L’Academia Sensuum (‘Académie des sens’) s’est établie dans l’ancienne ferme en carré ‘La Rivelaine’, au cœur de Lillois-Witterzee (Brabant Wallon). Depuis des décennies, la ferme se distingue en tant que lieu de rencontre et de dialogue. La conscience de l’intra-connectivité avec le monde, avec la nature et avec tout être vivant s’y réveille et se met en quête d’harmonie et de paix.

The Academy was founded at La Rivelaine in the spring of 2024. It is an initiative of the ASBL “Monastic Association for Encounter and Dialogue” formed by a small group of monks and their friends. The members of the Association share the conviction that the planet will prosper in a sustainable way by giving priority to ecological harmony and a culture of intra-connectivity with all that lives. Like its host La Rivelaine, the Academia Sensuum aims to serve the world and society by building inspiration for tomorrow's generations today. “Digging wells for the water of future generations”: this is the mission to which the founders of Academia Sensuum wish to commit themselves by offering a programme of education through a wide range of activities (conferences, workshops, concerts, exhibitions, etc.).

The name chosen for this offer, Academia Sensuum, indicates both the systematic training method and the integral exploration of the ‘senses’ in the different but complementary meanings of this term.

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