inner sky
resting our minds
awakening our bodies
following beauty
"Follow beauty. It cannot be objectified.
Look profoundly at what is beauty,
and you will discover that it is
what has never changed in you."
(Jean Klein)
Inner Sky is a transformative meditation training spanning 6 months with 4 weekend gatherings. At its core, it teaches following beauty as a path to self-insight and self-recognition.
You practice concentration and deepen your self-insight with both silent and guided meditation (on a cushion). Then, you learn how to apply these insights and this quality of presence in daily life through embodied and relational meditation (in movement and connection with others).
The result is a calm mind, an awakened body, and a spontaneous, ecstatic journey guided by beauty.
types of meditation in this course
concentration
meditation
Teaching the mind to stay, using techniques from Indo-Tibetan Buddhism (Tib. Zhi gnas = calming/staying)
insight
meditation
Recognising the essence nature of your awareness using techniques from Indo-Tibetan Buddhism (Mahamudra & Dzogchen)
embodied
meditation
(Re)sensitising the body using techniques that originated in Kashmir (Tantric Shaivism, Trika & Kaula lineages)
relational
meditation
Remaining deeply rooted in your essence nature while connecting with others, combining all techniques.
who is this course for?
Beginning meditators that want to start off in the right direction
Experienced meditators that have reached a glass ceiling, or want to learn about Mahamudra & Dzogchen
People with an overactive mind who can't stop thinking and worrying.
Awakened yogis that want to stabilise their awakening.
Hypersensitive people who want to learn to control their autonomous nervous system
Tantrikas who want to stabilise their non-dual experience
register for the next inner sky
Duration:
Four weekends (always Friday 8pm till Sunday 5pm), with interim online check-ins, weekly sharing sessions with a buddy, and the option for one-on-one guidance.
December 13 - 15, 2024
February 7 - 9, 2025
March, 28 - 30, 2025
May, 23 - 25, 2025
Location:
First 3 weekends: Heerlijckhyt van Elsmeren, Weg op Halen 2, 3450 Geetbets, Belgium
Last weekend: in nature at the Semois, close to Bouillon, Belgium. For an impression, look at the pictures from our Summer retreat.
Cost:
Training: €1600 (€400 per weekend)
Accommodation and meals: we charge the exact costs of the venue and the catering. This means the final cost depends on the number of participants, and whether you choose a single or shared room.
The absolute maximum cost (an overestimation) is €1500 (€375 on average per weekend for a single room), when we have a minimum of 8 participants. Total would then be €3100. You can help us bring this cost down by inviting more people to join. Please call or email us with any further questions.
Registration:
Transfer €1600 for the training to the account of House of the Beloved: IBAN BE54 7370 7190 1897 (with your name and “Inner Sky 2024-2025” as the reference) and send an email to inschrijven@houseofthebeloved.eu.
testimonials
This is undoubtedly one of the most valuable and transformative trainings I’ve ever attended: deeply connecting, refreshingly honest, and challengingly confrontational! Thank you, Stijn, for guiding us in such a unique way towards a life where we can and dare to be more authentically present! I’m already looking forward to more opportunities to practice.”
Danielle
“Wow, what a transformative experience. The meditation techniques from this training come from a unique lineage and are completely different and much more intense than other ‘meditations’ I know, which often boil down to ‘Do nothing.’ I experienced what it’s like to observe sensations, thoughts, and emotions without being distracted or carried away by them. And how it is to see myself and the world from a more realistic perspective. In my daily life, I am constantly applying these meditation techniques and I notice that I feel sharper, calmer, and freer, with a new appreciation and contentment with life as it is, without the urge to change things. Only now do I realize how much I was actually driven by unconscious impulses. This was just the very first step and I can’t wait to delve deeper into these techniques under Stijn’s guidance.”
Anonymous
“There was so much self-insight and experience to process again. What a wealth! We sang, danced, screamed, ate, hugged, played, created, allowed anger to be, massaged, and mourned. I felt fully human, alive, vibrant, in resistance, in irritation, in joy, and openness. Thank you for your sincere, wise, loving, playful, and clear guidance. I look forward to practicing authentic presence with you and everyone else!”
Jolanda
“Truly beautiful and highly recommended, this training. It has given me a greater sense of freedom and connection simultaneously. Whereas it often felt like one came at the expense of the other, now there is a knowing that being different (and the same) together is truly possible and how wonderful and enriching it is to express our own way of being human together, without needing to change anything. More than a transformation, it feels like coming home, returning to what was already within me but sometimes hidden. It makes me grateful and enthusiastic. I cherish various moments of togetherness, keeping them warm in the pockets of my coat to pull out when I momentarily forget.”
Heleen
