Our educational program
We organize a variety of courses and training events on a wide range of topics, from mindfulness and contemplation, lectoring, communion and bibliodrama to communication for couples and self-management. Our training courses are eduQua-certified and are open to all interested parties.
Learn and further your education with our educational program
The Propstei Wislikofen maintains its own educational program. We organize courses for individuals, couples, families and groups. The thematic range of our educational program is very broad. Those interested will find courses in communication and self-management. If you want to slow down and pause for a moment, then the seminars on mindfulness, spirituality and contemplation are for you. If you would like to experience your faith intensively, then visit our bibliodrama offers.
Are you looking for a lector or communion minister course? Would you like to deepen your skills in visiting ministry? Then you will find a lot of helpful information in our annual program. For pastoral workers, we offer training in bibliodrama and pastoral care. And last but not least: We accompany you at your retreats. We moderate your event, help you to assess your current situation and plan your future.
Our course instructors are highly trained and, in addition to their specialist knowledge, have great process and technical expertise.
Claudia Nothelfer
Contemplation teacher according to via integralis, theologian
Susanne Andrea Birke
Theologian, QiGong and JSJ self-help teacher, breathing therapist IKP
Wilma Vesseur
Dancer, performer and dance teacher, trained in Meditation of Dance (with Friedel Kloke-Eibl) and Body-Mind Centering® (Practitioner/Teacher)
Contemplation via integralis is a school for meditation. It was founded in 2003 by Niklaus Brantschen (SJ) and Pia Gyger (ktw), both Zen masters.
In the contemplation of the via integralis, the posture of Zen is combined with the qualities of mysticism. The style of Zen provides a clear external framework: upright posture, breath centering, renunciation of words, thoughts and images. This helps you to collect yourself.
The ancient experiences of Christian mystics and other religious traditions help us to interpret and better understand our own experiences. This opens up and deepens a new horizon in your own life.
Happiness and satisfaction are highly dependent on good relationships in the partnership and in the family. We grow in the face of daily challenges if we take the time to reflect on our experiences and practice new behaviors.
We offer courses to help you make your partnership and family life a success.
Peter Michalik is a couples and family therapist and religious educator. With his extensive experience, his unconventional perspectives and his empathy, he makes every course a success.
Our range of courses includes:
- Wedding preparation courses
- Couples and communication courses
- Vacation week for single parents with children
Video marriage preparation course
Video communication training for couples
They give the parish a face and are involved on a voluntary basis. We train you for your work in the church!
Our topics
- Communion donation course
- Lector courses for beginners and advanced learners
- Courses for women and men in the visiting service
And also
We also support parishes with tailor-made offers for your parish council, church care, visiting service and liturgy group.
Ask us at: claudia.mennen@kathaargau.ch
It’s no big secret: for projects, our own careers and relationships to succeed, we have to learn to communicate well. Everything depends on constructive communication. When it comes to communication, we are lifelong learners.
How do I manage myself? How do I make good and sustainable decisions? How do I find a language that is appropriate to the situation, goal-oriented and at the same time sensitive to the concerns of the other person?
We offer a comprehensive range of courses to help you represent your interests at work, in voluntary work and in your private life and at the same time respond to your counterparts
Our topics
- Rhetoric – basics training
- Rhetoric – public speaking
- Having challenging conversations
- Mindfulness-based personal development
Do you know bibliodrama? Connecting your own life with faith. Immerse yourself in biblical stories in a creative way. Or are you interested in further training courses in bibliodrama work or in training to become a bibliodrama leader? This is what the Wislikofer School for Bibliodrama and Pastoral Care stands for!
The Wislikofer School for Bibliodrama and Pastoral Care offers short and longer courses to get to know bibliodrama: Short pilgrimages, pilgrimages with bibliodrama, a day of contemplation with bibliodrama and other forms.
In addition, the Wislikofer School is the training institute for bibliodrama and pastoral care. Pastoral workers, youth workers, catechists and other interested parties can train in bibliodrama work. These courses usually last 3 days and are recognized as further training by the Diocese of Basel.
- Small bibliodramatic forms for adults
- Small bibliodramatic forms for children and young people
- Bible words in motion – a mixture of bibliologue and bibliodrama
- Bibliodramatic element in the church and in nature
- I hear, I see, I feel – bibliodramatic inspiration for pastoral counseling
We are responsible for training in bibliodrama leadership together with the TBI, the theological-pastoral training institute of the German-speaking Swiss dioceses.
At https://bildungundpropstei.ch/angebot e/bibliodrama/ you will find further interesting information about our bibliodrama school, our bibliodrama model and examples of its application!
New developments challenge you. New goals need to be found. The old no longer works so well, the new is not yet clearly there. You are in a situation of change or upheaval!
They would like external support to help them in their situation. We are happy to look for new ways and opportunities with you.
We work with the instruments of organizational consulting, supervision and coaching.
Get in touch with us. We will conduct a free preliminary discussion with you.
Alois Metz, theologian, cultural manager and personnel coach,
Your contact person for our educational program
Letizia Witton
Responsible education
Enjoy in our restaurant
The most important conversations take place during breaks and meals. That’s why our courses also include shared meals. We serve fresh, regional cuisine with herbs, spices and essences from our herb garden. We source our products from the region whenever possible. In this way, we support local businesses and keep transportation routes short – for the sake of people, the environment and nature.
We offer breakfast, lunch and dinner. Lunch and dinner are served in the idyllic courtyard during the summer months, weather permitting. Our kitchen team caters to individual food and dietary requirements.
Our catering crew
Your contacts for banquets
Nicole Wächter & Marianne Beeler
Head of Events / Hotel Management
Spend the night in former monastery cells
Our rooms are furnished in a simple and contemporary style. The monastic origins have thus been preserved. There are 45 rooms (17 double and 28 single rooms) with a total of 65 beds available for overnight accommodation. Three rooms are wheelchair accessible. As we maintain the monastic character and also attach great importance to ecological sustainability, we deliberately do without a TV and minibar.
“We felt very comfortable in the Propstei. The simplicity and the quietness in the rooms is soothing!”
– Agridea” seminar group
Some of them sleep in the former monks’ cells (dormitory), which exude a special sense of comfort and tranquillity. All rooms are equipped with a shower and a private WC / washbasin. There is also a hairdryer in the mirror cabinet and the Wi-Fi connection works reliably.
Anyone staying at the Propstei Wislikofen is looked after competently and friendly by our team at reception during the day. In addition, our guests can enjoy a rich breakfast buffet every morning that leaves nothing to be desired. From fresh bread, croissants and muesli to cheese, meat, eggs, fruit and vegetables, everything is included. There is also a coffee machine, a large selection of high-quality organic Raselli teas from Switzerland and a juicer so that everyone can make their own fresh fruit and vegetable juices.
Additional information
The housekeeping team at the Propstei Wislikofen takes care of cleaning our hotel rooms every day. In the spirit of sustainability, we wash the bed linen, tablecloths and napkins directly at the Propstei and are not dependent on an external service provider with the corresponding transportation routes.
Your contact persons for overnight stays
Nicole Wächter & Vivienne Ebner
Reception team
Shopping in our provost’s store
Our kitchen brigade has made products under the “BENEFACTUM” brand by hand with a lot of enthusiasm and even more love. Surprise someone at home or give yourself a Benefactum product from our provost’s store with ingredients from the monastery garden.
