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 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 ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 18-11-2024: Gentleness in the practice of insight meditation
Live Meditation: Kindness in the Practice of Insight Meditation. The Dalai Lama states that "kindness and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive." There are beautiful meditations in various spiritual traditions and compassion trainings that bring kindness and ...
Live Meditation scheduled for 02-09-2024: We often see the world not as it is, but as we are
Live Meditation: We often see the world not as it is but as we are. This famous statement, attributed to Stephen Covey (1932-2012), illustrates how we can look in different ways. The word 'vipassanā' means 'to see differently'. What ...
Live Meditation scheduled for September 22, 09: Life mud... and also a lotus?
Live Meditation: Mud of Life ... and also a lotus?. Sometimes we experience something difficult or difficult and by nature we usually focus mainly on what went wrong. That's helpful for survival but we can...
Live Meditation scheduled for 01-09-2024: The Heart Softener
Live Meditation: The Heart Softener. Sometimes we encounter something where we experience emotional hardness or cramping, towards ourselves or someone else. This exercise focuses on three inner reminders that can support us in this. The Zoom participation link, other information...
My offer
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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Four Paths to Well-Being and Fulfillment – Live Course
April 2 - May 7, 2024 Finding peace, freedom, fulfillment and connection in an ever-changing world In this Live ...
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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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