You can join a free info Zoom about the sitout on April 18th at 7pm.

SITOUT

A sitout is a contemporary and European translation of the ancient ritual of crying out for a vision, which was known by many names and held in all corners of the world. Old Germanic sources refer to utiseta, a practice involving occupying a high and holy place in order to talk to the ancestors to gather wisdom.

Rituals like sitout were also used as a rite of passage from youth to adulthood. Adolescents left their community in order to search for a vision for this life, their gift to their people and their more-than-human community. We miss this kind of ritual reflection time today and this places many people on a path which doesn’t feel like home. A sitout can help you to get (more) clarity about what is essential to you and what you bring.

On the land without other humans around and nature as your companion. You spend four days and nights at a spot you chose yourself. Impulses and distractions from the outside are limited as much as possible. You will take nothing more than what is absolutely necessary. During this time you fast and sit with your intention. A sitout is an invitation to surrender, an immersion into the web of relations we are part of.

A sitout can be done at any given time. However it has most impact during crucial periods or key moments in your life. It can be a way to mark you are entering a new stage of life or that you have arrived at a point of transformation. Are you ready to shed your old skin?

Read more about the origin of sitout here.

Please take a look at the upcoming programs:

A long prayer
A touchstone experience


The well of memory

Come and be with us for a four day sitout rooted in the old Norse traditions.

Dates

July 27th - August 5th 2024

Location

Swedish west coast

Guidance

Lien De Coster & Zaia Hoffmann

You can find more info about Zaia here

Price

1325 euro (including guidance, venue and food)

Please get in touch if the price makes it impossible for you to participate

Testimonials

In old tales I have heard about the forests of the fey where time flows in strange ways - you wander there for an hour but upon returning realise a month has passed back home. Little did I realise that these where more than mere stories until I wandered with Miki and Lien into the woods.

With tales, poetry, deep sensitivity and of course the forest itself, they spun a magical realm outside the rational where I got lost enough to find myself - or a little part of myself at least - and though they still claim the program was only 10 days, I am sure that I spent at least a month in there with the robin, the slugs, the trees, the cliff, the spirits (Morten)

After the sitout I can feel how going through this all is a gift to the world. Beside all the things that might still arise from this time, it helped me so much to really feel at home in myself. And to face challenges with trust in life and myself. (Rebecca)

Info

liendecoster7@gmail.com or 0046(0)724468878

Join our free info Zoom on the sitout on Thursday April 18th at 7pm. This Zoom comes without any obligations. You can register through filling out the form underneath.

Testimonials

My time with Lien took me into another world. The ten days in base camp did not feel like part of my ‘normal’ life, rather like a very, very long journey.

No mirrors, no walls, no running water, no time and partly no food. All of that and Lien’s way to create and hold space; with mysticism, beyond the daily life and the brain and making the invisible in and around us tangible.

It was radical and partly hard but exactly this context made it possible to experience myself deeper and purer than ever before in my life. My wild, untamed soul got space. I can feel it since and it gives me power and direction on my way. Thank you. (Ronja)

Going on a sitout with Lien, was a very enriching experience. She naturally ignites everybody to reconnect with their true nature and the purity of the elements. Going on this sitout gave me back my childlike surrendering and trusting in Life and Nature. Lien knows the art to combine depth with playfulness. She was the perfect guide to go on this transforming journey. I recommend this sitout to anyone who longs for Love, Truth and Freedom. (Mieke Bruneel)

Lien's sitout was an extraordinary and deep experience. I got to know Lien as an experienced, grounded and empathetic guide throughout the program. She provided me with ancient wisdom, techniques and rituals to re-connect my self with nature and expand my limits. I highly recommend to be accompanied by Lien on such an inner journey which takes place in beautiful wild nature. (Christiane Bieker)

Lien's sitout changed my life in a profound way. I highly recommend the opportunity to reconnect with oneself, nature and the elements. It was a great leadership catalyst in my own life to be part of the sitout. Lien facilitated the process very well and I felt safe the whole time - from the moment I decided to participate to the moment I arrived back home. (Anna Caroline Türk)