Ellen van Iersel

The retreat is guided by Ellen van Iersel. Ellen has over 10 years of experience in guiding silent meditation retreats at various locations in The Netherlands, India and Spain.“Meditation has been an important base in my life for 25 years. I have done many vipassana retreats often in the sangha of Christopher Titmuss, one of my most inspiring teachers. In 2014, I completed the training to become a mindfulness trainer (MBSR mindfulness-based stress reduction) at the Center for Mindfulness. I am also affiliated with the VMBN professional association for Mindfulness trainers. Sharing retreats and mindfulness trainings has given me an even deeper understanding of how the mind works and the challenges of our fast pace, goal-oriented society. I have an enormous love for silence, nature, and Buddhism. Over the years, I have shared this love in silent meditation retreats, silent walking retreats, and spiritual journeys to India. In 2018, I moved to Spain and live in a tiny house in nature. It’s wonderful to be able to share what I love so much; retreats in Silence & Nature.”