A deepening retreat offers the possibility to experience the full effect of Acem Meditation. Long hours of silence and process-oriented guidance groups are the main ingredients.
Typical daily programme:
0730 - 0830: Breakfast, exercise
0830 - 1600: Silence for meditation
1600 - 1630: Yoga
1630 - 1700: Pause
1700 - 1900: Process guidance
1900 - 2000: Dinner
2000 - 2130: Seminar
A deepening retreat gives you an opportunity for daily long meditations of at least six hours. The retreat will focus on how to enhance your meditation. Daily guidance groups are scheduled to maximise the results of long meditations. Questions arising from performing long meditations, along with meditative and existential topics will be covered in the evening seminars. There will also be time for walks in the beautiful surrounding areas. Daily sessions of basic Acem Yoga have a refreshing effect and facilitate the practice of long meditations.
Evening talks
Evening seminars explore the psychology of meditation and help you to enhance your meditative practice.
Who may participate?
Deepening retreats are for those who have:
• practised Acem Meditation regularly for at least 3 months ahead of the retreat
• at least 20 hours of long meditations beyond the 3-hour limit (corresponding to a 1-week retreat).
Course language
See the info column for details about the course language.
The venue
Acem International Retreat Centre at Halvorsbøle is situated outside Oslo in beautiful and peaceful surroundings. Participants will be accommodated in single rooms, most of them with a direct view of the Randsfjord lake.
Lactovegetarian meals
The retreat cuisine is based on lactovegetarian food well suited for long meditations.
Other retreats
An International Student's Retreat and an International Summer Retreat takes place each year. See the dates on our calendar.
Course language
The main course language is English.
Course fee
The course fee includes full board (lacto-vegetarian diet) and ensuite accommodation in a single room.
If the retreat is fully booked, student discount may entail accommodation in double room.
If you cancel your registration before 15 December, your course fee will be refunded minus an administration fee of EUR 30. If you cancel your reservation after 15 December, your course fee will only be refunded if your cancellation is due to illness or other serious reasons.
Transport
There is a bus transfer from Oslo Airport Gardermoen (bus stand B35 outside the building) to Jevnaker (near Halvorsbøle Retreat Centre). On Saturdays, the bus leaves the airport at 14.15, 16.15 and 19.00 (subject to change). Approximately 1 hour drive. Price ca. NOK 230. From Jevnaker, one can go to Halvorsbøle by taxi (NOK 250-300). A pick-up at Jevnaker may sometimes be arranged. If this should be possible, we will send information in advance.
Budget accommodation in Oslo:
Cochs Pensjonat
Perminalen
Anker Hotel
Anker Hostel
Haraldsheim Youth Hostel
Ellingsens Pensjonat
Comfort Hotel XPress Oslo
Lehrenden