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Beauty and peace

Enjoy our center in the heart of National Landscape Winterswijk

Saturday, October 18, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Open House with music, guided tour, mini-classes, exhibition, and film

Free admission, everyone welcome

Please come by bike; the parking lot is already taken.

Call 0543 201050 if you would like to be picked up from the station.

Featured programs

Caring from the Heart

Fri 24 Oct
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Sun 26 Oct 2025

Weekend with opening Caring and Kum Nye yoga practices, with Guda van der Lee and Sandra Degenhart.

Treasures of Tibet

Fri 07 Nov
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Sun 09 Nov 2025

Language, history, culture, practices and nature of Tibet weekend with Guda van der Lee, Dieter Dolata and Ans Vos

Finding Silence Weekend

Fri 05 Dec
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Sun 07 Dec 2025

Finding Silence in a time of continuous overstimulation is not easy. This weekend you will connect to your inner stillness. With Ineke Smits and Tetske Hoitsma.

Program

"When I came here for the first time I immediately felt at home"

Alois

I like Kreilweg because of its harmony with nature. Silence, beautiful trees, lots of birds, and stunning views in a landscape with a rich history.

Hans

"I am happy to have found a poistive project to work on. It protects me from all the fear and threats that are in the air. Wonderful to work on a World Peace Stupa for Europe."

Elske

Testimonials

World Peace Stupa retreat Center

Location

Join us for weekends of nature, caring, yoga or meditation group retreats or for a midweek of solo silent sabbatical.

Or simply enjoy the stunning beauty of the area while circumambulating the World peace Stupa.

Program

We will present a rich array of programs offered to individuals and groups, aimed at restoring well-being, insight, inner peace and balance.

Stupa

The planned World Peace Stupa in Winterswijk will be a place of hope and healing where everyone is welcome. It will include a meditation room for daily gatherings.

Community

The wish to create a caring and joyful environment for self and other will be regenerated daily by joint morning meditation.

Everyone is welcome. Come as you are.
Leave a little more at peace.

Retreats, projects and open stays at a Buddhist retreat center
on a serene location in Winterswijk.

Traditional and modern

The path to world peace opens through inner peace. We offer a path rooted in the Tibetan buddhist Nyingma lineage, with both traditional and modern teachings especially suited for present society.

Open for all

We are a buddhist center with retreat programs open for people from all backgrounds. We also offer open stays with a tailor made or personal program with art, writing, nature a.o..

Sustainable

We offer delicious and locally sourced organic vegetarian meals. We make use of renewable energy. We are a volunteer community in close cooperation with the long established German and Dutch Nyingma-City Centers.

Want to stay updated about what’s happening at the retreat center, the construction of the World Peace Stupa, and be the first to know about upcoming retreats?

Winterswijk

Nestled in a quiet and beautiful wooded area on the Dutch-German border, our Retreat Center welcomes people from all backgrounds.

Whether you’re looking for calm surroundings, guided retreat programs, or nourishing vegetarian meals, we offer flexible stays with tailor-made or personal programs.

Address: Kreilweg 1, 7108AK Winterswijk-Woold

Retreats

Nourishment for body, mind and spirit.