
KONTEMPLATION
KONTEMPLATION
Bringing presence, compassion and body awareness alive in everyday life
KONTEMPLATION is a community-based laboratory and communication platform for the teachings and practice of mindfulness, compassion and presence yoga. We offer contemplative training programs in clear, non-dogmatic and accessible ways.
GUIDED MEDITATIONS
In our practice library you will find guided meditations and yoga sequences led by our teachers. The main part of these files and videos are free to stream/download as support and inspiration for your home practice.
BLOG
Kontemplation's BLOG is created by our regular team and by our guest writers. Our main BLOG is in Danish, but in this section we offer a selection of our blog posts translated into English.
UPCOMING RETREATS AND EVENTS
Our programs and community activities include weeklong silent retreats, introductory meditation and yoga retreats, eight week programs in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), meditation sessions and yoga classes, supervision in groups or individual, in person and online.
Exploring Contemplative Life: Integrating personal, professional and spiritual aspects of our path
Following the tradition to support young research scholars in the area of contemplative science, the MLE Retreat 2022, will take place online.
The MLE Retreat and Community Days are led by Hanneli Ågotsdatter and Martijn van Beek.
Please visit Mind & Life Europe for more information. See link below.
for Compassionate Systems Master Practitioners | Class of 2022-23
Location: MIT, Boston and The Garrison Institute, New York
with Peter Senge, Mette Miriam Böll, Hanneli Ågotsdatter, Julie Diaz, Steen Hildebrandt, Mark Greenberg, Dan Siegel, Rhonda Magee, Kim Schonert-Reichl, and more.
This is a program for professionals working with children (by application only). Please visit the Center for Systems Awareness for more information. See link below.

HOW TO HOLD SPACE
Compassionate Systems Facilitation for Cultivating Generative Social Fields
A certified Master Practitioner Training
Location: One week-long in-person retreat at the Garrison Institute, NY, eight online community calls and a two day virtual closing convening.
Next program will begin October 2022
with Hanneli Ågotsdatter, Søren Munk, Mette Miriam Böll and Julie Diaz.
For more information please visit the Center for Systems Awareness. See link below.

ANNUAL RETREAT FOR COMPASSIONATE SYSTEMS MASTER PRACTITIONERS
Location: The Garrison Institute, New York
January 22 - 28, 2023
January 30 - February 3, 2023 (Alumni Retreat)
with Peter Senge, Mette Miriam Böll and Hanneli Ågotsdatter
This retreat is open to certified Compassionate Systems Master Practitioners. For more information, please visit the Center for Systems Awareness. See link below.
TEAM
Kontemplation is shaped by the contribution of people with diverse skills and experience. We share an interest in approaches to contemplative practice and sustainable living that make sense in a contemporary context.
Kontemplation's BLOG is created by our regular team and by our guest writers. Our main BLOG is in Danish, but in this section we offer a selection of our blog posts translated into English.
PHOTO GALLERY
Kontemplation is based in Denmark. Our retreats are primarily set on the wild shore of the North Sea, in the beautiful retreat center Øster Løkke. Our MBSR-programs are based in the city of Aarhus and our weekend programs take place in the meditation community Vækstcenteret in Nørre Snede. In addition to our domestic activities, our team of teachers travels and teaches internationally. See below for photos from retreats and events.