Cultivating Inner Peace
September 17 - September 23, 2018
Workshop Description
"It is not the potential stressor itself but how you perceive it and then how you handle it that will determine whether or not it will lead to stress." - Jon Kabat-Zinn
We all perceive life through our own individual lens, and this lens determines how much, and in what way life stressors effect us. When you make the decision to Choose Again, you change your lens — you literally see things differently.
Choose Again's unique Six Step process will allow you to identify and take hold of habitual thought patterns, and the beliefs behind these patterns. With this knowledge, you will be able to see stress coming, and stop it in it's tracks, things that previously had you up all night worrying will slide right by you.
Making the decision to Choose Again allows you to place yourself in a position of deep-rooted strength so you can stand tall in the face of stressors, and quickly recover your peace and serenity when life gets challenging.
In the workshop you will:
We all perceive life through our own individual lens, and this lens determines how much, and in what way life stressors effect us. When you make the decision to Choose Again, you change your lens — you literally see things differently.
Choose Again's unique Six Step process will allow you to identify and take hold of habitual thought patterns, and the beliefs behind these patterns. With this knowledge, you will be able to see stress coming, and stop it in it's tracks, things that previously had you up all night worrying will slide right by you.
Making the decision to Choose Again allows you to place yourself in a position of deep-rooted strength so you can stand tall in the face of stressors, and quickly recover your peace and serenity when life gets challenging.
In the workshop you will:
- Embark on a journey of self discovery;
- Identify and release thought patterns that no longer serve you;
- Empower yourself by taking control over your own life;
- Free yourself of your unconscious beliefs;
- Nurture inner peace and serenity;
- Enrich the quality of your life;
- Transform your life for good.
Methodology:
Cultivating Inner Peace is a process of identifying what triggers your stress, and building the resilience and inner peace to let it go, and choose another way to respond, and this workshop will offer a program dedicated to the cultivation of these skills.
You will be guided through a variety of healing practices such as:
You will be guided through a variety of healing practices such as:
- Meditation
- Self-reflection
- Dynamic group process
- Therapeutic breathwork
- Practice of the Choose Again Six Steps to Freedom
"We can lovingly start looking at "who is the I that is stressed?"." |
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Workshop Logistics
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September 2018 Workshop:
Check-in by 6pm Monday September 17th
Check-out at 11am, Sunday September 23rd
Check-in by 6pm Monday September 17th
Check-out at 11am, Sunday September 23rd
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- 8:00 am Meditation
- 8:30 am Fresh Healthy Breakfast
- 9:30 am Group Circle
- 12:30 pm Buffet Lunch
- 1:30 pm Mindful Walk or Outing
- 3:30 pm Afternoon Program (Varies)
- 6:00 pm Dinner
- 7:00 pm Time for socialising, or quiet reflection.
- After dinner: Time for socialising, or quiet reflection.
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Les Labadous, Rennes Le Chateau, South of France (Scroll down for travel info)
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Sept Workshop (6 days)
Single room: €1600
Double room: €1450 per person sharing (Double Bed or Twin Bed)
Shared accommodation: €1250 per person
(The shared accommodation options are charming little apartments which sleep 4, and have a kitchen, bathroom, and sun-dappled patio. They provide a tranquil and comfortable space in which you can undertake the work of making profound and sustainable change in your life.)
Prices include all meals, accommodations, and tuition.
Single room: €1600
Double room: €1450 per person sharing (Double Bed or Twin Bed)
Shared accommodation: €1250 per person
(The shared accommodation options are charming little apartments which sleep 4, and have a kitchen, bathroom, and sun-dappled patio. They provide a tranquil and comfortable space in which you can undertake the work of making profound and sustainable change in your life.)
Prices include all meals, accommodations, and tuition.
Book Your Place for 2018!
September 17th - September 23rd
If your preferred room is not available, contact us for options.
Meet Your Facilitators
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Diederik WolsakDiederik is the founder and program director of the Choose Again Attitudinal Healing Centre. He is the lead facilitator of both the Vancouver and Costa Rica arms of the organization. He is an international workshop leader, public speaker and relationship counsellor with years of experience in group facilitation.
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Fred WilbertsFred is one of our senior staff at the Choose Again Intensive Retreat in Costa Rica. He says: "To me, it makes sense that "what I give, I receive" or "Your healing is my healing".
I am so grateful I can continue this healing journey with you within a clear Choose Again framework with the Six Steps Process at our disposal. Very simple, very practical, very efficient. And let it be a happy journey! Yes, let's be brutally honest and courageous in the process, for sure, but let's not forget to laugh at ourselves because, in the end, laughter is all my insanity deserves." |
Getting There
Getting to Centre Les Labadous by car is no problem, since all navigation devices find Les Labadous. Follow signs from the town of Couiza (in the Aude valley): Centre Les Labadous is just below Rennes-le-Château, the village perched on the hilltop.
