“Prepare for lots of inspiring teachings and thoughtful talks that reach down into the depth of your being.  Expect many lively debates that make you come alive 100%, experimental cuisine on a daily basis, very interesting dinner table conversations indeed, tons of warmth and support from the people around you, a good deal of subtle and sometimes less subtle guidance by Linda and Gregg.  Don’t hesitate a second to register for it.  It’s money and time very well spent.” — Barbara Buri, Switzerland

Robert Strayhan, MD | Texarkana, TX

The ToDo Institute continues to be a hidden gem for me. Having done the Naikan retreat and now the Residential Certification Program, I continue to grow in my personal,spiritual and professional lives. As an allopathic physician who is seeking to provide integrative care, I would recommend this course and the wonderful experiences that can be gained from attendance, to all physicians who are looking at a more patient/person centered care.

Carol O’Dowd, MPA, M.Div., MI | Arvada, CO

Thank you for making an intense certification training program such a joyful learning experience. The week after the training, I led a short introduction to Naikan and because of your training, I was able to share on the spot a practice that helped a woman proceed with restoring relations in her family. Thank you for making a certification program that guides us on how to share Naikan and Morita techniques in ways that others can use to benefit their lives.

• A beautiful quiet setting conducive to self-reflection
• Highly qualified teachers with a broad range of experience
• Healthy and delicious vegetarian meals that you will help to prepare
• Daily period of morning meditation and evening self-reflection
• Daily exercise and work periods to help strengthen your body and mind
• Daily, personalized individual instruction tailored to your own goals, questions and challenges
• Camaraderie, music, challenge and laughter

This program is a required component for Certification in Japanese Psychology through the ToDo Institute.  To receive credit for the program participants need to be present throughout the seven days, and complete an approved follow-up independent project.  Successful completion of the program provides 64 credits (of 162)  toward Certification in Japanese Psychology.

Tuition cost:  $1185 (payable to the ToDo Institute)

Room & Board cost:  485 EUR (payable to the Naikan Center Bavarian Forest)

(Those who register as Supporting Members of the ToDo Institute by 7/20/24 will receive a $175 discount on tuition.)

For further information, contact info@naikan-zentrum.de or linda@todoinstitute.org

Given the limited number of spaces we have in this program, we have found it necessary to create the following policy.  Thank you for your understanding.

• If you cancel by 7/20/24 – you will receive a full refund minus a $25 administrative fee;
• If you cancel by 8/20/24 – you will receive a 50% refund or you can apply 100% of your payment to next year’s program;
• If you cancel by 9/20/24 – you will not receive a refund but you can apply 100% of your payment to next year’s program;
• If you cancel after 9/20/24 – you will not receive a refund and may not transfer payment to next year’s program;

GREGG KRECH is widely recognized as one of the leading authorities on Japanese Psychology in North America.  Over the past 25 years, Krech has introduced the principles of Japanese Psychology, particularly Morita Therapy, Naikan, and Kaizen, to thousands of people through his workshops, speaking engagements, online courses and retreats.  

He is the author of numerous popular books, including Naikan: Gratitude, Grace & the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection, The Art of Taking Action, Question Your Life, Tunneling for Sunlight and A Natural Approach to Mental Wellness.  

Blending the psychological, the practical and the spiritual, Gregg Krech promotes values such as gratitude, acceptance, mindfulness, compassion, constructive action and purposeful living.  He currently lives in Vermont with his wife (with occasional visits from his two college daughters). He enjoys writing haiku, baking bread and playing blues piano.

SABINE KASPARI  is director of the Naikan Center Bavarian Forest and has been guiding Naikan retreats since 2007. In 2008 she met Gregg and joined the ToDo Institute’s community. She participated in many of the online courses, assisted at a Naikan retreat in Vermont and at the first Certification Program in Europe in 2018 which she had organized. The same year she guided a similar program and became certified in Japanese Psychology.

Sabine has been working in the adult education sector for more than 20 years. She is author of Naikan in the Art of Peace and Naikan – the Power of Reconciliation (so far, the books are available in German only). She loves hiking, dancing, cooking and decorating vegetarian food, and photography.