Insights into the Nature of Plants

Insights into the Nature of Plants

In this workshop, we will gently approach the soulful world of plants together.
Our five senses will help us perceive a plant in its true essence.

Surrounded by the majestic mountain landscape of the Bernese Oberland, we will devote ourselves to the plants on the enchanting grounds of Schweibenalp. Through various exercises, both individually and in groups, you will have the time to engage quietly and deeply with a plant—perceiving, feeling, and exploring the qualities it offers you. Group practices strengthen trust in one’s own perception as well as in the experiences of others.

Perception exercises with plants are a path of insight, as contact with a plant is always also contact with oneself. In this spirit, we will become familiar with initial methods and practices that can be explored more deeply in an advanced course at the summer solstice.

These will be the first days of spring on the Schweibenalp. We will encounter the heralds of spring in their dynamic force, as they stretch toward the longer and warmer days. We will spend most of the day outdoors—whether wearing a sunhat or a warm jacket, the power of spring will be tangible in any case.