Silence is an invitation to return to the quiet inner wisdom, and listen deeply. Without the usual demands and distractions, we begin to notice what has quietly been asking for our attention. Silence will not give you all the answers, but it may help you hear the ones that have been quietly waiting beneath the noise.  Silence helps us attune to ourselves, and silence creates the conditions for listening deeply, making it easier to know when to move forward, when to pause, and when to say yes or no.

When a silent retreat is based upon the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, it focuses on explicitly cultivating inner warmth and wisdom. 

This retreat offers not only a unique setting and focus on self-compassion, but also fulfills the requirements for most mindfulness and self-compassion-based Teacher Trainings.

It is for most a very gentle way to reconnect with ourselves and listen deeper than our everyday allows.

There will be guidlines available for you soon. Borgo Zen is located approximately 1 hr from the airport Orio al Serio. Milan has several airports.

The closest train station is that of Bergamo.
Address is Via Roma 110 – 24010 Olda, Taleggio – BG

Here's a PDF with 'How to get here' information.

Feel free to connect with Laura Bassi with practical questions. Click here

During the morning session, there will be a topic of the day. This topic highlights aspects of self-compassion practices that focus on relationships. The topic will offer food for thought, you can reflect on in your day-to-day practice. There will be specific ways offered to reflect on the topic during the day.

Our experience is that the combination of silence, meditation, nature, a safe space, and relevant topics for reflection sets the foundation for deeply nourishing days.

There will be a more detailed schedule available later, but the days will alternate between seated practices, gentle movement, walks in nature, and eating together in silence. There will be clear guidance for how to spend the days, and plenty of time to do practices together as well as on your own at certain times.

You can see the schedule for last year's retreat here

Your registration is confirmed upon payment of the registration fee. When paying the fee, you are accepting the terms, and you are committing to paying the accommodation fee upon arrival. The cost of accomodation is:

€95 per night in a tripleroom (3 persons of same gender)
€105 per night in a shared room (2 persons of same gender)
€135 per night for a single room.

Feel free to reach out to us for more information about the scholarships we offer. You can reach us here and book a 15 min online meet-up 

See our terms and conditions here

For all Nordic Compassion courses held in another country, there is generally no refund option. If any discount has been offered (e.g., early-bird, scholarship, or other), no refunds are available. If the program's normal price has been paid, a 50% refund will be granted up to 8 weeks before the program starts.

In case of extraordinary, unforeseen circumstances (serious illness, bereavement, medical emergencies) that would compromise your ability to participate in the program, if you let us know more than 2 weeks before the program begins, we will be able to refund 25% of your payment. An administrative fee of €75 will apply.

If you are unable to participate, you may transfer your registration to another person. This is only possible with explicit written consent from the program's teachers, and the program's teachers can turn down the new applicant if they deem it necessary, without giving any explanation. Transferring a registration needs to be final and approved 2 weeks before the program begins.

If there is a waitlist for the program, your registration fee can be refunded (with an administrative fee of €75) if your seat is filled by another from the waitlist.

Refunds apply only to the program/course fee and do not include costs such as travel, accommodation, meals, visa fees, or any third-party services. We recommend that you have travel insurance.

If you are traveling to join a program, we expect you to have your own health insurance. We are not able to support you in an emergency or ensure proper medical treatment if you do not have adequate medical insurance.

We highly recommend you have travel insurance taht may cover your travle expenses in case your participation needs to be cancelled, or in case we may need to cancel the retreat.

Nordic Compassion is not responsible for personal loss, damage, injury, or accidents occurring during a course or retreat.

See Terms and Conditions here

You are asked to engage in the retreat schedule. If that is not possible for you, or if other needs come up that may hinder your participation, you are expected to stay in contact with the teachers every day. If you choose to leave the retreat, there will be no reimbursement for your stay.

If the teachers believe it is not supportive for you to stay at the retreat, they will help you adjust the daily schedule ro your needs. If this is not possible, you may need to leave the retreat. The final decision will be made by the teachers.