of the course.

Course no.

27-11

Date / Duration

05.05.2027 - 09.05.2027

Teachers

Charles Genoud
Patricia Genoud Feldman
Assistance: Catherine Schlaefli

Price

From CHF 376.00 / EUR 394.80 (Basic rate)
plus tax

Free places

20 - 64

Location

Meditationszentrum Beatenberg
Amisbühlstrasse 51
3803 Beatenberg

Teachers

Charles Genoud
Patricia Genoud Feldman
Assistance: Catherine Schlaefli

Language

English

Price

Basic rate CHF 376.00
Sustaining rate CHF 490.00
Benefactor rate CHF 490.00 + voluntary donation
Basic rate EUR 394.80
Sustaining rate EUR 514.50
Benefactor rate EUR 514.50 + voluntary donation
plus tax

Course duration

05.05.2027 - 09.05.2027