Courses Switzerland

Courses in Switzerland 2025

Sun, 20. Jul - Sat, 26. Jul 2025

Sesshin

Sesshin with approx. 7 hours of Zen meditation (zazen) practice daily, whereby the individual meditation times are spread throughout the day with interruptions. It is possible to skip individual units (for those whose age or body makes it too much). The daily program includes a lecture (Teisho), individual discussions, as well as half an hour of housework (Samu) to practice the Zen attitude for everyday life.

Course fee: CHF 400 (recommended by Dana). Plus accommodation costs: between CHF 600 and CHF 800, depending on the room category (single room, double room or twin room).

Registration at zen@epost.ch and for the room info@karunahaus.ch

Karuna Haus - To the course

Sun, Jul 27 - Sun, Aug 3, 2025

Summer fasting

Fasting week in Flüeli Ranft with Lucia Sidler (fasting leader, hiking, yoga) together with Marcel Steiner (Zen teacher of meditation)

Course costs CHF 600.-
>Payment information

Depending on the room category, the pension costs vary between CHF 850 and CHF 1000 (including meals)

May we ask you to book your room reservation directly at zentrumRanft? We have reserved rooms in various categories there.

Course registration at info@fasten-in-stille.ch, accommodation registration at the Flüehli Ranft Center: info@zentrumranft.ch

Course registration

Accommodation registration

Lucia Sidler

Sun, Oct 26 - Sat, Nov 1, 2025

Fasting course

Fasting week in Flüeli Ranft with Lucia Sidler (fasting leader, hiking, yoga) together with Marcel Steiner (Zen teacher of meditation)

Course fee CHF 600 plus accommodation costs, which vary between CHF 730 and CHF 860 depending on the room category (including meals).

Registration at info@fasten-in-stille.ch and at the Flüehli Ranft Center: info@zentrumranft.ch

Flüehli Ranft

Course registration

Accommodation registration

Lucia Sidler

Sun, Nov 2 - Sat, Nov 8, 2025

Sesshin

Sesshin (with the option to pause individual sitting units)

Accommodation costs: Single room from CHF 789.- Double room from CHF 735.- Course fee (Dana) guide price CHF 400.-, at own discretion.

Registration at zen@epost.ch and at the Klösterli hotel@kloesterli.ch

Courses in Switzerland 2026

Mon, 29 Jun - Sun, 5 Jul 2026

Summer sesshin

Sesshin with approx. 7 hours of Zen meditation (zazen) practice daily, whereby the individual meditation times are spread throughout the day with interruptions. It is possible to skip individual units (for those whose age or body makes it too much). The daily program includes a lecture (Teisho), individual discussions, as well as half an hour of housework (Samu) to practice the Zen attitude for everyday life.

Costs single room: approx. CHF 800.-, double room: approx. CHF 700.-, shared room: approx. CHF 600.-
Course fee CHF 400.- (recommended by Dana)

Registration at zen@epost.ch and for the room info@karunahaus.ch

Karuna Haus - To the course

Sun, 5. Jul - Sun, 12. Jul 2026

Fasting week

Fasting week in Flüeli Ranft with Lucia Sidler (fasting leader, hiking, yoga) together with Marcel Steiner (Zen teacher of meditation)

Costs: Course fee CHF 600 plus accommodation costs, which vary between CHF 850 and CHF 1000 depending on the room category (including meals).

Course registration at info@fasten-in-stille.ch, accommodation registration at the Flüehli Ranft Center: info@zentrumranft.ch

Flüehli Ranft

Course registration

Accommodation registration

Lucia Sidler

Sun, Oct 11 - Sun, Oct 18, 2026

Fasting week

Fasting week at the Propstei Wislikofen with Lucia Sidler (fasting leader, hiking, yoga) together with Marcel Steiner (Zen teacher of meditation)

Costs: All-inclusive per person CHF 1600.- incl. course fee, plus visitor’s tax CHF 3.00 per person and night.

Registration at info@fasten-in-stille.ch and at Propstei Wislikofen: info@propstei.ch

Accommodation registration

Lucia Sidler

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24, 2026

Sesshin

Sesshin (with the option to pause individual sitting units)

Costs: Course fee (Dana) indicative price CHF 400, at your own discretion. Plus pension costs vary depending on the room category between CHF 680.- and 870.- (incl. meals).

Registration at zen@epost.ch and at Propstei Wislikofen: info@propstei.ch