Category: Retreat

Mindfulness – Psychotherapy – Spirituality

Get to know the mindfulness center in the wild nature of Peli Kastri and develop future seminar projects together with other experts.

Why join?

Are you thinking about offering seminars/workshops/retreats in the perfect, wild and romantic area of Pelion, but the initial spark has been missing so far? Then this week Buddha & Sirtaki is just right for you.
This week is intended to serve as a melting pot for different approaches and ideas, to network experts, to broaden horizons and to serve as the perfect opportunity for networking.

Peli Kastri follows the vision of Peter and Elisabeth Riedl and combines wild nature and tranquil places that only exist in the absolutely untouristy area of southern Pelion.

Peli Kastri includes extensive terrain that offers a myriad of opportunities for seminars and retreats.
A place to relax and take a vacation.

A place for self-awareness and introspection.

A place for physical and mental healing.

A place as beautiful as nature itself.

Daily schedule (subject to change! The exact schedule will be discussed with the participants on site.)

Sunday, 5 p.m.: “Come Together” at Julia’s authentic tavern – located directly on the secluded beach of Kastri, 50 meters from the Peli Kastri Guesthouse.

The offer during the week

includes

Morning sessions from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m

A Buddhist exercise path to insight and clarity. Peter Ried (the founder of Peli Kastri) teaches the exercises of meditation and mindfulness, as originally taught by Buddha, in a contemporary form.

and

Afternoon sessions from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m., designed by Anna Mauer and Michael Haid

In workshops, discussions and working groups, you will get to know this seminar location and have the opportunity to talk and exchange ideas with colleagues. The aim is also to get to know different directions in a relaxed atmosphere and perhaps develop new, exciting projects and visions together – with the opportunity to present them too. We will also hike along paths and paths to other bathing bays – and whatever else we can think of.

There will also be many opportunities to get to know the area and each other, exchange ideas, go on excursions or simply unwind.

Course led by

Anna Maurer, Peter Riedl and Michael Haid

Course language

German, with English translation on request

Extension option:

The seminar “Rhythm and Rembetiko” will take place starting on May 30.

WISDOM serves as a method and exercise to make your own life a success.

For whom?

For all people who want to follow a non-esoteric and non-faith-based practice path and workshops or seminars based on this

Goals of the method:

Depending on the intensity and duration of the exercise, the following goals can be achieved:

Come to rest

solve problems

Develop leadership skills

Ripen and grow

Be free

Difference from other forms of Buddhism

The difference to religious Buddhism lies primarily in the interpretation of individual teaching content, Buddhist terms and beliefs, such as the doctrine of dependent emergence, the definition of rebirth, enlightenment, ignorance and the methods of Buddhist mental training.

Difference from other methods of mental exercise, such as psychotherapy

WISDOM could be described as Buddhist therapy. However, the focus is not on analyzing personal problems, but rather on recognizing and overcoming them yourself without evaluating and judging them.

The aim of the WISDOM method is to learn to deal better with the difficulties of everyday life

The course itself is designed individually and therefore does not run in the traditional way with set course and free time, but rather mindfulness is practiced in and for life, so that this can be achieved even after the joint practice in everyday life.

The course pace and content are determined by the participants

course led by
Peter Riedl

Course language
German, with English translation on request

Every experience and being happens in the here and now, in the present. If we are not present, we remain trapped in a construct that we unconsciously form from an imagined past and a hoped-for or feared future. It is important to be mindful and live in the moment.

Uncertainty, problems, fears and stress are the result.
In a conscious moment of presence, when we are mindful, these things dissolve and what remains is the ‘I am’ – connected to everything and everyone.

Connected through the mystery of life.
This week we are trying to grasp this mystery a little
to understand it.

By being mindful, we can better understand the mystery of life.

More clarity, improved relationships, less fear and stress, more intense experiences and getting closer to the meaning of your life – these could be your goals for this week.

I support you by instructing simple exercises, answering any questions you may have and opening up space for encounters.

Why this retreat?

Better understand what is happening around us: We sharpen our senses, both for external impressions and for our internal sensations and diffuse thoughts.

Recognize our own thoughts and feelings: We learn to consciously perceive, observe and name our own thoughts and emotions in order to create self-awareness.

Questioning previous thought patterns and habits: Through this conscious observation we discover the beliefs and habits that have influenced our lives so far.

Discovering needs and desires: We explore what lies behind our daily chaos of thoughts.

Creating distance from limiting self-images: We learn to distance ourselves from self-identifications that may limit us.

Getting to know your inner guidance and longing: We become familiar with our inner guidance and our deep desires, which can show us the way to an authentic life.

Mindfulness in movement: Under the guidance of the experienced therapist Michael Haid, you will learn mindfulness in movement. Hiking becomes a meditative experience.

And at the same time you will experience the breathtaking landscape of Pelion, on hikes through lush, fragrant forests and explore largely untouched nature. Ideal for self-knowledge and reflection.

Day 1 – Arrival and getting to know each other for the first time

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Presentation of the week, equipment discussion, questions/answers

Day 2 – Monday

Easy hike and exercises
Time for a swim

Day 3 – 5 Tuesday – Thursday

06.00 Sunrise sitting (optional)
10.00 – 17.00 Mindful walking, exercises and reflection.

Also included: beach and swimming

7:00 p.m. – Dinner

Day 6 Friday

06.00 sunrise sitting together (optional)

Morning: “Going out”

Afternoon: reflection in the group and conclusion

6.30 p.m. – Open end, farewell, final dinner and relaxed evening

Day 7 Saturday

Departure or further stay

Good to know:

In addition to the hikes, you can also participate in “Rhythm & Rembetiko” sessions. More information will be available soon.

Immediately afterwards, the workshop “GROWTH WITH BEHERZT” starts with Anna Maurer and Michael Haid.

Course language
German (translation upon request)

 

This workshop, developed by Anna Maurer, is about how you can realize yourself and grow in contact with other people.

What gives us meaning in life and what values provide us with orientation to enable us to live out our personal talents responsibly. In this retreat we use the olive trees that surround us as an analogy for life itself. Because, like a tree, it is important to accept and take our roots, our past and our current being with us.

Acknowledging our life experiences helps us discover gifts and resources. With this clarity you can plan your next steps and “courageously” shape your authentic life.

Why this retreat?

If we see everything we have experienced and learned so far as meaningful for our lives and have the courage to develop trust in our inner source of strength, we will discover still dormant potential that needs to be realized. This workshop helps to recognize where we are not yet using this power and what life still has in store for us to live it courageously.

Course management

Anna Maurer and Michael Haid

Course language

German (translations on request)