A KIND OF ALCHEMY
— Meditation, Mindful Movement & Creativity Gathering
October 14-20th, 2023 Veduna Farms, Slovenia
THE GATHERING
Alchemists in medieval times were concerned with turning common material into gold. According to Buddhist psychology the hardest human emotions and thoughts can be transmuted into fuel for our awakening, and for our personal growth. By tuning in, rather than tuning out, we can meet ourselves instead of running from ourselves, and we'll discover the basic goodness in our hearts. We will also discover that we're never alone, but instead deeply and beautifully interconnected with everyone and everything.
We'll be practicing mindful movement, yoga, breathwork and meditation.
Throughout the week we'll also explore our creativity and see what shapes and patterns we express through the use of natural dyes and pigments that we will forage and manufacture together. This magical process will unfold under expert guidance by Italian artist Chiara Leto.
Mornings will be silent but there will be plenty of time for chatting too.
Our process will be helped along by the breathtakingly gorgeous natural surroundings, nourishing plant-based food, and last but not least, a gang of beautiful co-creators.
THE PRACTICE
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
6:00 -- 7:00 Meditation hall is open for self-practice
7:00 -- 9:00 Flow Yoga & Meditation
Silence until 10:00
9:00 Breakfast
11:00 Natural dye workshop
13:30 Lunch
15:30 Sauna lit
17:30 Evening Program (yin or restorative yoga, dharma talk, creative workshop), etc
19:30 Dinner
21:00 (Optional) Evening meditation
THE PLACE
Veduna Farms boasts 23 hectares of gorgeous land, tucked away in the mountains of Slovenia, about a little more than an hour's train ride from Ljubljana. Every room looks out over the snow-covered mountain tops, and there are many other places to take in the vistas. On the sprawling property there's also a wood-burning sauna, and a natural rock pool for swimming. Most of the food served is grown organically on the property, and there's a medicinal herb garden. During the free time there are many fine hikes or walks to take to explore.
I definitely fell head over heels in love with Veduna the first time I visited. I think you will too.
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HOW TO GET THERE
From Ljubljana take the train to Celje, which is 24 km away. Or to Velenje, which is 5 km away. We can help arrange taxis.
Get to Ljubljana by train, or by plane to either Ljubljana or Venice, Italy.
PRICE
*Course fee is €306
Last min price!
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€564 for 6 nights in a sweet shared triple room
€444 for 6 nights in a 4-bed dorm room
€960 for 6 nights in the deluxe single room
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Price includes 3 organic plant-bases meals/day, snacks and tea
Use of sauna and pool
Use of yoga shala as well as mats and props
A special workshop
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Taking the train from Germany/Austria/Italy to Ljubljana is nice!
By plane, I recommend travelling to Klagenfurt, Austria and then take the train.
Or fly to Venice and take one of the frequent shuttle vans straight to Ljubljana (3 hours).
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*Booking is confirmed by paying the course fee below. Once course fee is received, you will receive an email on how to book your room type directly with Veduna.
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