Mindfulness Retreats at the Inner Mind Institute
Mindfulness retreats offer a unique opportunity to step away from daily routines and immerse in a setting that fosters inner peace and personal growth. Engaging in such an experience allows you to reconnect, gain clarity, and cultivate mindfulness practices that you can integrate into your everyday life.
Whether you want to deepen your practice, seek direction, or need guidance to overcome difficulties, our retreats provide a safe space to confidently take on all your challenges and reconnect with life with more inner peace.
Since 2015, we have organized mindfulness retreats in The Netherlands, Thailand, and Portugal. Following a similar, structured program, each retreat is different because of the individual participants and the mindfulness energy they accumulate together. As a result, we found warm and loving communities in our time together, and wonderful transitions ignited within each participant. We invite you to attend one of our upcoming retreats in Portugal this August or February 2026 if you are looking for a similar experience.
Mindful Living Retreat
A 7-day journey to integrate mindfulness into your everyday life
In the serene environment of the retreat center, Bodhi Bhavan, in Portugal, Master Niels will help you explore the depths of mindfulness and its application in daily life from August 2-9, 2025. The Mindful Living Retreat is a 7-day Vipassanā-style mindfulness retreat where you will engage in various mindfulness exercises, meditation sessions, moments of introspection, and group discussions. By learning and understanding how to implement mindfulness effectively in all of your daily activities, you will experience great benefits, such as:
- Being able to stay present,
- Spending time more efficiently,
- Dealing with difficult situations with more ease,
- Enjoying each moment with greater awareness,
- Resolving conflicts more quickly.
If you feel life is draining your energy level, are overwhelmed by the never-ending list of tasks and chores, can’t find direction in the everyday chaos, or are dealing with personal difficulties, then joining the Mindful Living Retreat will help you return revitalized and with confidence. During this retreat, you will open a toolbox of techniques that you can use to take on the challenges you experience at home, work, and other everyday situations with greater ease.
7-day Mindful Living Retreat in Portugal
Date: 2-9 August, 2025
Duration: 7 days
Location: Bodhi Bhavan in the Algarve, Portugal
Guidance: By Master Niels
Cost: €750 + your donation
Mindfulness Retreat – “MRP Intermediate Retreat”
Initiate a positive shift in your life that would typically take 3 months to achieve
The MRP Intermediate Retreat is a powerful 7-day mindfulness retreat that initiates a positive shift in your life. Whether you find yourself at a crossroads, seek the courage to take the next big step in life, recover from illness, or deal with challenges, such as stress, overthinking, burn-out, or emotional past events, this retreat will offer you the instruments to find clarity and ways to overcome them.
Previously held in the Buddhist monastery of Master Niels’ own master in Thailand, the MRP Intermediate Retreat at Bodhi Bhavan, occurring from February 21-28, 2026, in Portugal, promises a great focus on the most effective mindfulness techniques and principles. As a result, you will learn how to stay present, uncover deeper layers within yourself, and free yourself from suffering.
7-day MRP Intermediate Retreat
Date: 21-28 February, 2026
Duration: 7 days
Location: Bodhi Bhavan in the Algarve, Portugal
Guidance: By Master Niels
Cost: €1950
Early Bird Discount: Book your retreat before May 1, 2025, and attend the retreat for only €1700.
The value of attending a mindfulness retreat extends beyond the immediate experience. Although you will take your first steps toward a happier and more fulfilled life during the retreat, the biggest change will come upon your return home and can last for a lifetime! Therefore, it’s important to see your participation in this retreat as an investment in the rest of your life rather than a 7-day journey.
Are you curious about how this retreat can change your life? Visit one of the links in this article, or contact us at mindful@innermindinstitute.org to discuss the possibilities for your participation in the retreat.