Upcoming EFA events
Monthly Members Meeting
Open to all EFA members. Join us regularly, occasionally or just once, as you wish.
We usually have a Focusing attunement, and then anyone can suggest a theme to explore, or we consider ideas on how to carry EFA forward. We share in a Focusing way. You are welcome to join us.
We meet for about an hour by Zoom on the 1st of every month, usually at 6pm GMT, 7pm CET, and 8pm in Greece, Israel and Finland (twice a year an hour earlier)
Hosted and supported by Amona, Michael, Bruna, Ruth, Gosia, Lucy H.
To be added to the monthly reminder list, which is also to inform on whose zoom link the meeting takes place in the given month, please contact Amona.
Annual EFA Gathering 2025:
BELGIUM – Retreat Center Koningsteen
SEPTEMBER 2025 – from Wednesday, 17th to Sunday 21st
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! And SAVE THE DATE!
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.
The gathering starts on Wednesday night 17th of September with a dinner (18.30 hrs) and ends Sunday 21st after lunch (13.00 hrs).
REGISTRATION FOR PARTICIPATING: will be announced later, but SAVE THE DATES!
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 than 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/video
THE ACCOMMODATION
The venue has 20 bedrooms with 43 beds. There are single rooms and shared rooms with 2 or 3 beds. We would like to promote sharing your room, so more people can stay at the venue. If you do not know with whom to share, we will do some match-making.
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
• €432 for a shared room
• €324 for a tent pitch (so you bring your own tent)
• €344 for a camper pitch (so you bring your own camper)
Included are:
• 4 nights
• 4 breakfast buffets
• 4 organic-vegetarian lunches
• 4 dinners
• Continuous coffee/tea table with snacks
• Bed linen and towels
• Access to the Wi-Fi network
EXTRA NIGHTS:
You can arrive earlier at the venue, as from Monday 15th of September or Tuesday 16th.
You can also stay another night and leave Monday 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:
Between 80 and 90 euros for the contribution of the general event costs, to be paid in cash during the gathering.
OTHER VENUES
Once all rooms are taken, there is the option to stay in the B&B’s not far from the venue or e.g. in Mechelen, 9 km. The B&B https://vossebergen.be in Hokem is close to the venue, only 3,1 km by car and 2,1 km walking distance.
We expect that you take breakfast at the location where you are spending the night.
If you stay at another location, the cost during the gathering is:
Lunch: 23 euro
Dinner: 16 euro
Coffee/tea: TBD
HOW TO BOOK THE VENUE ‘KONINGSTEEN’:
There are 20 rooms available with in total 43 beds. We promote the use of shared rooms, some have 2 beds and others 3 beds, so more participants can stay at the venue.
You can indicate what you want on the registration form that you will receive as soon as the registration will start.
HOW TO PAY YOUR STAY
You will pay directly to the venue for your stay with a payment link that will be provided.
Your payment should be done before August 1st.
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
The location can be easily reached by public transport.
The address is:
Koningsteen
Oxdonkstraat 168
1880 Kapelle-op-den-Bos
Belgium
We hope you will join us in Belgium! Welcome!
EFA GATHERING 2026
Scotland: September 23 to 27 at St Marys Kinnoull Perth