A Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault at Bonnevaux Retreat Centre
September 30 - October 5
About the Event
Wisdom is not knowing more. It is knowing deeper, knowing with more of you. Wisdom fundamentally describes a higher level of human consciousness characterized by a supple and alert awareness, compassionate intelligence, a substantial reduction in the “internal dialogue,” and the capacity to engage reality directly, without the superimposition of mental constructs and categories. It is the original Integral Knowing.
This Wisdom School retreat offers balanced movement from prayer to work, from intellectual stimulation to silence—and back again. A ‘Wisdom School’ has more talking than a meditation retreat but also more silence and physical embodiment than a seminar. The Wisdom model suggests that it is not through specialization in any one mode (contemplative silence, thinking, bodywork) that one learns Wisdom, but through the ability to move smoothly and rhythmically through all these modes without getting stuck in any one of them.
Join Cynthia Bourgeault for this one-of-a-kind in-person Wisdom School at the Bonnevaux Retreat Centre in France.
About the Retreat Centre
Bonnevaux (Bonne Vallée , or Good Valley) is set within a beautiful valley formed by the river Rhune (la Rhûne) which descends past the Chapel and the 12th-century Abbaye, emptying into the lake beyond. The beauty and peace of Bonnevaux´s 65 hectares (160 acres) reflects the contemplative life lived here from its foundation as a Benedictine monastery in 1119 until the French Revolution. The community is continuing this policy as a living witness to the link between ecology and the human spirit. The land has over 20 different plant habitats, some of which are of heritage value.
Event Details
When: Tuesday, September 30 to Sunday, October 5, 2025
Where: Bonnevaux Retreat Centre, 86370 Marçay, France
This event is hosted by the Bonnevaux Retreat Centre. For more details, questions, and to register, click here.