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ZEN AND BEAUTY

Seven days contemplating beauty
from Monday July 16th to Sunday July 22nd
in Oberdürenbach (Germany) –

International workshop led in English
by Frank De Waele Roshi

Based in our charming guesthouse in Oberdürenbach,
a wonderful location in the beautiful Eifel region,
we will follow a relaxed, yet rich program.

We meditate and perform liturgy,
We walk silently in nature, and look at the stars at night.

We do contemplative drawing
and sing together.

We watch a beautiful movie and
listen to music!

We share share our thoughts and feelings about a favorite poem
or about a beautiful object that you particularly love
and brought from home.

Marina Abramovic, Dozing consciousness

During the retreat, we will make two daytrips and visit the Marina Abramovic-exhibition in the Kunsthalle in Bonn
and the zenlike Bruder-Klaus-Kapelle, build by architect Peter Zumthor in Wachendorf.

Also, we will experience the beauty within …

Frank De Waele Roshi will be leading and facilitating this workshop on ‘Zen and beauty’.
Roshi has a background in the Fine Arts and thaught Painting at the Academy of Leuven. He worked in several museums (Ghent, Brussels, Venice) and as an art guide in Paris. He has designed and led multi-day art trips (Venice, Paris, Amsterdam, Assisi, Chartres, Cologne) and art contemplation workshops (Ghent, Giverny, the Provence, Lisbon, London). In the sangha, Frank Roshi regurlarly organizes contemplative art visits.

Click here to read more about Roshi

Consider combining this workshop with the sesshin
‘Embody your life‘ with Frank Roshi in Oberdürenbach
from Monday July 8th to Sunday July 15th!
Read about this sesshin here

Schedule of the day

7:30 zazen
8:10 breakfast
9:15 work meditation
10:30 coffee and tea
11:00 ‘Zen and beauty’ session
13:15 lunch

lunch break

15:30 coffee and tea
16:00 ‘Zen and beauty’ session
18:15 supper
19:45 ‘Zen and beauty’ session
21:00 end of day

The schedule is subject to change.

PRACTICAL

Start workshop: Monday afternoon July 16th at 6.30pm with a light supper.
End workshop: Sunday afternoon July 22nd at around 3pm.
You can arrive on Monday afternoon July 16th from 1pm onwards.

By signing up for this workshop, participants agree to the ‘Guidelines of Conduct for Workshops’, posted at the bottom of this page.

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Address
Haus Königssee,
Hauptstrasse 45,
56651 Oberdürenbach (Eifel)
Germany

Please visit their website: www.koenigssee-haus.de

Haus Königssee was the former ‘Dorfgastätte’ (1893). The house was renovated in the early nineties in an ecological way into a charming and modern retreat house. It is located on the outskirts of the rural village of Oberdürenbach in the volcanic hills of the Eifel nature reserve.
We will be accommodated in nice, comfortable double or triple rooms, each with its own bathroom.
There is room for up to 25 people.

In our tradition, all meals are vegetarian, but not vegan. If requested we can provide lactose-free and gluten-free food. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate other dietary requirements.

Participation fee
(everything included except the museum ticket in Bonn and the travel expenses to Bonn and Wachendorf)

Cost-contributing Zen Sangha members are those who have paid the annual Zen Sangha membership fee and in addition have made an annual cost contribution. Read more about membership here

Registration, Payment and How to Get More Information

To register, please use this online registration form.
After registering, make your correct payment to the new Zen Sangha bank account:
IBAN: BE81 8901 5424 8724
BIC: VDSPBE91
Please indicate clearly ‘your own name + workshop on beauty´(or if you sign up for both the sesshin and the workshop: ‘your own name + workshop & sesshin’)´
Only upon receiving your payment is your registration valid, which will be confirmed by mail.
Registration for this workshop closes on Monday July 9th.

To get more information, mail to registratie@zensangha.be

Cancellation Policy
To cancel after registration, please use this online cancelation form.
The cancellation fee is fifty euros and benefits our solidarity fund, with which we grant reductions to certain participants upon request.

upper garden – photo Wim Schrever

Bring along
Loose (black) clothing, slippers, hiking clothes and possibly your own bench or sitting cushion (zafu).
If possible, bring your own towels and single sheets (ie pillowcase, duvet cover and bottom sheet) with you!

Writing materials as well as a favorite poem and a beautiful object you particularly love.

HOW TO GET THERE

By car
Take the motorway (A61) from Cologne to Koblenz to exit 32 Niederzissen. Then follow the direction of Nürburgring until Niederdürenbach.
Outside this village, turn right in the direction of Oberdürenbach.

By train
Every day in the morning an ICE train departs departs from Brussels-South (Midi) to Cologne(Köln Hbf) at 10.25am, from where you have a connection to Brohl station on the line RB 25423 MittelrheinBahn (Trans Regio) between Köln Hbf and Mainz Hbf. You arrive there at 2.04 pm. Total duration of the train trip is 3.39h.
Our shuttle service awaits you at Brohl station and takes you to Oberdürenbach (10km).
For a single shuttle ride (20km) we ask a contribution of € 5 per person. Our shuttle service will run only on Monday July 16th. The return journey to Brohl can be arranged on site.
Reserve your ticket and your shuttle in time.

D: 10.25u Brussels-Midi (train ICE)
A: 12.15u Köln Hbf
D: 12.56u Köln Hbf
A: 14.04u Brohl

By plane
Cologne Airport (70km)
https://www.koeln-bonn-airport.de/en.html
There are several trains from the airport to Cologne, where you have a connection to Brohl station. Our shuttle service awaits you at Brohl station andtakes you to Oberdürenbach (10km).

Frankfurt Airport (150 km)
https://www.frankfurt-airport.com/en.html

Dortmund Airport (175km)
https://www.dortmund-airport.pl/
flights from Olsztyn-Mazury, Kraków, Gdansk, etc.

dusk in Oberdürenbach – photo Wim Schrever