What if one week could reconnect you with yourself—and with life?

In the rush of daily life, we often lose touch with ourselves. Responsibilities, routines, constant mental overload… It can feel like being swept away by a river, only to suddenly realize: Where am I? How did I get here?

This 7-day retreat offers you a pause from that current. Not silence, not withdrawal from life—but a space for honest connection with yourself and with others.

Through a simple yet powerful practice of dyad meditation, you’ll experience what it means to stay present—even when you’re tired, overwhelmed, or feeling too much.

Rooted in Nonviolent Communication and Living Compassion

This training draws on the work of Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication (NVC) and the practices of dyade meditation and Living Compassion, as developed by Robert Gonzales and Robert Kržišnik.

These tools have helped many people break out of old patterns and take meaningful steps toward a more alive and conscious life.

The very first seeds of this training were planted here in Slovenia more than a decade ago, when both Roberts first offered it together.

Now, after years of traveling and sharing this work around the world, the training is returning—to the place where it all began.

Carried forward with care

Iris Bawidamann and Jürgen Engel assisted Robert Gonzales and Robert Kržišnik in nearly all of these original gatherings. Before their passing, Robert Gonzales and Robert Kržišnik entrusted Iris and Jürgen with the full transmission of this work — their notes, guidance and spirit—so it could continue to be shared.

Now, Iris and Jürgen are bringing it back—to offer it to you.

Give yourself the gift of true time and presence

Seven days to step outside your daily rhythm and reconnect with yourself.

You don’t need to know exactly where this path will lead.

All you need is the willingness to take the first step.

It starts here.