We have a process in the works that we are excited to tell you about. And now everything is falling into place so we feel we can safely reveal at least a little bit:
This is a course for those of you who want a deeper connection between your meditative practice and your work life.
We are also posting this as a response to the fact that several of you have been asking for something like this for a long time.
It will now take place in the fall, with the first module running from November 2nd to 5th.
The course is structured so that participants will be part of a group in an intensive teaching and practice community.
Four physical modules will take place at the Growth Center's course building Sol15 in Nørre Snede. In addition, there will be 12 online sessions where we meet for writing workshops, reading groups, supervision and meditative practice.
In this video you can see the team behind the process; Kontemplation's own Hanneli Ågotsdatter and Peter Hoeg are regular lecturers on all modules.
As guest lecturers, we have with us professor Steen Hildebrandt, who will teach sustainable management and how one's professionalism can be put into perspective through the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
We also have the artist with us Jeppe Hein, who for many years has combined his art with his meditative practice - and vice versa.
And Michael Stubberup, who is the founder of the Synergaia network for traumatized refugees. Together with him, we will delve deeper into how the nervous system works, and how with this neurological knowledge and skills we can stand stronger in our profession when we meet the world.
From the Kontemplation team we have with us Jeanette Lykkegaard and Kirsten Rotbøll Lassen. Jeanette will be the program coordinator for the course, and together the two will facilitate online sessions.
Mikkel Strandbygaard is a chef.
First module takes place: November 2 – 5, 2023
Second module: February 22 – 25, 2024
Third module: 12 – 15 September 2024
Fourth module: February 20 – 23, 2025
In addition, there are monthly zoom meetings where we each work on our own dissemination project and, supported by the community, will move deeper into our meditative practice.
More information will be coming soon, we just need to get all the details in place. But please write to us at cow*****@***********on.dk if you have questions that can't wait or if you are simply curious.
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Dear Kontemplation
I also think your upcoming course sounds incredibly exciting – just what I could use. I am therefore very interested in hearing more and would probably also like to register for the course.
Kind regards
Tove Avnsbjerg Haugaard
Dear Tove – Thank you for your comment. It is a bit of a gamble when we embark on such an extensive project, so the warm and positive response that has come is really gratifying and encouraging here in our team. We are very much looking forward to getting closer to the practice and dissemination processes you are going through out there. We are working on getting the final details in place so that we can put it all out within a week. ❤️
Dear contemplation
Thank you for the interesting newsletter!
That sounds really exciting! I will have much more time for these kinds of activities next year and will seriously consider whether I should try to join this course. In the meantime, I look forward to reading more about the course when you are finished with the planning and it will be possible to register.
Best regards
Dyveke
Great to hear from you, Dyveke. And we are happy to see your response to the newsletter. Have a great Monday, in Brussels or wherever you may be at the moment.❤️
Dear everyone in the team.
This process looks really exciting.
I am currently in the process of completing my current job from 1.10.23 and from now on ad hoc tasks within the children's area.
It's a big adjustment filled with anxiety and uncertainty, because what about me? At the same time, I can feel that I need more time for what I want and need. This is where the strictness and the feeling of wrongness come into play.
So when I read about the process, it could make sense to find peace within myself about how I can get less work combined with my own needs without anything getting in the way.
I have 7 grandchildren this summer, I love them, but there has to be a balance, some of me for them and some for me alone and together with Kaj.
It makes so much sense that the process extends over time in a community.
We'll see you at Østerløkke this summer and I'm so looking forward to it.
Warmest regards to you from Lene
Dear Lene – how wonderful it is to 'hear' your voice. It sounds like you are considering important considerations. And exciting – and probably also challenging – with the transition you are now facing. We send you many warm thoughts and look forward to seeing you at Øster Løkke in July.❤️
Hello dear contemplation team
I would like to hear more, I am very tempted to participate, but I would like to know the price for the course 🙏
Kind regards
Karin Fryd
Dear Karin – thank you for your comment ❤️ The total course fee over the year and a half will be just under 19,000 excl. VAT. After a deposit, it will be possible to pay the remaining amount over 15 monthly installments. Please write to us at kontakt@kontemplation.dk if you have more questions.
Dear Kontemplation
I've been waiting for this course without knowing it 🙂 And I think a lot of others have too. So I just want to know if it's already possible to sign up for a place on the course?
Many good, and perhaps a little too eager, greetings 🙂
Caroline
Dear Karoline – thank you for your enthusiastic message. It is truly a child of our hearts, so we are very happy with your words. As soon as we have all the threads together (in a week or two) we will post the course on the website and then you will be able to sign up for the course. It will be a pleasure to have you on the team.