Retreat with Buddhist Monk Gelong Thubten
Meditation and inner freedom
“Stopping and through reflection and meditation becoming more aware of my own thoughts and feelings has been incredibly powerful for me. I feel like a slightly heightened version of myself.”
Jonas Svanhed
Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author. He was educated at Oxford University, and then became an actor in London and New York. At the age of 21, severe burnout led him to join a monastery. He ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk in 1993 at Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. He has spent over 6 years in meditation retreats, the longest of which lasted four years.
Thubten specialises in teaching mindfulness meditation internationally, in a diverse range of settings that include businesses, hospitals, schools, universities, prisons and addiction counselling centres. He gives keynote speeches at major events around the world and has been teaching for over 20 years. He is a world pioneer in the mindfulness movement, a leading voice in this field many years before the current trend emerged.
Thubten’s book, A Monk’s Guide to Happiness, became a Sunday Times top ten bestseller in the UK and is now published in more than 12 countries worldwide. His latest book, Handbook for Hard Times, was published in 2023, and has also become a bestseller.
He is now regarded as one of the UK’s most influential meditation teachers and has lectured at Oxford University and for large organisations such as Google, LinkedIn and The United Nations. He is also a director of meditation centres and charities and regularly leads retreats internationally.
About Gelong Thubten
We will focus on an 11th Century Tibetan text called The Four Dharmas of Gampopa, which contains powerful instructions for transforming our meditation practice into a journey to inner freedom and liberation.
Led by Gelong Thubten, this retreat is an invitation to deepen your relationship with meditation, refining what you already practice. While rooted in familiar foundations, the teachings will introduce fresh methods drawn from the Tibetan tradition, offering new perspectives and tools for inner transformation. Through a skillful blend of teaching and silent practice, we’ll explore how ancient wisdom can illuminate our modern lives.
The main themes will be:
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How to deepen our commitment to daily meditation practice
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The cultivation of compassion
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Training in profound wisdom, using visualisation techniques from the Buddhist teachings on Tantra.
What to expect
Is this something for you?
Have you already established a regular meditation practice and feel called to go deeper? Are you longing to connect more fully with the transformative potential of meditation beyond stress relief? Are you ready to engage with ancient teachings in a practical way that supports personal transformation and benefits others?
This retreat is for people who have done a retreat before, or have been meditating regularly. The teachings provide a grounding in some of the most essential points of Buddhist philosophy and practice, but are suitable for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike.
The retreat will be a combination of teaching, practice and time for reflection, with helpful instructions for maintaining a strong, daily meditation practice, the transformation of negative emotions and how to become of true benefit to others.
Friday February 6
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14.00 Introduction and welcome
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14.15 Session
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15.45 Tea break
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16.15 Session
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18.30 Dinner and time for forest walk, sauna and natural swimming pond
Saturday February 7
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08.00 Breakfast
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09.00 Session
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10.15 Tea break
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10.45 Session
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12.00 Lunch and time to rest
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14.00 Session
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15.30 Tea break
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16.00 Session
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18.30 Dinner and time for forest walk, sauna and natural swimming pond
Sunday February 8
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08.00 Breakfast
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09.00 Session
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10.15 Tea break
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10.45 Session
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12.00 Lunch
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13.00 Wrap up session
Preliminary schedule
"I went into this retreat knowing the science: how meditation affects the brain, reduces cortisol while releasing oxytocin, and supports the cardiovascular system. I came out realising that meditation is more than a stress reduction tool. It is a way of being, of seeing, of living."
Natalia
Date and location
Date
This retreat takes place February 6th - 8th.
Location
This intimate and transformative retreat will take place at Lindeborgs Eco Retreat, a serene and eco-conscious space for reflection, personal growth, and healing. Offering lakes, forests, and sustainable high-quality accommodations, it’s the ideal environment for deep transformational work.
Lindeborgs Eco Retreat is situated 20 km from Nyköping and 120 km from Stockholm.
Price and registration
SEK 10 900 - Shared double room
SEK 13 900 - Single room
SEK 9 900 - Shared "Tiny Nature Cabin”
SEK 12 400 - Single "Tiny Nature Cabin”
Shared rooms and cabins have separate beds unless otherwise requested.
The ”rooms” all have a bathroom with shower.
The ”Tiny Nature Cabins” have a composting toilet nearby + shower/sauna available in the Eco Barn.
What's included
The price includes accommodation, full board, all program points and VAT.
The "External accommodation" option does not include accommodation, but does include full board, all program points, and VAT.
"En fantastisk upplevelse! Carl står stadigt i sina kunskaper och har många kreativa verktyg och övningar som för mig möjliggjorde både en inre resa och en tillsammans med gruppen. Ingen lämnade kursen oberörd."
Sara Persson
”Carls genuina vilja att skapa förändring i mig som individ och i förlängningen världen gör effekten mer genomgripande än i något annat program jag har deltagit i. Deltagarna lämnar inte bara med ny kunskap och genomgripande erfarenhet utan också med ny kraft och förmåga att ge mer i en alltmer komplex vardag med utmaningar vi ännu inte vet svaret på.”
Charlotta Holm Klinth
"Retreaten var djupt inspirerande och transformerande. Jag fascineras enormt av Carl Lindeborg, hans visdom, världsbild och verktyg till förändring. Att vi alla behöver rusta oss för framtiden och vara goda förebilder. Jag rekommenderar varmt denna retreat till alla som vill accelerera sin vuxenutveckling!"
Andrea Berglöf, egenföretagare
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"I have taken some meditation courses before and this is by far the best explanation of meditation I have ever had. Thubten led beautiful meditation practices and incredibly informational sessions, great retreat!"
Liliana
Program description
Join us for a transformative retreat with renowned Buddhist Monk, Gelong Thubten
This retreat offers a unique opportunity to learn from one of the UK’s most influential teachers of meditation and mindfulness, with a 3-day deep-dive into Tibetan Buddhist practices and philosophy. The retreat is open to people from all backgrounds and beliefs.