The closest airports are Carcassonne and Perpignan, but Toulouse-Blagnac offers many more flights. From Toulouse to Les Labadous is around 2 hours by car, from Carcassonne it’s an hour. To find the most suitable flight route from where you are, you can search on Skyscanner (or similar) and it will find your best option.
While you can reach Les Labadous by taxi, it is certainly advantageous to rent a car, also to reach shops, restaurants, banks, etc.
Taxi from your airport: http://www.taxi-du-minervois.com/taxi-fares.asp There are many taxi services online and you may be able to get a better deal. While there are many taxis waiting outside, please be sure to reserve when traveling from any of the airports.
Public transportation will get you from the airport to Couiza, a small town in the Aude valley, some 7 km from Les Labadous.
There is a shuttle bus running many times a day from the Toulouse airport to the train station in Carcassonne. The cost (at the time of writing) is around €5. From Carcassonne there is an irregular, but efficient train and bus service that runs from Carcassonne to CouizaMontazel. Once in Couiza you will hire a taxi to take you up the hill to Les Labadous, about 3km. Please note that the 'train' service is sometimes a bus, or it can be that you will get off the train in Limoux, and are put on a bus for the rest of the journey. This is unpredictable and there is no way of knowing until the day of departure. Nonetheless, it is efficient and takes more or less the same time. Even if it is a bus service, you must get your ticket at the train station. They will inform you of the situation. This is just par for the course.
Rail Europe https://www.raileurope.com/index.html
Taxi in Couiza Taxis Hostes T.: +33(0)4 68 74 25 36
Driving Directions From Carcassonne: (exit Carcassonne-Nord if you are arriving on the A61 motorway) take the D118 to Limoux. Continue through Limoux on the D118 in the direction of Quillan . After Alet-les-Bains and Luc-sur-Aude you will reach Couiza . After passing through the traffic lights, take the second turn on your left. This is the D52 to Rennes-Le-Chateau (see also the chambre d'hote sign at the bottom of the road). Follow this winding road for 3 km as far as a crossroads at the col below the village. Here the main road bears round to the right and continues up towards the main village, while a smaller road leads left to Peyrepicade. Take the middle road straight in front of you, sign posted Les Labadous. Follow this road and take the first turning on the right (again signposted Les Labadous). Follow this single-track road downhill until you reach La Source on your right.
The closest airports are Carcassonne and Perpignan, but Toulouse-Blagnac offers many more flights. From Toulouse to Les Labadous is around 2 hours by car, from Carcassonne it’s an hour. To find the most suitable flight route from where you are, you can search on Skyscanner (or similar) and it will find your best option.
While you can reach Les Labadous by taxi, it is certainly advantageous to rent a car, also to reach shops, restaurants, banks, etc.
Taxi from your airport: http://www.taxi-du-minervois.com/taxi-fares.asp There are many taxi services online and you may be able to get a better deal. While there are many taxis waiting outside, please be sure to reserve when traveling from any of the airports.
Public transportation will get you from the airport to Couiza, a small town in the Aude valley, some 7 km from Les Labadous.
There is a shuttle bus running many times a day from the Toulouse airport to the train station in Carcassonne. The cost (at the time of writing) is around €5. From Carcassonne there is an irregular, but efficient train and bus service that runs from Carcassonne to CouizaMontazel. Once in Couiza you will hire a taxi to take you up the hill to Les Labadous, about 3km. Please note that the 'train' service is sometimes a bus, or it can be that you will get off the train in Limoux, and are put on a bus for the rest of the journey. This is unpredictable and there is no way of knowing until the day of departure. Nonetheless, it is efficient and takes more or less the same time. Even if it is a bus service, you must get your ticket at the train station. They will inform you of the situation. This is just par for the course.
Rail Europe https://www.raileurope.com/index.html
Taxi in Couiza Taxis Hostes T.: +33(0)4 68 74 25 36
Driving Directions From Carcassonne: (exit Carcassonne-Nord if you are arriving on the A61 motorway) take the D118 to Limoux. Continue through Limoux on the D118 in the direction of Quillan . After Alet-les-Bains and Luc-sur-Aude you will reach Couiza . After passing through the traffic lights, take the second turn on your left. This is the D52 to Rennes-Le-Chateau (see also the chambre d'hote sign at the bottom of the road). Follow this winding road for 3 km as far as a crossroads at the col below the village. Here the main road bears round to the right and continues up towards the main village, while a smaller road leads left to Peyrepicade. Take the middle road straight in front of you, sign posted Les Labadous. Follow this road and take the first turning on the right (again signposted Les Labadous). Follow this single-track road downhill until you reach La Source on your right.
Do you have a question?
Cancellation Policy:
- Cancellations up to 60 days prior to the beginning of the workshop: 75% refund
- Cancellations up to 45 days prior to the beginning of the workshop: 50% refund
- Cancellations less than 45 days prior to the beginning of the workshop: No refund
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