6-day In Person Retreat with Miranda Macpherson
Do you long to get out of your own way and come home to the living Presence within you? Are you ready to release spiritual striving and discover what it truly means to live from unity, love, and embodied wisdom in everyday life?
Held in a palpable atmosphere of unconditional acceptance, we will illuminate where you may still be living from the paradigm of separation and what sustains it. As these structures come into the light, surrender can deepen naturally, opening stable access to the freedom, peace, and wholeness that are your birthright and your offering to this world. I will also guide you to take a deeper inner seat, so you can meet all of life with presence and respond from an integrated platform of unity.
Each day weaves together rich teaching and experiential practice—including inquiry, silent and guided meditation, mantra, music, and some breathwork—designed to nourish, open, and stabilize your realization.
In a community field where everything is welcome, you will be supported to:
- Discover what authentic spiritual surrender truly is and what allows it to unfold
- See through the beliefs, self-images, and attachments that sustain separation
- Understand why old patterns return, even when they no longer serve you
- Allow for absorption back into the very Source of your Being
- Stabilize realization so you can genuinely live from love and freedom in daily life
- Let your awakening naturally bless your loved ones and our world
Retreat Center The Place to – BE, Zelhem, Netherlands
Our new home, “The Place to BE”, is located in the eastern Netherlands, held within a wide embrace of forest and meadow on the Slangenburg estate. Once a working farm built in 1921, this land has patiently matured into a sanctuary for inner awakening. Now lovingly restored, it offers a simple, affordable, and deeply supportive environment for retreat— creating a space where transformation and shared inquiry can naturally deepen.
How to Get There
Breathwork with Heleen Hulscher
An integral and important part of this retreat is the 3 BreathWork sessions which Heleen Hulscher will lead alongside Miranda in order to deepen your process of Ego Relaxation.
Heleen is a trainer & coach at the Omega Levensschool in The Netherlands as well as being a member of our Living Grace Global Sangha.
Healing and Ego Relaxation through BreathWork is at the core of all the work Heleen has been offering since 2003. BreathWork is a way of doing shadow work, which is relevant in an integral approach. By doing shadow work you become more whole. This supports Ego Relaxation.
Find out more about Heleen and her work here.
What Previous Participants Say
Retreat Format & Timings
We ask that you do everything possible to arrive well before supper (before 5:30pm) on the 1st day and to stay until at least 1 pm/1:30 pm on the final day. Late arrivals and early departures cause disruption for Miranda and the group.
Monday, May 25
4 pm Check-in
6 pm Dinner
7:30 pm – 9:30 pm Opening Session
Tuesday, May 26 – Saturday May 30
7.30 – 9am Breakfast
9am – 12pm Morning Sessions
Morning Session Includes:
* morning meditation & mantra practice
* teaching session with inquiry practice
* interactive dialogue together
12 – 4 pm Lunch & Self-Care Time with specific deepening and self-nurturing recommendations from Miranda.
4 – 6 pm Afternoon Sessions including meditation or breathwork
6 – 7pm Dinner
7 – 9pm Evening Satsang Sessions
Saturday May 30
Participants will have to vacate rooms before the morning session.
7.30 – 9am Breakfast
9am – 12pm Closing Session
12pm Lunch
2 pm All participants must leave the center
Karma Yoga Commitment & Meals
During the retreat, we offer the practice of karma yoga in the form of cutting vegetables and washing dishes. This is a supportive part of deepening your practice during the retreat.
We have a wonderful cook Ruud that prepares delicious biological and vegetarian meals. Medically necessary diets or vegan food can be taken into account as far as possible. You can also indicate this when booking your accommodation.
Silent Times
Silence will be observed each morning until the close of our morning practice and there will be an extended period of silence in the middle of the retreat to help you to drop deeper still.
Retreat Cost
The attendance cost is made up of 2 separate payments. Miranda’s Facilitation & Organization Fee is the first payment that you will make directly to Miranda on this site. The Accommodation & Meal payment is the second payment that you will make directly to The Place to -BE. Once you have registered and paid the Facilitation + Organization Fee via this site, we will send you a booking link to book your accommodations through The Place to – BE. This link will be ready in January and we will email it to you and post it on this site once it is ready. Please make sure you review the cancellation policy for The Place to – BE as it will be separate from ours and Miranda is not responsible or in control of their policies and procedures.
Miranda’s Facilitation & Organization Fee
- $625 USD for the early bird price until January 31st (approx. €535 at time of listing)
- $680 USD February 1st onwards
- Partial Scholarships may be available. EMAIL US for more information.
Cancellation Policy (for Miranda’s Facilitation & Organization Fee)
If you cancel – We offer a refund of your fees less a $100 administration fee until 14 April 2026. No refunds of facilitation fees will be available after that date. If, for any reason, we are forced to cancel, you will receive a full refund of your facilitation fees less Stripe fees.
Accommodation Fees
Accommodation fees are payable directly to The Place to – BE once their website is open for reservations which will be during January 2026. You then have a choice of accommodation options ranging from €1075-€610 as listed below. Please refer to the cancellation policy for accommodations on the site for The Place to – BE.
- Camping spot and full board – €610.00
- 4 person shared room, shared bathroom, full board – €740.00
- Shared triple room, bathroom en-suite, full board – €740.00
- Shared double room, shared bathroom, full board– €740.00
- Shared double room, bathroom ensuite, full board – €800.00
- Private room, shared bathroom, full board – €800.00
- Private room, bathroom, en-suite, full board – €1075.00
Please note, payment is per person. If you are booking a place in a shared room or tent, and coming with a partner, your room partner must also book and pay for their place as soon as possible
How to Join Us
First, you will need to register and pay for Miranda’s Facilitation & Organization Fee below. This step confirms your place on the retreat. Once you have registered, you will have access to an information section within your account on this website where you will find full details about the retreat and how to prepare for it. To access that, click here and go to COURSES & RETREATS. Within your account you will also be able to message with others attending, to share a bit about yourself and to discuss travel to and from the retreat together if desired.
We will email you as soon as The Place to – BE opens accommodation bookings online for this retreat and we will update this site with that booking link as well. Once your accommodation has been booked, you should then make your travel arrangements. Please see the details listed above about how to get to the retreat center.
