August 8 - 14, 2025

LAST 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE: 
1x single room or 1x two-person room, and
1x spot in a two-person room (female company).

Six, amazingly inspiring days to experience and learn how to take the best care of yourself and your loved ones. The 100% natural way!

With Horriah & Wieke Nelissen, Martin Pack, and Jarka & Karel Becvar, your macrobiotic chefs, teachers and hosts.
Location Hof van Kairos, Winterswijk-Kotten, The Netherlands
Classes are in English


GET A 150 Euro FREE* SHOPPING VOUCHER!
*Following the RADIANT HEALTH study week is the HOLIDAY WEEK, August 15 - 21.
Enrol for these two weeks at once and earn an additional free 150-Euro Tampopo Foods shopping voucher.



        



This is your fantastic chance to get and stay on the path to RADIANT HEALTH!

Together with our internationally recognised guest teachers, Karel and I are delighted to share our combined lifetime passion, knowledge and experience in optimum health and well-being. 

Join us, refresh, recharge, and learn in the beautiful Dutch countryside.

This exclusive week-long retreat is a comprehensive guide to a balanced and dynamic plant-based macrobiotic way of eating and natural lifestyle. We will focus on wellness and uplifting your body, mind, and soul. We will cover nutrition, the Art of wholesome cooking, hands-on workshops, bodywork, gentle exercises, and meditation.


What can you expect?

1. A comfortable place amidst nature to study and relax while having fun 

2. Delicious, wholesome, 100% plant-based food, snacks and drinks prepared with love and based on proven ancient Taoist energy principles

3. Gentle, yet effective morning Do-In exercise & Meditation to feel energised and refreshed all day long

4. Cooking presentations, mastering menu planning, and vegetable cutting styles 

5. Tasty recipe inspiration for vitalising, relaxing, uplifting and cleansing cooking 

6. Handy tips and ideas for quick, healthy breakfasts, lunches, dinners, snacks, desserts, sugar-free sweets, and party treats

7. Essentials of Plant-based Home Pharmacy & Wild Edibles foraging

8. Hands-on workshops on food preparation and balanced meal cooking, simple, effective Shiatsu massage & easy-to-do Ginger compress 

9. Talks & lectures on Ideal Foods Pattern for Humanity, Immunity boosting plan, Microbiome health, and Wisdom of the Blue Zones

10. Most of all, you will experience the powerful regenerative impact of one week of regular daily rhythm, combined with holistic body movement, mindwork and the best wholesome plant-based nutrition

And yes, you will also have enough free time for yourself.

Outside of classes, the beautiful natural surroundings offer plenty of opportunities for forest walks, cycling, and swimming. You can also visit the nearby city of Winterswijk, which has many lovely sightseeing opportunities.

How many will we be?
We host a friendly and inspiring group of 15 students, ensuring a comfortable and personal learning environment.

Come and let's have a good time studying together!

Warmest regards.
We look forward to seeing you this August in Winterswijk.


💚 Jarka, Karel, Wieke, Horriah & Martin 
Your Tampopo Foods chefs, hosts & teachers


P.S.
Registrations are open now.
Sign up as an early bird before June 1 and save over € 200!

+ GET A 150 Euro FREE* SHOPPING VOUCHER!
*Following the RADIANT HEALTH study week is the HOLIDAY WEEK, August 15 - 21.
Enrol for these two weeks at once and earn an additional free 150-Euro Tampopo Foods shopping voucher.

   

         


TEACHERS, STAFF & HOSTS

RADIANT HEALTH STUDY WEEK


Wieke Nelissen (NL) was the founder and co-director of the Kushi Institute of Europe, one of the most essential macrobiotic international educational centres, from 1970 to 2020. The Kushi Institute Foundation in Amsterdam had an educational training department, a macrobiotic restaurant, and a specialised health food store, Deshima. It also organised annual international study weeks and a summer conference with students, staff, teachers and speakers from more than 40 nationalities. Wieke and her husband Adelbert stand in the 1960s as pioneers of the European natural food movement, including start-ups such as natural sourdough bakeries, tofu production, and sugar-free products, as well as supporting local farmers and food producers. They also imported Japanese fermented specialities, such as miso. All as a primary goal: inspiring others towards a more natural lifestyle and plant-based food pattern. Wieke is a cookbook author and an amazing experienced cooking teacher. Her style and signature dishes stand for "Love goes through the stomach" and are nourishing, delicious, healthy, and fit perfectly with your needs here and now.


