Maitri: Transforming confusion into wisdom
Let us explore the teachings of the five wisdoms to see how we can balance them in our lives and transform confusion into wisdom. Open to all, no meditation experience necessary.
As a teaching that emerged from Tibetan Buddhism, the Five Wisdom Energies offer us insight into our personality, our emotions and our relationships with others.
If we are made of energy, what happens when our energy manifests as closedness and confusion? How can we move beyond negative emotions? How can we transform our relationships with others when they become complicated and conflictual? We will learn to dance with our own energy and that of others. We will also explore how to rebalance the five energies so that they can support our lives and our spiritual path.
During this course, we will experience how the Five Wisdom Energies emerge and how they trigger our emotions. Each of these five energies is associated with its own colour, one of the five senses, an element, a type of behaviour, and so on. For example, Vajra energy is linked to the colour blue, to sight, to water, to clarity of the intellectual mind or, conversely, to anger.
This video gives more information on the Five Wisdoms approach.
This is a practice to cultivate a new way of connecting with our senses and energetic exchanges. The aim of the practice is to reach a compassionate approach to dealing with personal and professional relationships.
By connecting to our deep inner wisdom, we realise that there is nothing instrinsically bad or wrong about these energies. Indeed, it is by drawing from the energy itself that we are able to transform our emotions into compassion for ourselves and for others.
This six-day retreat is open to all. It offers an opportunity to touch the very heart of our emotions by teaching us to trust the energy underlying them. Sitting meditation practice will form the ground of this approach.
What we will do
We will meditate, as meditate teaches us to tame our emotions while remaining in the here and now. As well, we will use creative and body-centred exercises to familiarise ourselves with the energies and work with them alone or in a group.
In order to better experience the Five Wisdoms, we will use certain postures for each of them as well as an environment that is coloured either in blue, yellow, red, green our white. We will alternate between group practices (using glasses with coloured lenses) and individual practices (in special coloured rooms especially designed for this purpose).
Each day, physical and dance exploration activities will be offered as an opportunity to experience the five wisdom energies in and through the body. These practice sessions will be led by Sophie Carles, an Isness Dance practitioner based in Brittany (https://corps-e-mouvants.fr/)
Practical Information
Arrival day (Sunday October 25): You’re invited to come from 4 pm in order to register and settle in your room. Dinner is served at 6.30 pm. An introduction talk is given at 8 pm.
End of programme (Saturday October 31): Closing circle in the evening.
Departure day (Sunday November 11erst): You may leave anytime (no programme). You’re welcome to stay for breakfast.
This programme is taught in French and will be translated into English.
Programme price
| Regular | 360 € | |
|---|---|---|
| Patron | 468 € | Help support lower income participants |
| Early Bird | 306 € | Expires 27 September 2026 |
| Under 30 years of age | 180 € |
If you require financial assistance to attend this programme please contact [email protected].
Price information
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Total standard price | 840.54 € |
| Programme price (Early Bird) | 306.00 € |
| Full board: 7 nights (74 € per night - Shared 2-person room) * | 518.00 € |
| Room tax: 7 nights | 1.54 € |
| Dechen Chöling association’s annual fee ** | 15.00 € |
* Includes Shared 2-person room and all meals. Other accommodation options available during registration.
** Legal yearly obligation (calendar year) for every participant or visitor.
