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2026
Making Room for Contemplation
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In these extremely challenging times, making the time for contemplation and community is essential for our well-being. Contemplation evokes carving out a time and a space to become silent and be present with a kind, open awareness. The busier our lives and the bigger our responsibilities are, the more important this becomes — not to escape reality, but to be able to stand in the middle of it, with more courage, energy, creativity, freedom, and compassion.
We hope you will feel inspired to join us at these monthly evening online gatherings, during which we will collectively sit in contemplation (sometimes silent, sometimes dialogical). These will be held in the evening of the last Tuesday of every month, with the next practice session taking place on the Tuesday 28th of April at 19:00 – 20:15 CET/CEST.
These sessions are free and open to everyone, so please feel free to invite friends, colleagues, or anyone who might benefit from a moment of quiet reflection and community.
These sessions are run monthly. You are welcome to attend all sessions or just drop in whenever you feel called to. The meeting ID will always be the same, but registration is required via the zoom link for each individual event to attend.
Photo by Shantanu Goyal on Unsplash
Edel Maex is a retired psychiatrist and Zen teacher. As a young psychiatrist, he found an important source of inspiration in the work of Gregory Bateson and Francisco Varela. The work of Jon Kabat-Zinn encouraged him to bring mindfulness into his psychiatric practice, which allowed him to merge his therapeutic work with his Zen practice.
He received dharma transmission from his teacher Ton Lathouwers, founder of Mahakaruna Chan, a lay Zen organization in the Netherlands. He is strongly committed to developing a contemporary Zen practice while staying true to its roots. For more information: https://edelmaex.substack.com/
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