Meditation for Fearless Living with Gelong Thubten
Meditation for Fearless Living with Gelong Thubten
Lindeborgs Organic Farm & Retreat, NYKYRKA LIDA, Vrena, Sweden
Up to 15 in group
Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- This retreat offers a unique opportunity to learn directly from Gelong Thubten, one of the UK’s most influential teachers of meditation & mindfulness
- A 3-day deep-dive into Buddhist practices and philosophy, turning our difficulties into fearless steps on our spiritual journey
- This retreat is open to anyone and offers valuable tools and profound insights to support your journey
- This transformative retreat will take place at Lindeborgs Eco Retreat, a serene and eco-conscious space for reflection, personal growth, and healing
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author. He was educated at Oxford University, and then became an actor in London and New York. At the age of 21, severe burnout led him to join a monastery. He ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk in 1993 at Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Buddhist Monastery. He has spent over 6 years in meditation retreats, the longest of which lasted four years.
Thubten specialises in teaching mindfulness meditation internationally, in a diverse range of settings that include businesses, hospitals, schools, universities, prisons and addiction counselling centres. He gives keynote speeches at major events around the world and has been teaching for over 20 years. He is a world pioneer in the mindfulness movement, a leading voice in this field many years before the current trend emerged.
Thubten’s book, A Monk’s Guide to Happiness, became a Sunday Times top ten bestseller in the UK and is now published in more than 12 countries worldwide. His latest book, Handbook for Hard Times, was published in 2023, and has also become a bestseller.
He is now regarded as one of the UK’s most influential meditation teachers and has lectured at Oxford University and for large organisations such as Google, LinkedIn and The United Nations. He is also a director of meditation centres and charities and regularly leads retreats internationally.
Details of this retreat
Join us for a transformative retreat with renowned Buddhist Monk, Gelong Thubten
This retreat offers a unique opportunity to learn from one of the UK’s most influential teachers of meditation and mindfulness, a 3-day deep-dive into the practices and philosophy presented in Gelong Thubten’s latest book, ‘Handbook for Hard Times - a monk’s guide to fearless living’.
What to expect
Thubten will share insights from Buddhist philosophy and guide us on a transformative journey, with powerful methods for working with life’s challenges. We will explore how regular meditation practice can help us to transform our thoughts, emotions and reactions, turning our difficulties into fearless steps on our spiritual journey.
Topics covered during the retreat include:
- Exploring the nature of fear and anxiety, and how to become more fearless.
- Establishing and maintaining a daily meditation practice.
- Transforming limiting thoughts and challenging emotions.
- Developing compassion and cultivating the power of forgiveness.
- Cultivating awareness, clarity and peace of mind.
Is this something for you?
Are you seeking a way to cultivate more inner peace and resilience in a fast-paced, stressful world? Have you been curious about starting a meditation practice but feel unsure where to begin or how to sustain it and take it to the next level? Do you wish to transform difficult emotions and limiting thoughts into growth, courage, and spiritual strength?
Whether you're completely new to meditation or an experienced practitioner, this retreat is open to anyone and offers valuable tools and profound insights to support your journey.
Through a combination of talks, guided meditations, and time to reflect, you’ll learn how to cultivate resilience in the face of fear, doubt and anxiety, build and maintain a daily meditation practice, and turn what’s difficult into opportunities for growth and transformation.
This retreat offers a unique opportunity to learn from one of the UK’s most influential teachers of meditation and mindfulness, a 3-day deep-dive into the practices and philosophy presented in Gelong Thubten’s latest book, ‘Handbook for Hard Times - a monk’s guide to fearless living’.
What to expect
Thubten will share insights from Buddhist philosophy and guide us on a transformative journey, with powerful methods for working with life’s challenges. We will explore how regular meditation practice can help us to transform our thoughts, emotions and reactions, turning our difficulties into fearless steps on our spiritual journey.
Topics covered during the retreat include:
- Exploring the nature of fear and anxiety, and how to become more fearless.
- Establishing and maintaining a daily meditation practice.
- Transforming limiting thoughts and challenging emotions.
- Developing compassion and cultivating the power of forgiveness.
- Cultivating awareness, clarity and peace of mind.
Is this something for you?
Are you seeking a way to cultivate more inner peace and resilience in a fast-paced, stressful world? Have you been curious about starting a meditation practice but feel unsure where to begin or how to sustain it and take it to the next level? Do you wish to transform difficult emotions and limiting thoughts into growth, courage, and spiritual strength?
