Location
La Maison du Chemin des Roches
Centre pluraliste de méditation
Chemin des Roches 9
1370 Dongelberg
Teachers
Let yourself be nourished by plant based food
Friday 10 to Sunday 12 July 2026
Starts on Friday at 14.00
Ends on Sunday at 16.30
At the beautiful retreat center "Maison du Chemin des Roches" in Dongelberg.
Carpooling will be organised shortly before the event.
A restorative summer weekend of mindful cooking, eating and being
Join us for a deeply nourishing and renewing weekend in the beautiful countryside of Wallonia. This retreat offers a gentle pause from the fast pace of daily life — a space to slow down, reconnect with your body and senses, and rediscover what feels grounding and meaningful.
Set in the peaceful Maison du Chemin des Roches retreat centre, you will enjoy a rich blend of guided mindfulness meditation, yoga, mindful walking, deep rest, and three hands-on cooking workshops that bring the art of mindful eating to life. You will be supported throughout by an experienced mindfulness teacher, an Ayurvedic massage therapist and an inspirational experiential cook.
This retreat is ideal for people who already practise meditation or yoga and would like to deepen or refresh their practice while exploring new ways to nourish themselves. Its ideal for you if you enjoy or would like to discover how to cook plant-based food.
A weekend to reconnect
Being away from daily pressures, notifications and responsibilities gives you the space to breathe, unwind and listen inwardly. Over these three days, you’ll gently reconnect with your senses, your creativity, and the natural rhythm of your body.
You will have moments of guided practice as well as time to rest, walk through the surrounding fields or simply enjoy the quiet beauty of the centre.
Mindful cooking and eating
Three cooking workshops — one per day
Would you like to learn how to cook in a wholesome, joyful and sensory way?
Each day, our experiential cook Viannou Coëme will guide you through a hands-on cooking workshop using seasonal, plant-based ingredients. You will learn how to prepare vibrant plant-based dishes that nourish body, mind and heart — and discover how cooking becomes a meditative practice when all your senses are involved.
Participants of past retreats have been deeply inspired by Viannou’s creative approach, often asking for her recipes. This retreat is a unique opportunity to learn directly from her.
Long-lasting benefits
Throughout the retreat you will be guided by an international team of experienced practitioners who create a safe, warm and inclusive atmosphere.
You will leave with:
- A renewed sense of inner calm and clarity
- New ways to nourish yourself through food, rest and awareness
- A deepened or revitalised daily mindfulness practice
- Practical insights into mindful and plant-based cooking and eating
- Inspiration and recipes to bring more creativity into your meals
- A clearer sense of what truly supports your well-being
- Connections with like-minded practitioners
For whom?
This retreat is for people who:
- practise mindfulness or yoga and want to deepen or refresh their practice
- are curious about plant-based cooking and mindful eating
- enjoy being in nature and appreciate time for rest and reflection
- wish to step out of daily stress and reconnect with themselves
- people who love to cook and plant based meals or would like to discover it
As with all our offerings, the weekend will be offered in a trauma-sensitive way.
You will take away with you:
- The renewed ability to tap into your own inner resources and to take care of yourself.
- Powerful new insights and recipes to take back into your daily life.
- A renewed or deepened daily mindfulness practice when you go back home.
- A new sense of inner freedom and the ability to see more clearly what really matters to you.
- An idea of how to stop some unhelpful eating habits in your life and how to replace them by more useful ones.
- Finding a way to peace and wholeness in this busy stressful world we live in.
- Some new recipes for plant-based cooking
- A renewed ability to be more present with your food and to listen to your body's signals
- New like-minded friends
- Beautiful and relaxing eye cushions for deep relaxation
The venue
The retreat takes place at Maison du Chemin des Roches in Dongelberg, about 30 minutes from Brussels.
The centre is a haven of peace surrounded by fields and walking paths. You will stay in simple but comfortable twin rooms with shared bathrooms. A limited number of single rooms is available for an additional fee.
Throughout the weekend, Viannou will prepare delicious organic plant-based meals. Coffee, tea and refreshments are available at all times.
Please note: We can cater for gluten-free and lactose-free meals. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate other dietary requirements or allergies. If you follow another diet, please bring the food you need.
Let yourself be nourished by great plant-based meals
This retreat offers plant-based meals, with all main meals being suitable for a vegan diet.
Let yourself be nourished by the organic, tasty, and healthy food prepared with love by Viannou.
Please note that we can only cater for lactose-free and gluten-free needs. Unfortunately, we are not able to accommodate other diets, allergies, or intolerances. If you follow a different diet or have additional dietary requirements, please bring your own food. In such cases, no partial refund can be granted.
