Pilgrimages and Spiritual Hiking

Encountering life with your feet - the healing power of pilgrimage

What moves the heart sets the feet in motion, or: when the feet get moving, a lot of other things get moving too.
Pilgrimage is an ancient tradition. In our fast-paced and performance-orientated times, more and more people are taking time out to consciously give their lives meaning and direction, to live a fulfilled life, and embark on a pilgrimage lasting several days or weeks. And there is a lot to know!

Contents of this course:

• History, theology and spirituality of pilgrimage in all world religions and ancient cultures
• Learning about the structure of pilgrimage: Occasion, setting out, being on the way, arriving, being
• Preparing for a pilgrimage for body, mind and soul
• Planning, map reading, Using technical aids
• A wide range of pilgrimage routes to choose from
• Collection of materials for later pilgrimage hikes
• Healing power of walking
• Rituals as sources of strength
• Pilgrimage with all senses
• Searching out places of power
• Energy management

Guidance: Christine Dittlbacher MAS, pedagogue, theologian, communication trainer
Course fee: € 115,-
Price: single room € 162,- overnight stay and breakfast + local tax
              double room € 148.- Overnight stay and breakfast/per person + local tax
Registration deadline: Mon, 17.3.2025