La Maîtrise — the mental retreat

The principle

The vessel does not grow larger; the processing becomes organised.

For six days, you will learn nothing new to believe — you will train a capacity: recognising the state you are in, modifying it voluntarily, holding the position, then releasing. These are mental gestures. Like all gestures, they are worked on, they fail at first, then they become available.

The precise course of the six days is not published: it is individual, and it is set out for you during the consultation with M. Mischa Harmeijer that precedes any admission.

The image of the vessel and the river is set out in Perceptibility — a report of observation and synthesis.

Afterwards

Most leave with what they came for, and that is an end in itself. For those in whom the mastery installed opens the wish to go further, a continuation exists. It is decided later, at home, never here.

The setting

La Maîtrise is neither care, nor therapy, nor a rest stay.

It is not a substitute for any medical or psychological follow-up — if you are currently being followed, the written agreement of the practitioner who accompanies you is required, as for all the Centre’s approaches. And it promises no result: the training produces its effects through practice and its upkeep, at a rhythm that varies from one person to another. What is guaranteed is what depends on us: six days of structured, individual work, and a programme to continue.

You may interrupt your stay at any moment. That decision belongs to you entirely and does not have to be justified. The setting is demanding, it is never a constraint: nothing holds you at the Centre. The conditions applicable in the event of interruption appear in the general terms and conditions.

The first step

A consultation with M. Mischa Harmeijer.

Admission to La Maîtrise never happens by simple registration. It always begins with a consultation with M. Mischa Harmeijer.

During this interview, M. Mischa Harmeijer listens, observes, and looks at where your practice stands since the Mental Treatment. He assesses whether La Maîtrise is the right answer for you, at this precise moment of your path. If it is not, he tells you clearly — and directs you towards what will be more fitting for you.

What precedes admission

The condition is measurable: at least thirty days of daily Δ Delta-Score records since the end of the Mental Treatment, kept with regularity. The quality of the scores does not come into it — only the constancy of the practice is looked at, including and above all the difficult days.

Definitive admission is pronounced at the end of the interview. If it is confirmed, a date is set, and the precise course of your six days — individual — is set out for you.

The number of retreats conducted each month is strictly limited — because this work demands M. Mischa Harmeijer’s full availability, and no one can conduct several trainings at once.

Medical support

A general practitioner at your side.

Centre EPÉU works with Dr Séverine Jalet, general practitioner, homeopath and acupuncturist. This collaboration allows coherent support for those whose situation requires medical follow-up alongside our approach.

When a consultation is necessary

Some of the programmes offered by the Centre may require a prior medical check-up. If your situation calls for it, an appointment with Dr Jalet will be requested before the work begins.

If you are currently in therapy or under the supervision of a psychiatrist, the written agreement of the practitioner who follows you is required.

Looking for a general practitioner?

If you do not have a regular doctor, or if you are looking for a practitioner open to complementary approaches, Dr Jalet receives at her practice for consultations in general medicine, homeopathy and acupuncture.