Intensive MBSR Course – Summer Mindfulness Retreat

4-Day Retreat (July 24–27) + 2 Online Sessions

Would you like to learn how to work more skillfully with stress, navigate everyday challenges, and better manage difficult thoughts and emotions? Would you like to discover greater inner calm and reconnect with your inner resources?  Are you longing to slow down, restore your energy, and cultivate mindfulness skills in a beautiful natural setting?

This immersive summer course, led by experienced mindfulness teachers Eva Zavacká and Tatiana Lorencová, will help you develop mindfulness in your life, strengthen inner stability, and build resilience.

Join Our Intensive MBSR Summer Mindfulness Retreat

During the summer school, we will explore the foundations of mindfulness theory while engaging deeply in mindfulness practice. Through direct experience, you will develop practical mindfulness skills and discover how mindfulness can support your everyday life and work.

The program is based on the principles of MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) — a scientifically grounded program that has been shown to:

  • reduce stress and anxiety
  • strengthen emotional resilience
  • improve cognitive functioning
  • support the immune system and overall well-being

MBSR is a clinically validated program developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical School under the guidance of Jon Kabat-Zinn. Its effectiveness has been confirmed by hundreds of scientific studies, and it is used in hospitals and psychological centers worldwide.

The program helps reduce stress reactivity, anxiety, and depression, while supporting psychological well-being and enhancing cognitive abilities such as memory, attention, comprehension, and decision-making.

Originally developed for patients with psychosomatic conditions and those requiring palliative care, MBSR has gradually expanded into mainstream populations around the world and gained wide popularity.

What You Can Look Forward To

Enjoy four intensive and deeply nourishing days in nature, where you will slow down, restore your energy, and learn practical tools for building inner strength and navigating uncertainty and challenging emotions.

You will also receive:

  • course materials
  • guided meditation recordings for your ongoing home practice

The retreat will take place in person from July 24–27, 2026, in a peaceful natural environment. After the retreat, we will continue with two online integration sessions, with dates agreed upon together.

The course will be guided by experienced teachers from the Mindfulness Institute Slovakia:
Eva Zavacká and Tatiana Lorencová, both internationally certified MBSR teachers.

What You Will Gain

During the course, you will learn how to:

  • cultivate mindfulness in yourself and in relationships
  • experience greater inner calm and appreciate pleasant moments more deeply
  • respond more skillfully to difficult situations and uncertainty
  • consciously respond to stress instead of reacting automatically
  • work more effectively with difficult thoughts, emotions, and inner tension
  • strengthen attention and other cognitive abilities
  • understand insights from modern neuroscience (Default Mode Network, nervous system dysregulation, Polyvagal Theory)
  • develop a sustainable meditation practice
  • reconnect with your inner resources and personal wisdom

Scientifically supported benefits of the program include:

  • improved health and immunity
  • better sleep quality
  • improved pain management
  • greater psychological well-being

At the same time, you will have the opportunity to truly rest and step outside the busyness of everyday life.

When

📅 Friday, July 24, 2026, 4:00 PM
(arrival possible from 3:00 PM)
–
📅 Monday, July 27, 2026, 1:00 PM

Where

🏡 Hotel Orava, Dolný Kubín – Srňacie

Accommodation

Accommodation is provided in shared twin rooms located in bungalows. Each bungalow includes:

  • three twin rooms
  • a kitchenette
  • a shared living area
  • bathroom facilities

In case of interest it is possible to stay in a single room in a bungalow or a in hotel room with own bathroom for additional fee.

The stay includes full board meals.

✨ A wellness area is also available within the resort.

Price

💫 495 EUR

The price includes:
✔️ Intensive 4-day course led by 2 teachers
✔️ Two 2-hour online follow-up sessions
✔️ Accommodation and wellness access
✔️ Full board meals
✔️ Course materials
✔️ Guided meditation recordings

✨ Register below and join us on a beautiful journey inward — enriching your life through the qualities of mindfulness.

Accredited Professional Development Program

The Mindfulness Summer School is accredited in Slovakia as an innovative professional development program  “Inovačné vzdelávanie”  for educational and specialist staff, including teachers, school psychologists, special educators, pedagogical assistants, counselors, speech therapists, social pedagogues, trainers, and other educational professionals.

Upon successful completion, participants may apply for a 3% professional development salary bonus, in accordance with their professional development plan.

Program Scope

  • 28 hours in person
  • 22 hours дистан learning

Accreditation Number

21/2026 – IV

Completion Requirements

Participants are required to:

  • attend all sessions (4 in-person days + 2 online meetings)
  • complete the distance-learning component
  • submit a final written assignment
  • complete a final presentation before a three-member committee (approval from all committee members is required for successful completion)