This course is in Italy with Italian translation. It is also possible to participate if you are English speaking (although it is also being run in the UK in 2026, see below). If you would like to find out more about the Italian course please contact Anne and she will put you in touch with Satimudita who is organising it. Click here to contact Anne.
LASCIAR ANDARE NELL’AMORE” – UN TRAINING CON ANNE OVERZEE
SETTEMBRE 10, 2025 @ 00:00 – OTTOBRE 4, 2026 @ 00:00
Il training sarà tradotto in italiano.
Questo corso comprende tre moduli in presenza e online ed è progettato per sostenere la nostra esplorazione personale sul tema della nostra morte. Non possiamo sapere come o quando moriremo, ma coloro che lavorano con i morenti spesso condividono l’idea che per alcuni possa essere un tempo di guarigione e trasformazione spirituale.
Useremo la creatività, i rituali e la meditazione per esplorare la nostra comprensione e la nostra visione della morte; ci ascolteremo per discernere ciò che potrebbe sostenerci al meglio mentre continuiamo a coltivare un rapporto con la nostra morte che ci consenta di vivere la nostra vita più pienamente, connessi con un senso più profondo. Creeremo insieme un campo di cuore che ci sostenga attraverso la nostra ricerca personale e condivisa nella profonda bellezza della cornice dell’Abbazia di Maguzzano sul Garda.
Seguiremo un approccio contemplativo e, oltre a dedicare tempo alla meditazione silenziosa, esploreremo insieme il modo in cui i bardo descritti nel testo tibetano Liberazione attraverso l’ascolto nel Bardo (comunemente noto come Il libro tibetano dei morti) possano aiutarci a riconoscere la nostra intrinseca natura radiosa.
DATA E LUOGO
Gli incontri in presenza si svolgeranno presso l’Abbazia di Maguzzano nelle seguenti date:
– 10 – 14 settembre 2025
– 15 – 19 aprile 2026
– 30 settembre – 4 ottobre 2026
Gli incontri online si svolgeranno il sabato mattina nelle seguenti date:
– 13 dicembre 2025
– 28 febbraio 2026
– 6 giugno 2026
Non è prevista la partecipazione parziale.
QUOTA DI PARTECIPAZIONE
La quota di partecipazione è di 590 euro a modulo (per un totale di 1770 euro) + tessera associativa. E’ prevista una quota agevolata di 490 euro a modulo (per un totale di 1470 euro) + tessera associativa per iscrizioni entro il 20 febbraio 2025. Su richiesta la quota è ulteriormente rateizzabile e dovrà essere versata tramite bonifico bancario a:
Associazione Sati Mudita
Iban IT83 E030 6909 6061 0000 0128 339
Causale: Cognome e Nome del partecipante – Lasciar andare nell’Amore
Vitto e alloggio non sono inclusi e sono da pagare in loco (il costo è di 80 euro al giorno a pensione completa in camere singole con il bagno e di 70 euro al giorno in camera doppia con il bagno).
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LETTING GO IN LOVE
This course comprises three modules in presence and online, and is designed to support our personal explorations of the theme of our own death. We can never know how or when we will die, but those who work with the dying often share the view that for some it can be a time of healing and spiritual transformation.
We shall use creativity, ritual and meditation to explore our views and understandings of death; and listen to ourselves to discern what might best support us going forward as we continue to cultivate a relationship with our own death in a way that that enables us to live our lives more fully, and with a deeper sense of meaning. A key emphasis will be on co--creating a holding field of heart to sustain us through our individual and shared enquiry amidst the beauty of Maguzzano Abbey on Lake Garda.
The approach will be contemplative, and as well as having time for silent meditation, we will explore together how the bardos, as described in the Tibetan text, Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo (commonly known as The Tibetan Book of the Dead), can support us in recognizing our intrinsic radiant nature.
Dates and venue
The Training is made of 3 modules that will be held in Northern Italy in the lovely surroundings of Maguzzano Abbey on Lake Garda in Via Maguzzano 4, Lonato (BS) in the following dates:
– from Wednesday 10th of September to Sunday 14th of September 2025;
– from Wednesday 15th of April to Sunday 19th of April 2026;
– from Wednesday 30th of September to Sunday 4th of October 2026.
There are also three online meetings on Saturday mornings in the following dates: December 13th 2025, February 28th 2026, June 6th 2026.
The Abbey is less than 15 minutes drive from the train station of Desenzano, from which you can reach it with a local taxi (cost approx. 15 euros).
