In our modern lives, the constant feedback of being connected to millions of others online can easily feel overstimulating. Finding true silence—and, with it, inner stillness—can seem impossible. But what if you could not only “escape” the noise of everyday life for a weekend, but also develop the tools to experience that calm every day? This weekend retreat offers exactly that.
“To understand who we are and what we are doing we must understand the meaning of silence.
Within silence there is balance—mind and body become transparent, and we can discover who we really are.
When everything becomes simplified by silence, all the tangles of our inner knots and problems gradually dissolve.
True silence comes from within.It is not merely the absence of speech: it is pure naturalness—
absolutely calm, without fixation, without preparation.
Nothing is required except, simply to be.”Tarthang Tulku -Tibetan Meditation p 122
Ineke Smits was trained as a cultural anthropologist. She worked with and for refugees for almost 30 years, as a facilitator and later as a consultant and trainer for VluchtelingenWerk Nederland. She has been involved with Nyingma Centrum Nederland since 1995 and has lived and worked at the center in Amsterdam since 2011. She is co-dean, teaches Skillful Means and Buddhist Study and Practice, coordinates Buddhism Online and supervises ceremonies. She also likes to play her flutes.
Conny Boerlage worked for many years as a massage therapist and energy therapist. She has been practicing Kum Nye intermittently since 1989 and is a certified Kum Nye trainer. “I’ve found that practicing Kum Nye effectively helps you regain balance and feel at home with yourself, so you can take charge of your life again. That’s one of Kum Nye’s key values for me.”
