Registrations are made through our website www.karuna.ch. Please complete a separate registration for each course and each person. Registration is binding.

We are grateful when you book a course with the genuine intention of attending it. This allows the available places to be used as well as possible and gives other interested people the opportunity to take part in a course. Thank you for your understanding and consideration!

After registering, we will send an automatic confirmation of registration. The invoice will be sent separately 8 to 10 weeks before the retreat begins (for the 3- or 4-week November retreat, approximately 14 weeks in advance).

It is very important to us to offer our courses as affordably as possible. The course fees do not fully cover the costs of accommodation, meals, and the teachers’ travel expenses (but no fee), nor the costs of administration, promotion, and running the house. Course costs can only be kept this low because the work is carried out at relatively modest wages or on a voluntary, unpaid basis, and because each year many people support the centre through contributions and donations.

We kindly ask you to settle the course fees no later than four weeks before the course begins. This keeps your place bindingly reserved for you. Should payment not have been received by this date, a cancellation fee of CHF 75.– / EUR 78.75 becomes due and the place may be released to other interested participants.

Course fees exceeding CHF 500.– (EUR 500.–) may be paid in two instalments: the first half after registration, the second up to four weeks before the course begins.

When making a payment, please always state the course number.

• For registrations to courses with a waiting list, we ask that you do not yet make any payment. You will receive a waiting-list confirmation from us with all the necessary information.
• If you withdraw from the waiting list, we kindly ask you to notify us in writing immediately.

Up until four weeks before the course, places that become available are allocated automatically to people on the waiting list. Four weeks before the course, we will contact everyone on the waiting list if places are still available at that point. The remaining places are then allocated in the order in which responses are received.

Cancellations must be submitted in writing. Within 48 hours of registering, you may cancel your registration free of charge. After that, the following cancellation charges apply (for both in-person and livestream retreats):

In-Person Retreat

• Up to two weeks before the course begins: CHF 75.– / EUR 78.75 (exception: see the 4-week November course below);
• Less than two weeks before the course begins: the full course fee excluding the visitor’s tax (Kurtaxe) (except in cases of hardship). On request, the visitor’s tax will either be refunded or, if preferred, recorded as a donation to the centre.

November Course (3- or 4-week in-person course)

• Up to 2 months before the course begins: CHF 75.–/ EUR 78.75
• Up to 1 month before the course begins: CHF 200.– / EUR 210.-
• Up to two weeks before the course begins: CHF 400.– / EUR 420.-
• Less than two weeks before the course begins: the full course fee (except in cases of hardship)

Livestream

• for 3-day courses: CHF 50.– / EUR 52.50 
• for 4-day and longer courses: CHF 75.– / EUR 78.75

In the event of non-arrival or early departure, the full course fee is due.

In connection with cancellations, a case of hardship is understood in particular to be when

a) the participant themselves requires emergency surgery, or
b) a close family member requires emergency surgery or passes away.

We are aware that booking a retreat at the Meditation Centre Beatenberg can represent a considerable financial commitment. We therefore recommend that you take out suitable insurance covering your travel and retreat costs in case you fall ill or are unable to attend the retreat for another reason.

Here is the link to a possible cancellation insurance.

Course fees already paid will be refunded to your bank account, less the applicable cancellation fee (see above).

Participation in the courses is at your own responsibility. The foundation, the meditation centre, and the course teachers accept no liability whatsoever for any personal injury or property damage arising in connection with course participation.

Intensive meditation retreats are often not suitable for people who are currently under significant psychological strain or who have experienced mental health conditions within the past 12 months. In case of doubt, we kindly ask that you consult with the teacher prior to registration.