Discover a Life of Presence, Connection, and Growth
 

This program offers you the opportunity to explore what it means to live in a conscious community and discover whether The Essence might be the right place for you.

 

By becoming part of our community, you will join a daily structure designed to keep us awake, present, and connected. Here, you’ll have the space to reflect, grow, and deepen authenticity and awareness—both within yourself and in your relationships.

 

Our Essential Practices

At The Essence, we live each day as if it were our last, embracing simplicity and enriching our lives through presence and connection.

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We nurture the body, mind, and spirit with the following daily practices:

 

Meditation

Guided and silent sessions to deepen self-awareness and build resilience.

 

Self-Inquiry and Self-Awareness Practices

Explore beliefs and patterns that cause suffering, and learn how to inquire into and be free of them.

• "The Work" by Byron Katie.

• Reflective journaling.

• Group discussions and mindful sharing after meditations and in the evening.

 

Conscious Movement

Gentle yet powerful practices to reconnect with and strengthen the body:

• Qigong.

• Inner yoga.

• Pranayama (breathwork).

• Nature walks.​

 

Mindful Plant-Based Eating

We prepare and share fresh, wholesome vegan meals together every day, focusing on unprocessed and unrefined ingredients.​ We're cultivating connection by sharing each meal together as a community.​​

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Is This Program for You?

This program is ideal if you:

• Desire to learn about intentional, slow living and conscious community practices.

• Seek greater connection, clarity, and peace in your life.

• Are open to explore the nature of your mind, by reflecting on your reactions and beliefs. 

• Value simplicity, authenticity, and presence.

• Can commit to daily practices.

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Understanding the Difference: Community Program vs. Retreat

We offer two distinct yet complementary experiences: the Retreat and the Community Program.​

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Retreat: A Personal Journey

For those who seek deep personal transformation, the retreat offers the space, structure, and guidance to work on yourself without distractions.
You’ll receive personal guidance, a supportive environment, and daily practices designed to facilitate reflection, healing, self discovery and growth.

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Community Program: A Shared Journey into Deeper Awareness

This program begins with a 14-day immersive retreat experience. During this initial phase, you will fully focus on yourself and your process—just like in our retreat program.

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After the first two weeks, you will have a choice:

• Continue as a retreat participant for the remaining 16 days, staying inwardly focused and supported in your healing journey.

• Or begin integrating into the community—participating in our meetings, joining some shared daily activities, and offering your skills or interests to support the space, either physically or online, with the intention to spread the light of awareness for the benefit of all beings.

Whether you continue as a retreat participant or transition into the community rhythm, the contribution and accommodation remain the same.

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This program is for those seeking a real, immersive communal experience. If you’re drawn to conscious shared living and engaging in the flow of daily tasks with awareness, this path may be for you.​​

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Conscious Community Daily Schedule

• 6:30 AM Stillness meditation, setting intentions and gratitude practice

• 8:00 AM Awakened body Movement

• 9:30 AM Preparing and eating porridge with fresh fruits together

• 10:30 AM Community Co-Creation

• 1:00 PM Healing juice

• 2:30 PM Preparing and eating a nourishing plant-based meal with fresh salad together

• 5:00 PM Tea & Sweet Time

• 6:00 PM Qigong session

• 7:00 PM Vegetable soup

• 7:30 PM Stillness Meditation + Evening Ritual

 

Contribution

€1777 for 30 days in a shared double room with en-suite bathroom
€2222 for 30 days in a private en-suite room

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Your contribution includes:

• Accommodation (your room of choice)

• Daily plant-based meals and fresh juices

• All guided sessions and community support

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This price applies equally to both the Retreat and the Community Program.
You don’t need to decide in advance which path you’ll follow after the first 14 days.

You are invited to arrive with openness, and after the initial two-week retreat immersion, you can decide—together with us—whether to continue inwardly as a retreat participant, or begin to gently integrate into the community, contributing your energy, presence, and gifts either in-person or online.

 

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What Makes This Program Different?

This is an opportunity to slow down and truly integrate. During these 30 days, you’ll have the time and space to settle into a deeper rhythm, allowing the practices to take root in your everyday life. You’ll begin to embody a new way of being—not just in theory, but in lived experience.

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Continuing Your Journey Beyond the One-Month Community Program

At the end of this month-long immersion, if you wish to continue your journey with us, you will have the opportunity to explore a deeper commitment through a Three-month residency. This transition is a natural progression for those who find that our community truly supports their path.

This offering is extended to those who align with our values and are ready to engage with the community in a meaningful way. If this speaks to you, we welcome you to explore the possibility of making this space your home for a little longer.

 

Three-Month Residency

A profound journey to determine if this is the right place for you to live long-term, followed by a one-year commitment.
Contribution: €3000 (€1000 per month)

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If you feel called to experience community not just as a visitor, but as a co-creator of this shared space of awareness, connection and presence, we welcome you.

Come as you are—and rediscover the joy of simply being, together.

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