Retreat: Inner Peace Keeping

The Ripa International Center (RIC) Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern

With Amandine Roche. What if inner peace was at the heart of the world’s cohesion? What if meditation was the beginning of a response to stop human conflicts? How can.....

Sagadawa Festivities

The Ripa International Center (RIC) Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern

The Great Annual Celebration of Lord Buddha. A ceremony commemorating the Buddha’s Enlightenment: workshops, guided meditations, conferences, culinary delights,…. A colorful program around the Buddha’s life and teachings, for all.....

Ripa Awareness Meditation with Geneviève Hamelet

The Ripa International Center (RIC) Hilfigweg 10, CH – 3172 Niederwangen, Bern

REGISTER NOW Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM) is a simple and effective method to stabilize the mind using SHAMATA, a millenary technique that uses breathing as a support to develop “mental.....

Yogom with Cynthia Jouffre

Ripa International Center Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172, Bern

REGISTER NOW Yogom is a set of exercises developed from traditional yoga postures, breathing exercises and meditation. The meditation technique used in this practice is Shiné (or Shamata in Sanskrit).....

Contemplative-Based ResilienceTraining for Humanitarian Aid Workers

Ripa International Center Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172, Bern

Gayla Marie Stiles, Hugh Byrne and Ola Witkowska The CBR Project was developed for both national and international humanitarian and human rights workers, based in the field and the office......

Silent Winter Retreat : Ripa Awareness Meditation (RAM)

Ripa International Center Hilfligweg 10 CH-3172, Bern

With Dungsey Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche Mindfulness and awareness work together to bring acceptance of living situations as they are. Life is not regarded as source of rejection or indulgence, but.....