27th September – 4th October 2026 in French Pyrenees
Most of us learned, somewhere along the way, that work isn’t supposed to feel good now — it pays off later. So we tolerate. Meanwhile the actual hours of actual lives pass in a kind of half-sleep. This retreat is about discovering that “later” can be now, right in the middle of work itself.
Bring your actual project — the paper, the manuscript, whatever’s alive for you. Work in focused blocks (4–10 hrs/day) alongside honest, interesting people, with contemplative practice woven in lightly: morning movement, evening fires, small-group inquiry that doesn’t give advice but creates space to be seen.
The contemplative insight: the resistance you feel opening a document is the same thing a meditator sits with on the cushion — and responds to the same quality of attention. Your practice doesn’t have to stop when you open the laptop.
Facilitated by Pavel Chvykov (PhD Physics, MIT; complexity scientist; CSCSC co-founder), who works alongside participants on his own projects throughout the week.
This retreat follows immediately after the Honest Science Workshop (information above) at INTP in the French Pyrenees. €200 off for the combined two weeks. 10–20 participants each.
Deadline: Early bird registration closes May 31, 2026.