\n\tFinding the Joy of Inner Silence<\/h2>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1771618202854{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]We follow the rythm of the season.<\/p>\n
Silence allows us to feel what nature offers us.<\/p>\n
Through the practice of stretchings and breathing exercices, the mental body calms down and we reconnect with our physical body.<\/p>\n
Bart offers you\u00a0 a weekend of meditation and rejuvenation in a place where Silence reigns. We practice The Walking Meditation and the Vipassana discipline, as well as beautiful slow & silent group walks.<\/p>\n
I will accompany you during the two deep and relaxing yoga sessions each day.<\/p>\n
The delicious meals are shared in group or on individual basis as preferred, in silence, with attention to gentleness and kindness.<\/p>\n
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In the program:<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1693230318284{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Practice silence to become the (inner) silence: stop being attached to the word, open to the Joyful Silence of your inner Being<\/p>\n
You can, if you want, leave your laptop with Bart at the beginning of the retreat. Avoid using it as much as possible. On the other hand, every day there will be a moment to consult your phone if you wish.<\/p>\n
Wake up gently from 8 to 9 a.m. with a gentle yoga session. We will mostly practice slow stretches to open up the energy in the morning meridians. Breakfast from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.: we eat in the joy of the moment, we observe nature, and help out in the kitchen for a while. Session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Meditation through very slow movements, stretching, conscious and slow yoga. Thus we get rid of thoughts and attachment (Terravada-vipassana).<\/p>\n
Lunch from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. You have the choice to eat in group or to find your own space to eat alone. We eat slowly while observing our own thoughts and the present moment. The beautiful nature around us inspires us. After lunch we help out in the kitchen for a while.<\/p>\n
Break from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.: break and moment of – speaking in positivism – , at the swimming pool.<\/p>\n
Session from 3 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.: Meditation in silence, slow walk in beautiful nature to soothe the mental rhythm and in the opening of the senses and silence. Stretching and breathing exercises in nature, and stretching to open the energy in the meridians in the afternoon. Walking Meditation (Terravada-vipassana).
\nPauze from 6 pm and Evening meal at 7 pm, we eat slowly in the joy of the moment. We clear the table and spend some time in the kitchen together.<\/p>\n
Protection Exercises 8-9pm: Time for nature observation, energy protection exercises, and energy opening in the evening and night meridians.
\nFrom 10 pm we rest quietly in one of the beautiful rooms of the manor.
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\n\tIn practice<\/h2>\n<\/div>[vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1774802546145{padding-left: 15px !important;}”]Silent Retreat with <\/strong>Bart Dierick
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Automn 2026 : <\/strong>
\nFrom Friday 16 October at 6 pm\u00a0 till Sunday 18 October at 5 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nPrice <\/strong>:
\nAll-inclusive stay in a spacious double room for 450 euros per person
\nAll-inclusive stay in a spacious single room for 560 euros.<\/p>\nIncludes:<\/p>\n
\n- complete silent retreat, yoga, meditation, vipassana<\/li>\n
- the very delicious and healthy meals<\/li>\n
- stay in beautiful rooms<\/li>\n
- in Summer the large swimming pool<\/li>\n
- Beautiful and large private garden & forest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Address<\/strong>: in a beautiful 18th century mansion with lots of charm, completely renovated and with all comfort.
\nThe manor is located in 5100 Naninne (Belgium), about ten minutes by car from Namur on the plateau overlooking the Meuse valley. It is surrounded by several meadows and large forests. It includes a large park, a large swimming pool and a small private wood. It has only one neighbor who raises horses. The surrounding nature is grandiose, many paths crisscross the region offering the leisure of great rejuvenating walks. There are many possibilities for visits in the neighboring villages, several of which are among the most beautiful villages in Wallonia, such as Mozet, Thon-Samson, Crupet, Fala\u00ebn.<\/p>\nBart lived in Asia for over ten years. In Thailand, he was a Buddhist monk; in Japan, he practiced Aikido and Reiki. Bart spent four years in India, living in ashrams. He undertook a pilgrimage from India to Egypt, wanting to create an inner link between East and West. After years of spiritual exploration, he founded the O-KI center in Brussels in 1998, which he has managed ever since.\u00a0 In 2025, he survived a severe stroke, followed by months of hospitalization, during which he gained profound insights. He continues to cultivate a more authentic life in the present moment, connected to inner silence, body awareness, and the connection between the energy of Heaven and Earth.<\/p>\n
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\nFrom Friday 16 October at 6 pm\u00a0 till Sunday 18 October at 5 pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Price <\/strong>: Includes:<\/p>\n Address<\/strong>: in a beautiful 18th century mansion with lots of charm, completely renovated and with all comfort. Bart lived in Asia for over ten years. In Thailand, he was a Buddhist monk; in Japan, he practiced Aikido and Reiki. Bart spent four years in India, living in ashrams. He undertook a pilgrimage from India to Egypt, wanting to create an inner link between East and West. After years of spiritual exploration, he founded the O-KI center in Brussels in 1998, which he has managed ever since.\u00a0 In 2025, he survived a severe stroke, followed by months of hospitalization, during which he gained profound insights. He continues to cultivate a more authentic life in the present moment, connected to inner silence, body awareness, and the connection between the energy of Heaven and Earth.<\/p>\n
\nAll-inclusive stay in a spacious double room for 450 euros per person
\nAll-inclusive stay in a spacious single room for 560 euros.<\/p>\n\n
\nThe manor is located in 5100 Naninne (Belgium), about ten minutes by car from Namur on the plateau overlooking the Meuse valley. It is surrounded by several meadows and large forests. It includes a large park, a large swimming pool and a small private wood. It has only one neighbor who raises horses. The surrounding nature is grandiose, many paths crisscross the region offering the leisure of great rejuvenating walks. There are many possibilities for visits in the neighboring villages, several of which are among the most beautiful villages in Wallonia, such as Mozet, Thon-Samson, Crupet, Fala\u00ebn.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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