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The next retreat will be in 2011, February 19-26. As soon as we have the details, we will give them here.

To give you an idea of what can be, you can look at the program of this year's retreat:

An Invocation of

Love, Harmony & Beauty

Eleventh European Winter Retreat

with

Wali & Ariënne (DE/NL)

Ludmila (CZ), Arjuna & Dagmar (NL)

January 23-30 2010

The Invocation
Since the start in 1999 in Estonia, this retreat has been for all lovers of the dances who want to deepen and refresh the Dances of Universal Peace in an international community.
The retreat is designed as training for those who are in the process of becoming a dance teacher. For those further on the path of Dance leading the retreat offers training in mentoring skills. There also will be ample possibilities to train your musical skills in accompanying the dances, so try and bring your guitar, drum or other instrument (we also will bring extra).
Special theme this year will be the Invocation.
Taking it in small steps, we will focus on these well known words every morning.

Program
We deepen the dances in the morning sessions. Every other afternoon is for supervision sessions led by (emerging) Dance teachers. We invite the more advanced teachers to guide the students with us and offer feedback on this process as a way of training towards the process of mentoring.
The other afternoons are for the astrological walks that over the years have become an integral part of this retreat.
The evening is for Dance and Celebration, the Aramaic work and of course lots of Zikr.
All sessions will be English spoken with – if needed – translation into Czech.

Ingredients
At the retreat we will work with the Dances of Universal Peace, Zikr, Sessheen (one silent day of sitting and dancing), Storytelling, Dharma Talk, Sufi morning practices and joy, for ‘Joy is the natural state of the heart’ (Joe Miller).

Ariënne & Wali have been leading workshops in Europe and beyond for over fifteen years.
Both are senior teachers in the Mentor Teachers Guild (MTG) and the Sufi Ruhaniat (SRI).
They offer training and have students in many EU countries and beyond. Their style of leading combines strength with beauty, depth with lightness, joy with energy, clarity & focus with ease. Their co-teaching allows for interweaving of masculine and feminine energies

dance leaders

Aad Arjuna and Dagmar
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Ludmila is the leading lady of Dances in the Czech Republic. As a yearly guest on this Retreat, we now welcome her on staff

Aad Arjuna & Dagmar are also regulars on these Retreats. They are leading different dance circles in the Netherlands. Aad Arjuna for a number of years has been invited as one of the main musicians at Sacred Arts Camp, England

Look for more information about the dances at Wali and Ariënne's website.

Financial & Practical Information
Workshop: between € 180,= and € 250,=
Lodging and food CZK 4.900 (at present ± € 190,=)

Internal sponsoring: a sliding scale.
Since there are no possibilities for sponsoring students anymore through Oneness, we now offer a sliding scale, so people who can afford will sponsor less fortunate participants.
Participants of the Czech Republic, Russia, the Baltics or other soft currency countries are directly sponsored by us and the Mill with a sliding scale of € 100,= to € 150,= (workshop fee) and CZK 3550 (housing).
Depending on the number of full paying participants, we can offer more discount for workshop fee or lodging. Feel free to write us or the Mill (English, German and Dutch speaking).

Max of 25 participants in chronological order of paid deposit or full amount.
Pay your non refundable deposit of € 50 (please add ‘deposit Retreat 2010’).
within EU: IBAN: DE370502990341553326, BIC: COKSDE33
German participants: Konto 341553326, BLZ: 1425732009
Dutch participants: Fortis 93 48 21 402 (W. vd Zwan at Birken-Honigsessen)

Please confirm your booking by E-mail. Contact us if you live outside the EU.

The price is for mattress, dormitory style. The mill has 21 beds available in 2 to 5 person rooms. Please inquire at the Mill (Renée, E-mail: water@molen.cz). Beds in a room are CZK 180 (± € 7,=) / night extra, to be paid directly to the Mill and can also be rented before and after the retreat in case you want to prolong your stay. The sooner you book, the better the choice.

The retreat will run from Saturday evening until Saturday morning in time to travel the same day. Participants will receive the list of participants, the itinerary and further information about a week before the retreat.

Travel tips
Take extra time to visit Prague, its renowned Jewish cemetery and the other gems of this unique historical city. If needed, we can give you a contact person in Prague.
By car: The mill is only 800 km from Utrecht or Brussels, mostly on the excellent German Autobahn.
By train: An excellent option, worth checking out. Book to Stribro. From there taxi to the mill. Reduction if you travel as a group. See also www.bahn.de for often cheap tickets from or through Germany to the Czech Republic (book well in advance!).
Flying: There are many budget options. Here’s a few:
Sky Europe (often very cheap flight), German Wings, Wizz Air, Smartwings or Easyjet.

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