Upcoming EFA events
Annual EFA Gathering 2025:
BELGIUM – Retreat Center Koningsteen
A Fiesta of Focusing, let’s share…
TWO SPACES OPENED UP, SEE FURTHER DOWN.
SEPTEMBER 2025 – from Wednesday, 17th to Sunday 21st
From Wednesday night 17th September dinner (18.30 hrs) until Sunday 21st after lunch (13.00 hrs).
In 2025 the EFA gathering takes place – 5 days/4 nights – in the beautiful retreat center Koningsteen in Kapelle-op-den-Bos in Belgium. WELCOME!
Please read everything carefully, you can register at the bottom of this page.
The primary purpose of the annual EFA gathering is for European Focusers to connect and inspire each other, and to create European work relationships. Those from other parts of the world are welcome to join.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE GATHERING?
We will probably stay close to the following structure, which was much appreciated over the past years>
We co-create the program during the first couple of hours of our gathering.
• Daily meetings with the whole group
• A variety of happenings throughout the day, offered by those excited to share something
• Daily Focusing Partnerships
• Home Groups
The structure will enable participants to learn new things around focusing, connect with each other, and have time for themselves.
The programme is not planned in advance, so there is plenty of time and space for people to share whatever is alive for them and offer workshops and groups on particular topics. You may bring ideas with you to the gathering, or they may arise spontaneously when we are together. So it’s like a big group focusing session, a delicious experiential masala of fresh stuff.
See here what happened in 2024
See here what happened in 2023
Here more past gatherings
THE VENUE
The venue is located between Antwerp and Brussels, outside the beautiful town of Mechelen (9 km). On the website www.koningsteen.be/ you will see pictures of the location and the green surrounding fields where it will be a pleasure to stay.
There will be no other guests besides us, EFA participants, and we can use the many lovely spaces for meeting each other or be in a quiet space inside or outside.
For further information about the venue, see the website or this video https://www.koningsteen.be/vide
THE ACCOMMODATION
Two spaces opened up for those staying outside the venue, nearby, or in a tent or camper.
If you are interested, please fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Herewith the prices for staying 5 days/4 nights at the venue, from Wednesday, Sept 17th 2025 before dinner until Sunday 21st 2025 after lunch.
The cost per person (full board) is:
• €512 for a single room FULLY BOOKED
• €432 for a shared room FULLY BOOKED
• €324 for a tent pitch (so you bring your own tent) AVAILABLE
• €344 for a camper pitch (so you bring your own camper) AVAILABLE
• €196 euro for day-package incl. meals and tea/coffee without accommodation at Koningsteen AVAILABLE
Included are:
• 4 nights
• 4 breakfast buffets
• 4 organic-vegetarian lunches
• 4 organic-vegetarian dinners
• Continuous coffee/tea table with snacks
• Bed linen and towels
• Access to the Wi-Fi network
(While water, tea, and coffee are provided throughout the day, participants pay for any other drinks.)
EXTRA NIGHTS:
You can arrive earlier at the venue, on Monday, Sept 15th, or Tuesday, Sept 16th.
You can also stay another night and leave Monday, Sept 22nd, check-out 10 am.
The extra cost per person:
Single room: 67 euro
Shared room: 47 euro
Breakfast: 12 euro
Lunch & dinner won’t be served at the venue for those arriving early or leaving later.
OTHER COSTS:
80 euros to cover the general event costs (meeting rooms and other expenses), to be paid in cash during the gathering.
While water, tea and coffee is provided throughout the day, participants pay for any other drinks.
HOW TO GET TO THE VENUE?
On the website of Koningsteen you will find the directions by car and by public transport.
https://www.koningsteen.be/directions Public transport from train station Mechelen by Train or Bus (and then walking about 20 minutes to Koningsteen) or by Taxi from MECHELEN train station: cost between € 30 and € 40.
The address is:
Koningsteen
Oxdonkstraat 168
1880 Kapelle-op-den-Bos
Belgium
HOW TO REGISTER:
Registration goes through EFA. You will receive a payment link from us later on, with which you will pay directly to the venue.
Spaces available:
Two spaces opened up for those staying outside the venue, nearby, or in a tent or camper.
To register or to be added to the waiting list, please click here.
The Communication Platform:
Here you can see the names of all the participants, and if you want, you can share your contact, your proposals, ideas, wishes, and travel plans.
If you have any questions, please contact riavanhage@gmail.com & amona@move-with-life.org
We hope you will join us in Belgium! Welcome!
EFA GATHERING 2026
Join us in Scotland, 23 – 27 September, at St Mary’s Monastery, Kinnoull Perth
The venue is an ecumenical* community and retreat centre, located on the edge of Perth, reachable by public transport from Edinburgh airport or London’s Eurostar terminal. It’s set within beautiful grounds, and as well as being within walking distance of Perth and the River Tay, there are paths close by to the wooded slopes of Kinnoull Hill. Perth is a historic city, often called the gateway to the Scottish Highlands, offering the opportunity to extend your visit with a tour of the beautiful Highlands via train.
Check out the venue at kinnoullmonastery.
*ecumenical means: A unity and cooperation among different Christian denominations/traditions.