Silent Mindfulness Retreat April 2025

In-person Retreat

10th - 15th April 2025

Thursday 10th April at 18.00h CET - Tuesday 15th April at 10.00h, 5 days
Price In-person 890€

In this retreat, we will be cultivating the conditions to deepen our practice of the MBSR meditations.

This silent retreat is specifically designed to meet the good practise guidelines for Mindfulness teachers on the teacher training pathway and is also highly suitable for more experienced teachers wishing to deepen their connection to the core underpinnings of mindfulness as it is taught in the eight-week course. It is also suitable for those who have taken an 8-week mindfulness course and who wish to deepen their practice. No previous retreat experience is required as full teacher support is available.

In general, our retreats include meditation instruction and guided sessions of mindfulness meditation practice including mindful movement. We will be engaging in times of guided silent practise - sitting and walking meditations with sessions of Mindful Movement, Mindful walking and all combined with a spirit of Kindly Awareness. They provide a safe and nourishing environment for the cultivation of a deep and grounded mindfulness meditation practice.

This teacher-led silent retreat offers a safe and supportive environment for experienced Meditators, Mindfulness Teacher Trainees and Established Teachers in which to deepen and extend secular mindfulness meditation practice. It provides an opportunity to deeply tune in to our inner processes, exploring the ways we react to experience and how we might practise kindness towards our moment-to-moment experience and cultivate wisdom.

Silence:

Silence is a main supportive feature of the retreat and we will be practising a warm friendly silence and, at all times, there will be the possibility to speak to the retreat leader or organisers should this be needed. There will also be an option to talk briefly with the retreat leader about your practice. The first evening we will talk and get to know each other, outline the program, etc. The last evening we will be breaking the silence and sharing aspects of the experience if we wish to.

Your instructor:-

Bodhin Philip Woodward Bsc. SYT, CMT, Certified Mindfulness Teacher, MBSR Supervisor, and Senior Trainer, with more than 20 years of experience in leading retreats, he is accomplished and skilled at creating a safe, supportive, and deeply engaging experiential learning environment. Bodhin is the Founder and Director of Training for Mindful Academy Solterreno. He has been practising Mindfulness daily since 1985 and he has extensive experience of mindfulness practices and teaching. He runs Mindfulness Teacher Training programs, Train the Trainer programs and teaches Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Stress Reduction Approaches (MBCT/MBSR/MBAs) to help prevent relapse into depression and to manage stress and anxiety. He also meets the requirements of the Good Practice Guidelines for Trainers of Mindfulness-based Teachers published by the UK Network of Mindfulness-based Teacher Trainers

These retreats will often include:

• Periods of both guided and self-directed practice
• Sustained periods of silence to enable participants to connect more fully with their inner experience
• Time to practice mindfulness informally between the scheduled sessions
• The teachers will be available to talk to people individually.
• A core teaching intention for this retreat is to offer a structure and atmosphere within which we can deeply examine the experience with the freshness of a beginner’s mind, enabling new insights and perspectives to emerge.

Are retreats suitable for everyone?

Although our mindfulness retreats are suitable for most people, they are not suitable for everyone. Retreats can be quite intensive, and we do not advise attending a retreat if you are suffering from certain conditions or have had a traumatic event which is interfering with your everyday life. When filling out the application form for a retreat, we advise that you provide us with as much information as possible so that we can make sure the retreat you select is suitable for you.

Testimonial

I have attended two retreats at Solterreno so far and found both among the most valuable experiences I've ever had, with all aspects carefully designed to facilitate positive change. The content was rigorous and very clear; the teaching gentle, yet authentic and effective; the hikes in the mountains refreshing and reinvigorating; the nature life-affirming; and the silence of the place magical. It really is a space for healing and growth, and great care has been put in all details. Bodhin and the team are leading by example, something that I am particularly grateful for.

I have benefited greatly from the MBSR+yoga course, but I especially enjoyed the silent retreat, which I think is a rare chance to be ‘on your own, but not alone’, providing safe conditions for inner work and plenty of opportunity for reflection. I am also grateful for the amazing group of fellow meditators, from different parts of the world and at different points of our lives and practice, but all ultimately looking for a way to live more consciously and more in harmony, inner and outer. I left feeling infused with kindness, uplifted, inspired, and trusting the practice even more than before. And I have learned much about myself. Gratitude to all!

Best wishes,
Andreea

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Application forms and booking -

If you would like to apply you can do so by filling in the application form.

Silent Retreat Application form

Any questions please contact bodhin@gmail.com

Our details:
Mindful Academy S.L & Mindful Academy Solterreno
VAT: ES-B05289004
Solterreno Retreat Centre
Partida Ereta 4
Benimaurell 03791
Vall de Laguar
Alicante 

Tel: (0034) 660 44 78 40 
Email: bodhin@mbsr.website

Please see below for who are the Teachers for this event:-