DIY Retreats
If your life (or the world) would depend on achieving that self-development goal you're currently or perhaps have always been focused on, how would you go about it? If you know it, then perhaps we can realize it.
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Self-Development with options
Besides the occasional need for consults, we have also noticed the difficulty in finding favorable circumstances for immersion in any area of self-development. Luxurious and/or tropical locations may look ideal but are often not really geared towards effective self-development – offering more distractions than is ideal. Retreat centers might seem more suitable, but won't offer much help when you're still defining your mental model as they have programs in place that are based on particularly predefined mental models.
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Bukuru periodically provides the opportunity for affordable immersion in self-development with little distraction. Sort of a Do-It-Yourself Retreat where you can borrow specialist tools you only need once or twice and get a helping hand with some of the heavy lifting. It's always an individual process but with a few other people around who are engaged in a similar process.
We provide a suitable location, the option for meals and the option for live consults. In addition, optional group activities are organized, based on what seems suitable for the process and interests of the guests at that particular time. These are mostly related to self-knowledge, discomfort tolerance and mindset change, but could be more topic specific at times.
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Each visit starts with an intake where we define your goal and intention. Throughout your stay, we reflect on this twice a week. This is included in the retreat price. ​​
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Upcoming options:
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January 13, 2025 - February 1, 2025: Morocco (Starting from €695,- per week)
March 2, 2025 - April 15, 2025: Bali (Starting from €625,- per week)
May 5, 2025 - May 25, 2025: Portugal (Starting from €850,- per week)
​July 14, 2025 - August 17, 2025: Netherlands (Starting from €975,- per week)​​​​
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Non-Dual Mindset Bootcamps
As you're defining your mental model, you'll notice how much impact your choice of worldview has on your approach to self-development, especially the non-dual worldview.
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Non-duality can be a challenging concept to grasp. And once you understand it, it's almost equally challenging to define its validity. But, once you get to a point where you consider the philosophy valid and decide to commit yourself to having a direct experience, for most people the real challenge begins. Overwhelmed by the many paths and their stages, they continue to wander and circle while never obtaining a perception that matches their worldview.
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We've spent a great deal of time on this particular subject and, through experimentation, concluded that the easiest way to grasp non-duality is to familiarize with the mindset – the perception – of someone who has non-dual awareness as their regular frame of mind and to imagine seeing the world like that way. It's like how an actor becoming the character he plays.
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Non-duality is essentially a way of perceiving. It's seeing existence as an illusion but one in which each illusory person should surrender to their natural inclinations, face reality and love it for what it is. By capturing this in a series of mindset cues, discussing them, feeling their validity and then viewing the world through that frame of mind, the mindset – with enough repetition – will become habitual. This is how mindsets change. During the non-dual mindset bootcamp, we do just that. In a small group setting, which makes it more fun, more effective and more affordable.
The first week, we are completely immersed in the subject. But a mindset change of this magnitude requires a little more time and practice, which we understand is difficult for many people. Therefore, the second and third weeks of the 21-day program are only part-time. We meet in the mornings and evenings to rehearse, reflect, discuss and get you into a receptive state of mind, while during the day you can e.g. work remotely or meet with your family if they are vacationing nearby.
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Of course, we would only spend a lot of time on developing this type of retreat if we felt it was very effective. However, as with any approach, we certainly don't believe that the mindset bootcamp is the best approach for every person at every stage and we wouldn't nudge anyone who's creating a mental model in any direction. It's up to each person what path they want to take and if that tends towards the mindset approach, then it's also up to us if we feel that would be a good fit as its not about having as many participants possible but rather about having nice retreats with exciting results.
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More information can be found on the Bootcamp website.
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