Whether you're completely new to meditation or an experienced practitioner, this retreat is open to anyone and offers valuable tools and profound insights to support your journey.
Through a combination of talks, guided meditations, and time to reflect, you’ll learn how to cultivate resilience in the face of fear, doubt and anxiety, build and maintain a daily meditation practice, and turn what’s difficult into opportunities for growth and transformation.
Schedule
Friday January 30
14.00 Introduction and welcome
14.15 Session
15.45 Tea break
16.15 Session
18.30 Dinner and time for forest walk, sauna and natural swimming pond
Saturday January 31
08.00 Breakfast
09.00 Session
10.15 Tea break
10.45 Session
12.00 Lunch and time to rest
14.00 Session
15.30 Tea break
16.00 Session
18.30 Dinner and time for forest walk, sauna and natural swimming pond
Sunday February 1
08.00 Breakfast
09.00 Session
10.15 Tea break
10.45 Session
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Wrap up session
14.00 Introduction and welcome
14.15 Session
15.45 Tea break
16.15 Session
18.30 Dinner and time for forest walk, sauna and natural swimming pond
Saturday January 31
08.00 Breakfast
09.00 Session
10.15 Tea break
10.45 Session
12.00 Lunch and time to rest
14.00 Session
15.30 Tea break
16.00 Session
18.30 Dinner and time for forest walk, sauna and natural swimming pond
Sunday February 1
08.00 Breakfast
09.00 Session
10.15 Tea break
10.45 Session
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Wrap up session
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Lindeborgs Eco Retreat, Lindeborgs Organic Farm & Retreat, NYKYRKA LIDA, Vrena, Sweden
Directions
The nearest airport is Stockholm Arlanda.
It is possible to get to the retreat centre by car, taxi, or train and bus.
By car
We are about 1 hour 20 minutes from Stockholm. Take the E4 to Nyköping, turn off and take road 52 towards Katrineholm and Örebro. After about 15 km you pass Stigtomta and after another 4 km you turn left at the sign for Nykyrka. Drive over the railway, turn right and follow the road until it ends.
By train/bus
It is easy to get to Nyköping by train. It takes about 1 hour from Stockholm. From the train you can either take county bus 760 or 765 to the Nykyrka (Stigtomta) stop. The journey takes 20 minutes. From the Nykyrka stop it is about a 20 minute walk to Lindeborgs.
By taxi
Taxi's can be pre-booked on www.taxinyox.se.
It is possible to get to the retreat centre by car, taxi, or train and bus.
By car
We are about 1 hour 20 minutes from Stockholm. Take the E4 to Nyköping, turn off and take road 52 towards Katrineholm and Örebro. After about 15 km you pass Stigtomta and after another 4 km you turn left at the sign for Nykyrka. Drive over the railway, turn right and follow the road until it ends.
By train/bus
It is easy to get to Nyköping by train. It takes about 1 hour from Stockholm. From the train you can either take county bus 760 or 765 to the Nykyrka (Stigtomta) stop. The journey takes 20 minutes. From the Nykyrka stop it is about a 20 minute walk to Lindeborgs.
By taxi
Taxi's can be pre-booked on www.taxinyox.se.
Accommodation
The rooms have a natural and modern design, and have a comfortable bed where mattresses, duvets and pillows are completely organic. The bathroom is spacious and has a shower. Of course there is free WiFi, a fridge, access to organic coffee, and outdoor seating in the summer months.
Single room
Shared double room
Single "Tiny Nature Cabin"
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
Lindeborgs Eco Retreat is beautifully situated at the end of the road, surrounded by lake and forest, outside of Nyköping, 120 kilometers from Stockholm.
With innovative agriculture and vegetable gardens, beekeeping, flower meadows, biochar production and a biological water treatment system, we work to create a vibrant and healthy system for life in all its forms. Here you can unwind in a peaceful, beautiful and sustainable environment.
With innovative agriculture and vegetable gardens, beekeeping, flower meadows, biochar production and a biological water treatment system, we work to create a vibrant and healthy system for life in all its forms. Here you can unwind in a peaceful, beautiful and sustainable environment.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
At Lindeborgs Eco Retreat we create holistic experiences of organic, locally grown and locally sourced ingredients. All meals are vegetarian, freshly prepared by the retreat's own chef.
What's Included
- Accommodation
- Meals
- All program points
- VAT
What's Not Included
- Transportation/travel expenses
- Travel insurance
- Other personal expenses