Brigitte van Baren & Gerhard Bader &

Zen for Leadership (Retreat in English and German)

23 - 26 May 2024

The "Zen for Leadership" course program has been specially developed for people with leadership responsibilities - but it is also suitable for people who want to "lead" themselves better.

Brigitte van Baren

Brigitte van Baren

Gerhard Bader

Gerhard Bader

At a glance

Date: 23-05-2024 / 26-05-2024
Category: Meditation, Personal Development, Corporate and Institutions,

Included:

  • 3 nights accommodation in Premium Single and Single rooms
  • All workshops and sessions as written in the program
  • Full board - vegetarian meals
  • Fruits, Teas and filtered water
  • Free use of Body Care Center facilities: sauna, steam room, jacuzzi, indoor heated swimming pool

Not included:

  • Flights to/from Malpensa International Airport
  • Transfers to/from Mandali Retreat Centre
  • Massage and Therapies at the Body Care Center 

The "Zen for Leadership" course program has been specially developed for people with leadership responsibilities - but it is also suitable for people who want to "lead" themselves better.

People in responsible positions know the tension between professional commitment and personal development. And many wonder how to find the balance between professional activities and personal needs. The Zen practice is ideal for focusing on what is good for us and on what is really important to us. This is how we come to clear thinking and acting, more power and creativity, better concentration, more patience, more compassion and ultimately constructive thinking.

Course elements:

Exercise zazen (sitting in silence), kinhin (meditative walking) and other meditation experiences, lectures on zen in everyday life and at work, physical exercises, dokusan (one-to-one talks with the course leader) Zen tea ceremony and multiple impulses for zen in everyday life.

This retreat will be held in English and German.

Agenda

Arrival Day May 23 

15.30 - 16.30 Welcome Meeting
16.30 - 17.30 Tea Break
17.30 - 19.00 Zen Practice
19.00 - 20.00 Dinner
20.00 - 21.15 Zen Meditation / Evening ritual

Daily Schedule May 24 – May 25 

06.00 – 06.30 Morning Meditation
06.30 - 07.30 AUM Meditation & Qi Gong
07.30 - 08.00 Zen Meditation
08.00 - 08:30 (Kin Hin) Walking meditation
08.30 - 09.30 Breakfast
09.30 - 10.30 Enjoy your own silent rhythm
10.30 - 11.00 ZFL lecture
11.00 - 12.00 Zen Meditation / Dokusan (individual
Zen coaching)
12.00 - 12.40 The 8 Qi Gong Brocades
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 Enjoy your own silent rhythm
15.00 - 17.00 Zen Meditation and Zen Tea Ceremony
17.00 - 17.30 Tea Break
17.30 - 19.00 Zen Yoga
19.00 - 20.00 Dinner
20.00 - 21.15 Zen Relaxation Exercise & Mantra
Meditation Zen Reflection (individual / group)

Departure Day May 26 

06.00 - 06.30 Zen Meditation
06.30 - 07.00 AUM Meditation & Qigong
07.00 - 08.30 Zen Meditation
08.30 - 09. 30 Breakfast
By 10.00 Check out
10.30 - 12.00 Zen Mediation – Zen Exchange
12.00 - 12.30 Closing
12:30 - 13-30 Lunch
14.00 Departure

The quieter you become,
the more you can hear.

Ram Dass