3rd NVC Europe Festival in Germany

We are happy to invite you, in continuation of the last two summer festivals in Denmark and Poland, to spend an NVC-week of celebration, joy, nurturing, heart-to-heart-connection and learning with other European NVC friends in a Buddhist Centre in the lake lands of Brandenburg, 86 km north of Berlin, from July 24th to 30th, 2006.

We would love to provide a space

• to get in touch with the European NVC community and to connect and reconnect with other NVC fellows from Western and Eastern Europe
• to celebrate the NVC spirit and live the NVC process together
• to rediscover the beauty in ourselves and others
• to explore our personal resources, skills, talents, playfulness and creativity in a safe environment
• to reconnect heart, mind and body with each other
• to share and explore the challenges and successes of NVC in our everyday lives, with our families and friends, at our workplaces, in NVC or other social change projects and also in the NVC community

Those inspired by NVC and anxious to dive deeper into the NVC consciousness are welcome. The concept of the festival is that it will thrive on everybody's contribution and that we create this event and its spirit together. Everybody's presence and contribution are equally welcomed and valued, the experience of trainers just as the input of newcomers, may it be music, songs, dance, poetry, art, games, body work, ideas for exploring the NVC process or personal stories and example situations, whatever gets us in tough with the core of NVC and the beauty of life. Newcomers will have the opportunity to learn more about the NVC basics.

Following the proved structure of other NVC events, we will have a gathering in the mornings to focus the energy in the group, to remember the NVC spirit and to organise the offerings of the day. In the evening we will have a meeting to harvest what the day has brought us.

The Buddhist Centre Karma-Tengyal-Ling is located near the village Stechlin-Menz in the nature reserve Stechlin-Ruppin, which is part of the lake lands of Bandenburg, with two lakes for swimming in walking distance. The region is famous for its unique network of numerous lakes and over 30,000 kilometres of waterways and is ideal for canoeing. Rheinsberg, a historical town nearby, is a good starting point for canoeing tours. We recommend you to bring your bikes. There is a beautiful cycling route from the nearest train station to Menz. You will also be able to hire bikes in one of the villages nearby.

You can stay in your own tent, in a dormitory (mattress hall), a three-bed-room, a double room or a single room. The people at the Buddhist centre (www.karma-tengyal-ling.de - only in German)) will provide us with food and drinks but will not offer any extra service, so that the participants will have to take care of the facilities themselves, that is we will have to keep the rooms and the place including the sanitary facilities in order ourselves. You can choose between 3 or 6 nights for your stay.

Pictures from The II NVC Europe Summer Festival – Poland 2005

Prices for accommodation and meals:

PLEASE NOTICE that all the single-, double- and triple rooms and the dormitory are booked out and that there are only places in or on the camping site for the own tent left!

	Adults and young people aged 16 to 18	Children/Young people aged 13 to 15	Children aged 7 to 12	Children aged 0 to 6
3 nights in own tent incl. three meals per day*	69,50 € p.p.***	59,50 € p.p.	30,25 € p.p.	free
3 nights in dormitory incl. three meals per day*	69,50 € p.p.***	59,50 € p.p.	30,25 € p.p.	free
3 nights in three-bed-room incl. three meals per day*	74,50 € p.p.***	62,50 € p.p.	32,75 € p.p.	free
3 nights in double room incl. three meals per day*	80 € p.p.***	76 € p.p.	39,50 € p.p.	free
3 nights in single room incl. three meals per day*	110 € p.p.***	103 € p.p.	53 € p.p.	free
6 nights per person in own tent incl. 3 meals per day**	139 € p.p.***	120 € p.p.	60,50 € p.p.	free
6 nights per person in dormitory incl. 3 meals per day**	139 € p.p.***	120 € p.p.	60,50 € p.p.	free
6 nights per person in three-bed-bedroom, incl. 3 meals per day**	149 € p.p.***	126,50 € p.p.	65,50 € p.p.	free
6 nights per person in double-room incl. 3 meals per day**	160 € p.p.***	153,50 € p.p.	79 € p.p.	free
6 nights per person in single-room incl. 3 meals per day**	220 € p.p.***	207,50 € p.p.	106 € p.p.	free

Please bring your own sheets, otherwise a small extra fee for sheets will be charged

* breakfast, lunch and supper

** warm supper on first evening, three meals for following five days and breakfast and lunch on the leaving day

*** per person

There will be enough space indoors for workshops in case the weather lets us down.

The festival starts on Monday at 5 pm and finishes at 1 pm on Sunday.

Please sign up until May 31st, 2006.

To sign up, click here: GO TO ORDER FORM

If you have any questions or need any further information, please write to me (e-mail: fischerin_b@yahoo.de) or phone me at 0049-30-74073350.

Looking forward to seeing you at the Karma-Tenyal-Ling-Centre!

Warmly,

Britta, Ewa, Wojtek and friends

The route description

Where to find the Karma-Tenyal-Ling Centre by Menz:

Menz is located between Gransee and Rheinsberg 86 km north of Berlin.

If you travel by car,

You can either take the B 96 from Berlin to Oranienburg, pass by Oranienburg and head on towards Gransee and then Menz/Stechlin

You can also reach Menz/Stechlin on the A 24, which you have to leave at Neuruppin when you are come from the South and Wittstock when you come from the North.

If you travel by train,

change trains at Berlin-Zoo or Berlin-Ostbahnhof and get on the train to Stralsund or Rostock. Get off at Gransee and take the Bus no. 836 to Neuglobsow. Get off at Menz, Gaststätte, Stechlinsee. (or let them know about your arrival time beforehand). Call at the centre to pick you up at the bus stop or take a 30 minutes walk

Alternatively, we can organise a collective taxi to pick you up at Gransee station.

More detailed route description will follow before the festival.