newsletter October 22nd 2026
lees in het nederlands
Dear beloved,
It has been quite a ride, these last five years. House of the Beloved grew from nothing into a small, vibrant community. For me, it is time to rest. I will take a sabbatical month to document and memorialize the past five years, and to write about our origin story, our ideas about “being different together,” and how we wrestled our way into embodying them.
I will also travel to explore potential new locations for House of the Beloved. To secure the continued existence of our urban mountaintop in Brussels, we asked for your monthly donations. So far, the response has been insufficient. Without your commitment, this location will cease to exist.
Take this as our location’s swan song.
What can you do?
1. Support us through your monthly donations.
2. Add yourself to this group and ask the locals what else you can do to support.
3. Read about our essence, and if you resonate, step up and in.
Currently, we have enough funds to last only a few more months. If you have valued our presence and cherished the moments in the fresh breeze, looking out over Brussels and singing the song of life, now is the time to chip in.
If we carry this place together, it will last.
May you be well.
Stijn
help us support you:
Become a monthly donor and help us keep this place alive.
join our activities
In this time of transition we all need space to shed, turn inward and transform. During our silent community retreat and ritual, the rhythm of the monastic bells and our practices of worship guide the process of letting go.
We also continue offering our children's activities, reading groups, online silent sit and musical ecstasy.
We look forward to seeing you (again)!
Multiple DatesFri 23 OctHouse of the belovedTransformative gatherings for existential seekers between 18 and 30.
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Sat 31 OctHouse of the belovedReturning to darker time, we remember death and start the turn inwards.
Multiple DatesWed 04 NovVan der Valk Boumanlaan 7Wil jij je kind ondersteunen om zijn eigen manier van menszijn te ontdekken en uit te drukken? Wil je graag meer ruimte voor creatief denken en creëren in het leven van je kind? Welkom op onze maak - middag. Een stimulerende omgeving voor kinderen en jongeren vanaf 8 jaar!
Fri 06 NovHouse of the belovedLet's give up our bodies to music and to the dance! Join us for an evening of devotional singing and musical ecstasy :)
Multiple DatesTue 10 NovBruxellesThe practice of authentic presence is about freely expressing and revealing yourself while being with others. Through this practice, you learn to let go of habitual patterns and conditioned responses, allowing you to form deeper, more genuine connections rooted in who you truly are.- Multiple DatesWed 11 NovHouse of the belovedIn een stimulerende omgeving helpen we kinderen te ontdekken wat zij zelf willen. Door als volwassenen authentiek aanwezig te zijn en te tonen en verwoorden wat er in ons leeft, vanuit een diepe betrokkenheid bij en nieuwsgierigheid naar al wie ons omringt, nodigen we kinderen uit hetzelfde te doen.
Multiple DatesThu 19 NovzoomRelating to more than just our individual sense of self
Multiple DatesWed 25 NovHouse of the belovedWe live in uncertain, volatile times and sometimes it is hard to find ways to resist. Therefore House of the beloved organizes anti-fascism gatherings in which we read, exchange, explore and organize.- Multiple DatesThu 26 NovHouse of the belovedLet's give up our bodies to music and to the dance! Join us for an evening of devotional singing and musical ecstasy :)
Multiple DatesFri 27 NovHouse of the belovedThe Crazy Wisdom meditation immersion is a five month deep dive in ideas, behaviours, and meditations that free the world from your projections (also referred to as awakening).
Multiple DatesWed 02 DecNetherlandsThe practice of authentic presence is about freely expressing and revealing yourself while being with others. Through this practice, you learn to let go of habitual patterns and conditioned responses, allowing you to form deeper, more genuine connections rooted in who you truly are.- Multiple DatesFri 04 DecHouse of the belovedThe Crazy Wisdom meditation immersion is a five month deep dive in ideas, behaviours, and meditations that free the world from your projections (also referred to as awakening).
Multiple Dates- Mon 14 DecBruxellesA unique opportunity to immerse yourself in contemporary monastic practices that invite you to fully choose and embody your own way of being human.
Fri 18 DecHouse of the belovedAbout our ancestors and (hi)stories, our natural environment, community and service- Multiple DatesFri 08 JanHouse of the belovedThe Crazy Wisdom meditation immersion is a five month deep dive in ideas, behaviours, and meditations that free the world from your projections (also referred to as awakening).