Meditation, Dreaming and Walking in Iceland
25 August – 3 September 2012 (including travel from Rejkyavik to the hut and back to Rejkyavik, the retreat itself will be from August 26th-September 2)
Meditation retreat, dream workshop and hiking in the East of Iceland at the root of the glacier Vatnajokull. Volcanic crater, glacier, colorful rhyolite mountains, waterfalls, beautiful minerals, glacial rivers, fantastic rock formations, northern lights, shooting stars, silence of the highlands.
No prior experience in meditation, dreamwork or hiking is necessary.
Meditation
Different places offer different opportunities. Here we invite you to slow down and shift from the doing mode to the being mode in the midst of Icelandic nature.To experience how nature supports you in letting go of pressure. You also have the guidance of the course leaders and the presence of the group to help you in the process. This is an unique opportunity to explore the state of natural mindfulness.
Dreaming
Dreams are a significant part of our lives. As an honest and precise mirror of our inner and social life, they reflect how we relate to ourselves and others. Even when dreams appear in the form of nightmares they are opportunities for personal and spiritual growth. As an expression of our unconscious intelligence they point to imbalances, to pain and problems, but always also to resources, often even to solutions. This problem-solving aspect of dreams may more clearly be appreciated by looking at series of dreams – which is possible in this week retreat.
Walking
Rediscovering the value of silence and a most simple way of living during daily walks in the amazing Islandic landscape. Walking and just being there with nature. Having space for deep contemplation and connecting with your innermost essence.
The hiking will be guided by Radhildur Ingadottir from Iceland. She is an visual artist working with installations and has exhibited in Europe for many years. Her interests are art, geology, cosmology and travelling. She has travelled extensively through Iceland by car and on foot. During winter Radhildur lives in Denmark but in the summertime she is a hiking- and driver-guide in Iceland.
Price: 740 € (5500 DK,120.584 ISK) * the retreat is limited to 20 participants, so please register early 
Included in the price is the course fee, accommodation in mountain cabins, and farmhouse in Höfn, simple vegetarian meals and transport to and from central Rejkyavik to the highlands.
Rough Schedule:
Saturday, August 25th: Meet at Rejkyavik Domestic Airport at 12.00/12.30 Take a van to Höfn in Eastern Iceland (about 5 hours, it might take longer if people want to stop and sight-see on the way) Welcome dinner and overnight in a farmhouse in Höfn.
Sunday, August 26th: Breakfast at the farmhouse. Take an off-road bus into the highlands (about 2.5 hours) Hike for one hour, downhill, to the cabins (1 hour) Picnic lunch at the cabins. Some set up and warm first dinner at the cabins. Retreat begins in the evening.
Monday, August 27th, – Saturday, September 1st: Full days of retreat
Sunday, September 2nd: Retreat ends mid-morning. Last lunch at the cabins. Pack up and hike up to the mountain-bus pick-up point (about an hour) Ride down to Höfn (about 2.5 hours) Dinner together and overnight in the farmhouse in Höfn.
Monday, September 3rd: Take a van to Rejkyavik Domestic Airport. We will arrive in Rejkyavik at some point in the afternoon, depending on people’s flight schedules and how much they would like to stop and sightsee along the way.
It will not be necessary to bring sleeping bags, just linens or a sleeping bag liner. There is no cellular service at the huts. More information about what kinds of clothes to bring will be sent out in March 2012.
More information and registration
Questions: mindfuldreaming@gmail.com
