The Quiet Shift

Some moments in life invite us to pause — not because the calendar changed, but because something inside is ready for a different rhythm. Not bigger, not louder… just clearer. There comes a point where effort stops being useful and authenticity becomes the real doorway.

This course was born from that place.

Over ten mornings, we’ll explore what actually shapes the quality of your days: the roles you carry, the tone of your inner voice, the values that quietly steer your choices, and the deeper direction that keeps calling even when life feels full.

Each session blends grounding meditation, simple self-inquiry, and heart-level awareness. Not to reinvent yourself, but to loosen the narratives that tire you out, listen for what’s truly yours, and recognise the parts of you that already know how to move with ease.

Our hope is that these sessions become a steady space — a place where you feel more real, more at home in your own company, and more connected to the life that is unfolding through you without pressure or performance.

Looking forward to sharing these meditations with you in 2026.

Much love,
Petr and Vero

Benefits

• Feel more at ease with change and transition.
• Release attachment to outdated identities and roles.
• Develop a kinder ‘inner dialogue’.
• Clarify what truly matters, your values, priorities, and focus.
• Experience a deeper connection to the heart and an inner sense of guidance.
• Strengthen a simple daily meditation and self-inquiry practice.
• Sense your authentic purpose that feels grounded, honest and real.
• Step into 2026 with openness, curiosity and a clearer “Yes” to life.

Key Components & Techniques

• Self-inquiry - Guided “Who am I?” contemplations focused on roles, identity, purpose and presence.

• Body-based grounding - Gentle body scans, grounding through contact with the earth or chair, and sensing the whole body as present and supported.

• Heart-centered meditation Heart Breathing cultivating warmth, appreciation and spaciousness.

• Non-attachment practices - Mindful awareness of roles, stories and expectations allowing them to loosen without forcing anything away.

• Breath awareness - Soft breathing sequences to release tension and anchor attention.
• Journaling prompts - Short prompts after each session to help you give language to insights and track their movement throughout the course.

• Community & sharing - Optional open sharing after each session (not recorded). A space to express insights, questions and encouragement with others on the same journey.

SESSIONS DESCRIPTION

Session 1 – Crossing the Threshold

Arrive fully in your body and in the new year, sensing how you truly land in this moment and setting a clear, heartfelt intention for the journey ahead.

Session 2 – Who I Have Been

Gently explore the main roles and stories of your life and feel how they live in your body, while sensing the deeper “I” that is aware of them all.

Session 3 – Breathing Out Old Skins

Use breath and heart awareness to lovingly loosen old identities and expectations, creating fresh space for who you are becoming.

Session 4 – Meeting the Inner Critic

Turn toward the inner critic with grounded presence, hear what it has been trying to protect, and bathe this energy in understanding and compassion.

Session 5 – Forgiveness & Fresh Space

Open a tender field of forgiveness toward yourself and others, allowing old tensions to soften and your inner world to breathe again.

Session 6 – What Truly Matters Now

Listen for the values and inner principles that feel most alive for you in 2026, and sense how living close to them steadies your whole being.

Session 7 – Sparks of Joy

Return to simple, vivid moments of real joy and aliveness, learning the felt sense of alignment that can guide your choices this year.

Session 8 – Purpose as Presence

Relax the pressure to “figure out” your purpose and experience it instead as a quality of presence, an inner way of being that naturally guides your steps.

Session 9 – Becoming

Meet the version of you who has walked through this coming year with awareness and heart, receive their wisdom, and welcome that quality into yourself now.

Session 10 – Living the Question

Weave the whole journey together by resting again in a koan, blessing your year ahead and stepping forward with clarity, softness and trust.

Your Guide

Peter Harper

Peter is an experienced spiritual guide with more than 35 years of experience in self discovery and spiritual guidance. He divides his time hosting Meditation and Self Awareness Retreats and Workshops in Europe and creating Guided Meditation and Conscious Music recordings.

Peter is the founder of The Drunken Monk project connecting spirituality with daily life, using tools such as guided meditation recordings, Enlightenment Intensive process, Self Awareness retreats and workshops.

“Above the clouds of the mind, there is a clear blue sky. I will meet you there…” Peter

REGISTRATION:

Please go to the 'tickets' section to secure your spot. Once you complete your booking, you will be sent a confirmation email that will include a link for attending the sessions. 1 ticket = 1 attendee (unless you specify in your booking that you would like to arrange multiple access).

A SPECIAL 2 for 1 TICKET DEAL 💫 SHARED JOY = DOUBLE JOY 💫

As many past participants appreciated the chance to bring a new friend to our previous course, we’re extending this opportunity for the upcoming course as well! You can bring a new friend who’s never participated on our courses before, and you’ll only pay for one ticket. After all, shared joy is double the joy! We can’t wait to see you both. 💕

PRACTICALITIES:

To fully enjoy this event, we recommend to secure for each session:

• a comfortable quiet space: "create your nest”, prepare cushions and blankets so you feel comfortable, maybe dim the lights and light some candles, favorite diffusers, gentle calming music. Wear comfortable clothes.

Please access your link to the zoom room 5 mins before so we are ready to start on time.

SCHEDULE:

Course dates: 5-16/1, 2026

Daily morning sessions from Monday till Friday

Sessions time: from 7.00am CET / 06.00am UK time (same for both weeks)

Each guided meditation session lasts 45 minutes. After that the recording is stopped to respect peoples privacy and we offer an informal sharing circle where you may ask a question, share an experience or enjoy listening others.

* All sessions will be live (on Zoom). Each session will be recorded and sent to you after the live stream. You will be able to access all recordings anytime during the course + 2 weeks after the course finishes, so even if you cannot always make it live, you will not miss a thing!

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