Meditation Retreat in Assisi
With Brenda Brisch
May 1 - 6, 2022
When your heart needs peace, Assisi calls
- This is a unique meditation retreat in Assisi Italy, where we feel the peace and sacredness of this ancient hilltop town.
- Our Retreats are small-group retreats which offer an intimate one-of-a-kind experience, honoring all faiths.
- Each retreat period is six days and five nights.
- Meditation and gentle walks to sacred sites, bring us closer to the simple peace that St Francis and St Clare found.
- There are spacious afternoons as well to rest, read, explore hidden treasures, gardens, olive groves and back streets.
The vastness of our inner being is the landscape of our heart.
- We attract a contemplative community of people seeking inner peace and happiness.
- Heart Centered Meditation: Beginners and those with an established practice are welcome.
- One on one meditation guidance is available upon request for an additional fee.
Quiet Walks & Meditation throughout Assisi
Retreats in Assisi are precious days free from our personal story
and all that we are doing.
Hotel Dining
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Private Bedroom & Bathroom
- Each person can have a private room with private bathroom. Each room has A/C & heating. Our Hotel in the heart of the ancient city of Assisi is known for their homemade food & endless kindness !!! You will be served a buffet breakfast and gourmet lunch as part of the retreat.
- Special diets can also be accommodated.
- This is your home during your stay.
- We have created a beautiful sacred space where the grace of Assisi touches us deeply.
In the quiet we open to the peace that is all around us and in our hearts.
Daily Rhythm:
8-8:30 am Breakfast
9:00 am Meditation
9:45 am Gentle Walk to Sacred sites with meditation on location
12:30 pm Lunch provided
3:00 pm Days fluctuate between personal time or a gentle walk to sacred site with meditation on location.
6:00 pm Meditation
6:45 pm Dinner on your own.
In the quiet we find our inner sanctuary that is always present.
What is included:
- All retreats led in English
- Lodging Private room / Private bathroom. A/C and heat, in a boutique Hotel in the heart of the old city of Assisi. 15 minute walk to most sacred sites from this central location.
- Shuttle service during the retreat to some sacred sites.
- Two – three guided meditations daily
- One on one meditation guidance
- Four to six Guided Meditative Walks
- Daily Breakfast & Dinner
- Places you will visit: Tomb of St Francis, Cathedral of St Clare, San Damiano & the olive trees, Eremo della Carceri (Mountain caves of St Francis), Santa Maria delle Angeli, Birth place of St Francis and many many more.
What is not included:
- Airfare
- Transport to and from Retreat
- Additional Service: Spiritual Counseling
Transport to Assisi from Rome FCO or Florence: Most guests take a train from the international airports. Takes about 3.5 hours after landing. See: www.TrenItalia.com for schedules. You buy your ticket at the train station and you do not need to pre-book trains.
About the Leader
Brenda Brisch
Brenda has been lovingly guiding contemplative retreats for over 35 years and has devoted much of her life to spiritual inquiry. After practicing Transcendental Meditation in the 1970’s, she studied Vedanta philosophy and yoga with an Indian monk from Gujarat for one year, before teaching Hatha Yoga in his school in Chicago. Then in 1976, she met her teacher, Swami […]
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