PILGRIM MIND RETREAT IN TUSCANY May 12 -18 and August 26 - September 1 , 2012 A six-day in-depth journey through the landscape of your mind, your body and your energy

The Path In this retreat we use a unique combination of walks through nature and intensive meditation practices. It will indeed be a meeting with our pilgrim mind--our innate spiritual faculty to deal with the unknown, the path and its ob-stacles, and its plasticity. Bodymindfulness, the method developed by Ber t Schmitz and Bernadette van Boxel, offer s a state of the ar t approach to under standing your body, mind and energy in a holistic, non-dual way. It offers a "mindfulness and awareness" training through refined exercises, insight dialogue and dreamwork, and the in-tense exper ience of walking in nature . It is about your innermost view and implementing it into your own l i fe .

The Walks Each day dur ing the retreat, we wil l alternate meditation sessions with walks outdoors.The vibrant greens and abundant wild f lowers in the Chianti wil l refresh us and enliven our senses. Our walks will take us through forests and vineyards, along a r iver and up quiet roads to hi l ltops with panoramic views. We wil l vis it special places with ancient and often sacred or igins, such as a site consisting of 4 concentr ic ear th circles, l ikely of Etruscan or igins, and a Romanesque chapel from the 11th centur y, where weíll enjoy a beautiful picnic lunch with breathtaking views. The walks are guided by a professional walking tour guide.

Every spring is the only spring - a perpetual astonishment. ~Ellis Peters

We invite you to join us this Spr ing or Summer at Borgo San Fedele , a thousand-year-old former monaster y nestled in the hear t of the Chianti region of Tuscany.The special atmosphere of Borgo San Fedele , with it ís long histor y as a sacred place and it ís natural setting wil l al low you to enjoy an undisturbed contact with nature and wil l suppor t you in the chal lenging activity of an ongoing fir st-per son and spir itual exploration.

The Teachers

Bernadette van Boxel

Bernadette is Dutch and is a resident of Florence , Italy.

She is co-founder of Bodymindfulness, a unique method for

spir itual growth and psychological integration, through

which she has been offer ing workshops and training

cour ses in Europe and the US for over twenty year s.

She is a psychological counsellor in a pr ivate studio in

Zür ich and Florence and is a member of the counsell ing

ser vice at the the European Univer sity Institute in San

Domenico di Fiesole near Florence .

Bert Schmitz

Ber t is Dutch and is a resident of Florence , Italy, and is

co-founder of Bodymindfulness, offer ing state of the ar t

courses, integrating mindfulness and awareness and modern

psychological under standing for spir itual growth. He is

a registered Psychologist and Psychotherapist and has

studios in Florence and Zür ich. His Buddhist or ientation

offer s a down to ear th per spective for his work that

al lows for the spir itual to find a home in the here and

now, in our body, through our senses, the subtle energy

center s and an open mind.

The accommodations We wil l be cared for throughout our stay by our hosts and the owners of Borgo San Fedele , Nicolò and Renata Strub. Borgo San Fedele is their home, and they spent 6 year s in lovingly and beautiful ly restor ing this histor ic hamlet.We will enjoy their warm hospitality and the atten-tion to every detail, from the quality of the environment to the delicious, homemade cuisine featuring locally grown and produced foods, such as the famousTuscan Extra Virgin olive oil and Chianti wines.The large piazza, the terrace , the gardens, the swimming pool and woods, al l surrounded by the magic of Chianti countr yside , offer idyl l ic outdoor space for group work or moments of individual introspection and meditation. All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, telephone , television, wireless internet and a mini-bar.

Borgo San Fedele is located in between Siena and Florence, 12 miles Nor th of Siena, 25 miles South of Florence . Distance from the main airports: Roma Fiumicino - 230 km ñ 140 miles Firenze Peretola - 75 km ñ 46 miles Bologna G. Marconi -160 km ñ 100 miles Pisa G. Gali lei - 160 km

For information and registration, please contact Nicolò Strub at Borgo San Fedele www.borgosanfedele .com email : info@borgosanfedele .com phone: +39.0577.735668 or

Ber t Schmitz http://bodymindfulness.com email : info@bodymindfulness.com phone: +39.055.644.239 cell : +39.329.611.8121

Retreat Details The retreat wil l begin on Sunday (Apr i l 29 or August 26). The meeting point is at 11 am at Florence train station and we wil l transfer you to Borgo San Fedele . We wil l enjoy lunch upon our arr ival . The workshop ends on Saturday (May 5 or September 1), after a morning meditation session, we wil l transfer you to Florence train station arr iving by 12 noon

Includes Shared double room in restored monaster y All meals -- Daily buffet breakfast, lunch (either at the Borgo or a picnic dur ing the walk) and dinner, includ-ing wine Daily guided meditation sessions Daily guided walks Transpor tation between Florence train station and Borgo San Fedele and All local transpor tation.

Does Not Include Airfare

Dates May 12 - 18 , 2012 August 26 - September 1, 2012

Price €1950,- (Single room supplement €400,-) To hold space: € 500,- deposit made directly to Borgo San Fedele (refundable , i f we are unable to reach our 8 par ticipant minimum)

The guide

Melissa Morris

Our walks wil l be guided by Melissa Morr is , who has

been designing, organizing and guiding walking and bi-

cycle tour s in Europe for over 20 year s. She is also an

ar tist and par ticipates in annual international ar tist

residencies. She is co-founder of Slow Mile , organizing

workshops and events which bring together the teaching

of ar t practice and creativity with slow travel . She l ives

in Florence .