Nâm Retreat of Silence with Yoginâm September 2023

With a certain regularity The Garden of Nâm hosts retreats in which holistic ways are shared in order to optimise the experience of living. These ways are rooted in ancient cultures that incorporate traditions like Shamanism, Yoga and QiGong. These ways have proven themselves to be very beneficial for human health by harmonising the different dimensions of experience. During the

(Dutch original below) Some places cannot be explained. Only experienced. I finally understand what I had been searching for all along. For years I traveled, exploring different “spiritual” paths, always hoping to find something that truly resonated. Until I arrived here. And for the first time, I experienced real silence. Real rest. After two silent retreats, something clicked. Maybe I

Journal December 2025 & Jan 2026 At the 21st of December a new year started in the Garden of Nâm with the Feast of the Lesser Light. A joyful occasion symbolised by the returning of the sun and the gradual lengthening of the days. Yes, we still have to endure the colder days of the winter period but with a

Just a few decades ago, meditation belonged to a near and far oriental practice of certain religious and spiritual traditions, being imported to the occident by different movements and initiatives. This gradually formed the so called New Age movement. In those days, not long ago, meditation was understood in the occident rather more as contemplation, since meditation, as we generally