Long meditations plus guidance, yoga, workshops, seminars and mountain walks

Rich and varied World Retreat programme

The World Retreat programme centres on the long meditations. They are preceded by morning yoga and followed by guidance groups as well as evening seminars with Acem’s founder Dr Are Holen. Every day there is time for walking and talking in the forests, grasslands and mountains nearby. In addition, you can choose from several parallel workshops in the afternoon, and informal social activities in the evenings make it easy to get new friends and contacts from different parts of the world.

Remember to register for the World Retreat before 15 May 2016, in order to get the early-bird discount.

This is a preliminary programme. Changes may occur.

Saturday 16 July
Check-in from 15:00
Silence for meditation until 18:30
19:00 – 20:00 Dinner
20:15 – 21:00 Meditation guidance
21:15 – 21:45 Opening ceremony
22:00 Dynamic interaction

Sunday 17 July
07:00 – 07:45 Yoga
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast
08:30 – 09:00 Meeting for first-timers
08:30 – 12:30 Silence for meditation
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
14:00 – 15:15 Meditation guidance
15:30 – 17:15 Walk and free time
17:30 – 18:15 Parallel workshops
18:30 – 19:15 Silence for meditation
19:30 – 20:30 Dinner
21:00 Seminar with Dr Are Holen
House gathering

Monday 18 July
07:00 – 07:45 Yoga
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast
08:30 – 12:30 Silence for meditation
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
14:00 – 15:15 Meditation guidance
15:30 – 18:15 Walk and free time
18:30 – 19:15 Silence for meditation
19:30 – 20:30 Dinner
21:00 Seminar with Dr Are Holen
Dynamic interaction

Tuesday 19 July
07:00 – 07:45 Yoga
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast
08:30 – 12:30 Silence for meditation
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
14:00 – 15:15 Meditation guidance
15:30 – 17:15 Walk and free time
17:30 – 18:15 Parallel workshops
18:30 – 19:15 Silence for meditation
19:30 – 20:30 Dinner
21:00 Seminar with Dr Are Holen
House gathering

Wednesday 20 July
07:00 – 07:45 Yoga
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast
08:30 – 12:30 Silence for meditation
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
14:00 – 15:15 Meditation guidance
15:30 – 17:15 Walk and free time
17:30 – 18:15 Parallel workshops
18:30 – 19:15 Silence for meditation
19:30 – 20:30 Dinner
21:00 – 21:45 Discussion groups
22:00 – 23:00 Evening yoga

Thursday 21 July
07:00 – 07:45 Yoga
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast
08:30 – 14:30 Silence for meditation
14:45 – 15:45 Lunch
16:00 – 17:30 Meditation guidance
17:45 – 19:00 Walk and free time
19:30 – 20:30 Dinner
21:00 Seminar with Dr Are Holen
Dynamic interaction

Friday 22 July
07:00 – 07:45 Yoga
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast
08:30 – 12:00 Silence for meditation
12:30 – 13:45 Meditation guidance
14:00 – 17:00 Walk and free time with lunch box
17:00 – 17:45 Silence for meditation
18:00 Seminar with Dr Are Holen
19:30 – 20:30 Dinner
Entertainment and farewell party

Saturday 23 July
07:00 – 07:45 Yoga
07:30 – 08:15 Breakfast
08:30 – 10:30 Silence for meditation
11:00 – 12:00 Meditation guidance
12:15 – 12:45 Closing words
12:45 – 13:30 Lunch