Fritz Koster
My name is Frits Koster (1957), I came into contact with the practice of Vipassana or insight meditation in 1979. Inspired by this, I made a trip to Asia at the end of 1982; during this trip i entered as a buddhist monk and meditated and studied for five years in thailand, myanmar, sri lanka and malaysia. In 1988 I returned to the Netherlands and has guided meditation activities at home and abroad ever since. I have now retired and live in a small village in North Groningen. I work as a mindfulness and compassion trainer in mental health care – at the Center for Integrative Psychiatry in Groningen – and I am affiliated with training institutes as a mindfulness trainer in the Netherlands and other countries in Europe.
Together with my wife Jetty Heynekamp I organize meditation retreats and I am connected with the collective of retreat counselors Vipassana.nu, we facilitate the practice of vipassana meditation in the Netherlands and Flanders. See www.vipassana.nu.
Together with Zohair Elabd and Lidewij Severins I provide the Mindfulness Deepening & Mindful Communicating (MVMC) course, see www.gentleminds.nl/opleiding/#mvmc. Together with Joyce Cordus I developed the Mindfulness-Based Training in Forgiveness (MBTF); bee 30NOW this training is offered online as 'The Courage of Forgiveness'. See www.forgivingness.com
I have written several books on Vipassana Meditation and Buddhist Psychology (Asoka Publishers), see www.fritskoster.nl. Together with a psychiatrist Erik van den Brink I have the eight-week training Mindfulness Based Compassionate Living (MBCL), as a follow-up for people who have followed a mindfulness training – for example MBSR or MBCT – and are looking for a greater degree of (self) compassion in their lives. we have together Compassionate living (2016) in Compassion in your life (2019) written; these books have been published by Boom Publishers and have been translated into German, English and Spanish. See www.compassiontraining.nl.
Updates
Live Meditation scheduled for 31-03-2025: Learning to live with uncontrollability
Live Meditation: Learning to live with uncontrollability. In Buddhist psychology, uncontrollability is mentioned as a reality that we encounter everywhere in our lives. How do we encounter uncontrollability in meditation practice? Why is it called an aspect of wisdom? How ...
Live Lecture scheduled for 27-04-2025: From despondency to angerlessness
Live Lecture: From Despondency to Angerlessness. There are many drastic things happening in the world right now. We are constantly being reminded of this in the news and via social media. In all of this, we can easily get stuck in fatalism, indifference and/or despondency ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 10-03-2025: It's the tone that makes the music
Live Meditation: It's the tone that makes the music. In Buddhist psychology, much attention is paid to the so-called feeling tone (or vedanā in Pali), as one of the fields of mindfulness. What is meant by this and how ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 12-01-2025: Wonder – from Mindfulness to Awesomeness
Live Meditation: Wonder – From Mindfulness to Awesomeness. Today, the English term “awe” is often cited as a quality that contributes to connectedness and well-being. It refers to the feeling of being with something that defies your usual understanding of the ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 25/12/2024: Generosity in Kindness
Live Meditation: Generosity in Kindness. Generosity is considered a healing, well-being-promoting quality in ancient wisdom traditions and contemporary research. There are many ways in which we can practice generosity. In this Christmas meditation you are invited to practice generosity in kindness and ...
My offer
Four Paths to Wellbeing and Fulfillment – Live Course
September 18 - October 30, 2025 Finding Peace, Freedom, Fulfillment, and Connectedness in an Ever-Changing World In this Live ...
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Forgiveness – Workshop
December 29, 2024 14.00:17.00 PM - XNUMX:XNUMX PM as a path to inner freedom as a path to inner freedom We can as ...
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The Courage of Forgiveness – Live Course
October 23 - December 11, 2024 Finding peace and harmony within ourselves and in the world around us Frits ...
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After the Retreat – Deepening Series
Joost van den Heuvel Rijnders in collaboration with meditation teachers Mirjam Schild, Bart van Melik, Frits Koster, Chris Grijns, Maarten Olthof, ...
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Ten Spiritual Companions – Floor Series
Finding Life Fulfillment Through Mindfulness and The Ten Perfections At your own pace, in your own place, you will be introduced to ...
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Mindfulness in the four Life Vrienden – Verdiepingsreeks
Meet kindness, compassion, compassion and equanimity During this 4-part in-depth series we explore four relational qualities: kindness, compassion / compassion, compassion ...
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Ten Spiritual Companions – Live Course
March 8 - May 24, 2022 Buddhist psychology lists ten beneficial qualities or virtues that promote well-being...
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Mindfulness and the Four Life Friends – Live Course
During this 4-part Live Course, we explore four relational qualities that allow us to wisely, generously...
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Check out my upcoming “offline meetings”
You can view my upcoming offline retreats, meditation days and courses on the 'On Location' page ...
Op retirement
Publisher: Asoka All over the world people go on a retreat to reflect, to rest, to do something difficult ...
The art of mindful communication
Publisher: Boom Communication and connection are vital, and thanks to our complex brains we are usually good at this. Nevertheless, communication takes a long time ...
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