Practicalities
Dates & times
Friday 10 July 2026, starting at 14:00 until Sunday 12 July 2026, ending at 16:30
Carpooling
We will help facilitate carpooling shortly before the retreat. Requests can be accepted until one week before the start.
Places are limited for this special retreat. Registrations will close on 30 June 2026 (midnight) or whenever the retreat is fully booked. We encourage you to register as soon as possible to secure your place.
The teachers
Beate Trück
Beate is a certified and experienced mindfulness (MBSR) and positive neuroplasticity teacher, authorised by Dr. Rick Hanson. She is also a teacher trainer, supervisor and trained as trauma-sensitive mindfulness teacher by David Treleaven. She has led many retreats to an international audience over the past years and she likes to combine mindfulness and positive neuroplasticity meditations which have a calming and uplifting effect. Participants like her warm and inclusive style and some of them come back regularly to her retreats.
Beate will be assisted by teacher in training Angela Drouissiotou.
Viannou Coëme
Amazed by what Nature has in place to take care of itself and its inhabitants, Viannou loves to offer her gratitude for this by transforming natural ingredients and the life that emerges from them - for the pleasure of all our senses!
In addition to influencing our health and emotions, the way we eat impacts the Earth and those who cultivate it. By cooking for communities, Viannou also wishes to actively raise awareness of mindful eating and contribute to our collective healing and growth.
Extra: massages available
Katrien Maes
Katrien, experienced Ayurvedic therapist, will offer full-body massages during one day of the retreat at the rate of €75 for a session of one hour. Katrien has been offering these massage for the past years on our retreats and people are always enthusiastic about them. The massages offer a wonderful opportunity to deepen your relaxation and get more in touch with your body. You will receive more information about how to book a session in the practical mail sent shortly before the retreat.
Rates
For the retreat of 2 nights with meals and accommodation in a shared twin room:
Full fee €575 (incl. VAT, - €475 excl. VAT) until 31 March 2026
Early-bird fee (available 1 April 2026): €525 (incl. VAT- €434 excl. VAT)
Included in the fee:
- Lots of delicious dishes and recipes
- The fee for the cooking workshops
- Teaching and administration fee
- Accommodation in a double room with private bathrooms
- All meals, coffee and tea breaks
- Exclusive use of the entire location with its beautiful meditation hall, diner, library and gardens.
Not included in the fee (please provide cash):
- A single room - please get in touch with us at info@brusselsmindfulness.be to inquire about this possibility before registering - an additional fee of €30 per night will apply (exceptional discount on single room)
- Rental of bed linens - if you are not able to bring your own you can rent them at the location for the fee of €20
- Ayurvedic massage: €80
Cancellation policy
You may transfer your registration to another activity up to one month before the retreat (€75 administration fee).
From 30 days before the retreat, postponing is no longer possible.
If you cannot attend, you may transfer your spot to someone else with our approval.
Please refer to our terms & conditions for full details.
What participants of previous retreats said
"The retreat was truly excellent. A wonderful location, a fantastic teacher, delicious food and a great group."
"The retreat flowed. It was definitively creating inner peace. Thank you!"
"Beate is really a great instructor. She has a sense for when to intervene, is clear in her guidance and has a warm voice."
"The retreat is very good in grounding oneself in this fast-paced environment. I unreservedly recommend it!"
"The location, schedule and teacher created an optimal environment for me to get my mind set to meditation. A wonderful and intense experience which may have lasted longer - but two days is a good start!"
"The retreat allowed me to settle my mind, to feel safe and supported. The place was ideal to relax and practice."
"...Thank you for a lovely unforgettable weekend with so much action and so much inaction."
Read more testimonials here.
Health & Well-being Guidelines - Retreats
Important information on your mental well-being and silent retreats
While meditation retreats can be very nourishing; they do require sustained meditation practice throughout your time there. This also demands some stability of psychological health and can be triggering for some people.
Have you experienced significant trauma or psychiatric illness, or are your currently struggling with your mental health such as with anxiety, depression, or burnout? If so, a retreat might not be the best option for you at the moment. The teacher might not be able to give you the kind of individual psychological care and support you need right now.
If you are currently under the care of a mental health professional, please discuss your attendance with them. You should be in a relatively stable period of mental well-being and have adequate psychological resilience.
Please fill in the questions in the registration form as open and honestly as possible, this will give us an idea of your current situation. The teacher of the retreat may reach out to you for more information
If you are unsure, or have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us directly at info@brusselsmindfulness.be.
Questions?
Do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions. For administrative and practical questions, please contact info@brusselsmindfulness.be. For questions about our courses and events, have a look at our FAQ.
If you want to discuss something directly with the teacher, you can contact Beate Trück via beate.trueck@brusselsmindfulness.be.
Many thanks for your registration. We look forward to meeting you in the course.
Registration for the retreat
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