The closest international airport is Verona (about 35 minutes drive) or Bergamo Orio al Sorio (1 hour drive).
Cost
The cost of the Training is 1770 euros plus 25 € for the annual registration in the organization. There is a reduced fee of 1470 euros for enrollments before March 30th 2025. It is always possible to do the payment through various instalments.
The payment has to be done through bank transfer to: Associazione Sati Mudita Iban IT83 E030 6909 6061 0000 0128 339 Bic BCITITMM Causal: Surname and Name of the Participant – Letting go in love
Or through the following paypal account: segreteria@satimudita.com
The cost for room and board is 80 euros per night in single room with private bathroom or 70 euros.
If you would like to participate but you have financial issues, please write to us at: segreteria@satimudita.com
Letting go in love for UK
cultivating a relationship with my own death
January to November 2026
Course facilitator: Anne Overzee
Booking deadline: October 15th 2025
Slowly she celebrated the sacrament of letting go…
Shedding her last leaf
She stood empty and silent, stripped bare
Leaning against the sky, she began her vigil of trust…
Her emptiness…giving her a new kind of beauty.
(from Macrina Wiederkehr’s poem, ‘The Sacrament of Letting Go’)
To apply please click the button below and fill in the form. On receipt you will be sent information about how to make your deposit so your place can be confirmed.
This course comprises a series of four integrated retreat-workshops, and is designed to support our personal explorations of the theme of our own death. We can never know how or when we will die, but those who work with the dying often share the view that for some it can be a time of healing and spiritual transformation.
We shall use creativity, ritual and meditation to explore our views and understandings of death; and listen to ourselves to discern what might best support us going forward as we continue to cultivate a relationship with our own death in a way that that enables us to live our lives more fully, and with a deeper sense of meaning. A key emphasis will be on co--creating a holding field of heart to sustain us through our individual and shared enquiry amidst the wild beauty of Dartmoor.
The approach will be contemplative, and as well as having time for silent meditation, we will explore together how the bardos, as described in the Tibetan text, Liberation through Hearing in the Bardo (commonly known as The Tibetan Book of the Dead), can support us in recognizing our intrinsic radiant nature.
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2026
January 16-18
March 13-15
June 12-14
September 4-6
November 27-29
Location:
The High Heathercombe Centre, Heathercombe Brake, Manaton, Newton Abbot, Devon TQ13 9XE
Accommodation:
Accommodation is basic but comfortable with shared rooms, and a stunning environment on Dartmoor. Participants will be expected to share in certain daily tasks to support the cook and keep our environment warm and clean.
Times:
2.30pm on Fridays to 3.30pm on Sundays
Cost:
£1250 per person for the whole course, payable as a deposit of £250 followed by 5 instalments of £200. This includes all accommodation and food expenses.
Contact:
If you would like to talk with Anne about the course please email her at sarana@posteo.com or ring her on 0044-771-7221504.
To apply:
Booking
NB early booking is essential, especially for applicants outside the U.K. in order for the translators to be confirmed and travel arrangements made.
Booking deadline: October 15th 2025
Mentoring support for those involved in End-of-Life care:
Anne offers one-to-one support to those working in the field of palliative care. She draws on her experience of working as a Core Process psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer for most of her working life, her commitment to including ‘the mystery’ in whatever she does, and her love of experiential learning using creativity and the natural elements.
End of Life Doula support: Dying with Grace
Anne is an End of Life Doula-in training working as part of a small team of working in South Devon.
For further information visit www.dyingwithgrace.co.uk
Death Cafes
Anne co-facilitates two monthly Death Cafes in Bovey Tracey and Ashburton, as part of Dying with Grace
Bovey Tracey, Devon
Please note: NEW VENUE, tbc
March 25,
April 15,
May 6 (NB MAY DEATH CAFE HELD AT MAKE SOUTHWEST as part of Bovey Tracey’s Dying Matters week),
June 10
Booking is essential on 07717 221504
Ashburton, Devon
We meet monthly on Sundays from 2:15pm to 3:15pm.
Upcoming dates:
March 16,
April 6,
May 18,
July 6
Location: Rafikis, 2a, St Lawrence Lane, Ashburton, Newton Abbot TQ13 7DD.
Booking is essential on 07834 978560
You are invited to make a donation towards the cost of the refreshments.
DYING MATTERS WEEK in BOVEY TRACEY
ALL EVENTS FREE!
