La  Lanterne
A place for mindfulness in Jura
«Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world.
Today I'm wise and I'm changing myself.» 
Rumi
CONTACT : lanterne@fastmail.net
Website by Samtusta
Website hosting : Toile-libre
WHO IS YOUR HOST ?
I'm Julien. I used to live a conventional life until I was 30. At that time, I felt I had arrived at the end of something, like lost and starting to feel an undefined and strong unease. So I firmly decided to stop pretending : pretending to be happy, pretending to be strong, pretending that the others were responsible for all my problems, pretending not to see my responsabilities in the current state of the world.
Thus a series of radical decisions and strong experiences : resignation from a comfortable job, 2 career changes, discovery of meditation and mindfulness retreats (Plum Village, Dürckheim, Vipassana), vegetarianism, practice of simplicity, Camino de Santiago (long distance hiking), world tour.
In 2017, a health issue forces me to come back to the countryside, to reconsider my way of eating and makes me discover the healing potential of fasting. An old farm that needs renovation is for sale in the family village. « La Lanterne » is born.
I'm possessing no truth. I'm just a practitionner who simply opens his house to others so we can practise together. I offer a stay rich of simple and nourishing experiences. 
« Each step of my personal growth shows me that relying on others, on drugs, or in general on outer conditions, only brings superficial solutions to my questions and suffering. Only when I take the responsability to take myself by the hand do I pass decisive turning points of realization and healing. »