Meditation Retreat in Assisi ~ New Years
With Marianne Niesen
December 29, 2024 - January 3, 2025
This unique meditation retreat in Assisi Italy allows us to soak in it’s peace and sacred presence. Honoring all background and faiths, we offer an intimate one of a kind experience. Each retreat period is six days and five nights. Exploring the hidden treasures, gardens, and chapels of this ancient hilltop town, brings us closer to the simple peace that St. Francis and St. Clare found. We attract a contemplative community of people seeking inner peace and happiness. No meditation experience necessary. We will share the stories from the lives of St Francis and St Clare which reveals their rich inner journey. Each one of our teachers enriches the retreats with their lifelong dedication to spiritual practice.
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Assisi Retreats Meditation Room
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Garden Gate entrance to Assisi Retreats.
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General Daily Program ~
Meditation at 9am and 3 pm followed by a gentle walk to a sacred location with meditation on site. We close with a meditation around 6 pm each day. Our general daily program is adjusted according to the weather and ease of program. We are walking with Francis & Clare as if we were their brother & sister friars, while each connecting to our own personal retreat. Their message is timeless and still speaks to us today.
Breakfast is followed by sitting meditation and mindful walks (interspersed throughout the day) to the sacred chapels, gardens or into the surrounding forrests of Assisi.
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What’a included in your retreat:
- Retreats led in English by native speakers.
- Lodging in Private room with en suite bathroom / or couples room
- Shuttle service during the retreat to some sacred sites
- Two – three guided meditations daily in our retreat room.
- Four to six Guided Meditative Walks to Sacred Sites with meditation on site
- Meals: Daily Continental Breakfast. We also include the first evening “gathering” dinner buffet style (Sunday) so that you can choose what foods you like and how much you prefer. Two additional lunches (Tuesday/Thursday) are included and you can choose from the menu.
What is not included:
Airfare
Transport to and from Retreat
Meals outside of ones provided
About the Leader
Marianne Niesen
Marianne’s interest in Francis and Clare and her love for Assisi was sparked 50 years ago with her first visit to the town. There was still much to unfold in her life but of one thing she was quite certain. She would return to Assisi! And so she did, many times, over the past years. Marianne’s interest in […]
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