May 5th-11th 2025
Several wonderful creative workshops for Dying Matters Week (UK) are happening in Bovey Tracey
this year to help us explore death and dying through various creative activities.
These are freely offered in Bovey Tracey, sponsored by Dying with Grace,
through Awards for All funding (visit www.dyingwithgrace.co.uk)
Please see below for further information about each workshop.
VENUE: MAKE Southwest, Riverside Mill, Fore St. Bovey Tracey, TQ13 9AF
THURSDAY 8 MAY
10.00am – 1.00 pm – Creative writing workshop with Jackie Juno
Treasures of the Deep (www.jackie-Juno.com)
FRIDAY 9 MAY
10.00am – 1.00pm – Flat Needle Felting with Yuli Somme
drawing out; exploring meaning and intention through wool fibre (www.bellacouche.com)
BOOKING ESSENTIAL FOR ALL THESE FREE WORKSHOPS (LIMITED PLACES)!
DONATIONS for Dying with Grace (www.dyingwithgrace.co.uk) will be gratefully received
to fund accessible one-to-one End of Life Doula support for people in our community.
ENQUIRIES: please contact Anne on 0771-7221504 or email: sarana@posteo.com
About the workshops:
Creative Writing workshop with Jackie Juno - Treasures of the Deep.
Jackie will share tips and techniques to write about the Big Stuff of life and death, using strong imagery & concrete form, avoiding cliche and predictability.There will be guidance and time to write, and a chance to share work if desired (no obligation).
Jackie Is a multiple poetry slam champion, including the Glastonbury Festival Slam 2017, and 2024 - the only person to have won this competition twice - and Green Gathering Slam 2016 and 2024.
She has been a finalist in many international competitions for her short stories, flash fiction and poetry, including Arvon, Writing Magazine and Mslexia.
She has performed her poetry at two TEDx Talks. She held the title Bard of Exeter 2011-2012 and Grand Bard of Exeter 2012-2019.
She has five poetry collections published, the most recent being Priestess of the Powder Puff Experiment with Burning Eye Books.
She is planning a national tour of her latest multi-media one-woman show Cancer Dancer - My Quirky Quest for a Cure.
Flat Needle Felting workshop with Yuli Somme
-Drawing out; exploring meaning and intention through wool fibre.
The tenderness of wool invites us to touch, to connect and to make. Learning the easy immediacy of flat needle felting we 'draw out' the coloured fibres to explore shapes and symbols that hold meaning.
Yuli has worked with wool all her life. Her father died when she was 5 years old and she found the warmth, smell and texture of her parents' Norwegian hand-knitted garments comforting, often enveloping herself within their folds.
This feeling has been with her ever since and she has taken much of her inspiration from the traditions of her Norwegian roots.
She trained and worked as a dyer and weaver, switching to felt making in 1987. Over the last 25 years she has found herself working in the funeral sector, developing an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional coffins, called the Leafcocoon.
The thickness and layers of felt cocoons the body, perhaps a legacy of the comfort she found in wool in her childhood.
Her Chagford workshop is where she makes the Leafcocoons, working either direct with the bereaved or through funeral directors.
The covers for the Leafcocoons can be decorated using simple needle felting techniques and her workshops are run from her beautiful Chagford studio.
Bellacouche Ltd. (www.bellacouche.com) Tel: 01647 433929 Mob: 07763 935897
Imagining and painting workshop with Anne Overzee - Painting our way home
Anne will guide us through a visualization focusing on where we are now in our lives and moving forwards through time to include approaching the time of our death. The intention is to imagine the journey in terms of what we would most value and enjoy in our life now and going forward.
Painting then becomes a vehicle for expressing this imagined journey – or what arises in the moment when the paintbrush is picked up, using colour and shapes as experimental tools to support this creative process.
Anne works as a death doula locally as part of the small team, Dying with Grace. She has previously worked for many years with individual clients and groups exploring key thresholds in life on the interface between the spiritual and the psychological. She always seeks to use creative and elemental materials for what she sees as a mutual journey of discovery and learning and also brings this into any retreats and practice-led offerings she makes in-person and also online.
email: sarana@posteo.com tel. 07717221504
End of Life Choices: What do I want? (2024)
Facilitated by Sarah Parker and Anne Overzee
A series of 3 End of Life Planning workshops in Bovey Tracey. The first one is an introduction to the topic, and will be followed by a deeper look at the choices available for end of life in sessions 2 and 3. We will cover topics such a lasting power of attorney, personal wishes for end of life and funeral choices.