Horriah Nelissen (NL) has more than 35 years of experience in international macrobiotic cuisine. She knows better than anyone how to connect culinary and healthy cooking dynamically. Whether you have a busy job, children at home, or a party coming up, Horriah can share her knowledge with you in an engaging, approachable, easy, and inspiring way. Horriah will join us for a few days with her mum, Wieke, and they will teach several cooking classes together.


Martin Pack (UK), a trained Vipassana teacher, has organised meditation retreats worldwide. He continues to be impressed by the transformational effect of mindfulness on his life and the lives of other practitioners. Many of them return regularly to his retreat. Martin is inspired by the way these people overcome difficulties in their lives. They give him new insights and motivation to continue teaching. Martin will guide morning and afternoon mindful meditation sessions. And as he is also a fantastic cook, he will be a member of our kitchen team this week.


Karel Becvar (CZ/NL) co-founded Tampopo Foods and We Future Global. His passions include understanding systems science in daily life, health, nature, and local and international social and political aspects. Originally a medical student, he chose to deepen his knowledge and experience naturally by studying and continuing to study traditional oriental, Chinese, and Ayurvedic medicine. Karel hosts this study week and will guide inspiring talks, cooking presentations, and morning light body stretch Do-In sessions. 


Jarka Adamcova (CZ/NL), after studying at the wood academy and gaining experience in interior and kitchen design, leaves for the Netherlands. There she studied and later worked as a chef, teacher and educational manager at the Kushi Institute of Europe. After 20 incredible years of private, local, and international educational projects, Jarka co-founded Tampopo Foods, an online platform featuring plant-based products and live educational events, retreats, classes, and workshops on a natural lifestyle. Jarka will be the host and chef, sharing and guiding you during the hands-on cooking workshops, plant-based home pharmacy class, wild edibles safari, and relaxing shiatsu massage and ginger compress session this week. 



      

VENUE

Hof van Kairos is a beautiful former horticultural farm between Winterswijk (the eastern part of the Netherlands) and the German border. It takes 1 hour and 50 minutes by car from Amsterdam or a 15-minute drive from the train station in Winterswijk.

It is the perfect venue for a "recharge your batteries" retreat.
This green oasis of peace and tranquillity is comfortably away from the busy city life and offers many possibilities for rest.

The venue's ground floor has a dining room, a leisure lounge room connected to the garden, toilet facilities, and a cosy meditation room. Meditation cushions, plaids, and yoga mats are available for indoor use. 

The first floor has 10 comfortable bedrooms (5x2-person and 5x1-person rooms), two separate toilets, a large bathroom with four cabin showers, and five washing tables.

The spacious attic has one 4-person bedroom, which we usually use as a 2-person room.

Guests in all bedrooms can use the shared bath and restrooms on the first floor and the restrooms on the ground floor.

The main building has the following four policies.
We thank you for respecting them.
. shoes-off
. drinks and food only in the dining room
. no smoking
. no pets are allowed.

The colourful, spacious garden, full of flowers, trees, and bushes, borders a meadow and a nearby forest. There is also a large shed, an atelier barn, and many other cute places to rest and enjoy the sunrise and sunset or your favourite book. Next to the dining room is a large table with chairs for outdoor dining and two fire baskets to create a vibrant atmosphere in the evening.



          

PROGRAM

You are welcome on the arrival day from 5:00 p.m. onwards.
After checking into your room, dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
At 8:00 p.m., we will meet for a brief introduction to greet and get to know one another. We will share valuable tips, review and explain the house rules, and answer your questions. Then, from the following day, we start the program.


WHAT DOES THE DAILY SCHEDULE LOOK LIKE?

6:30 a.m., the soft sound of the bowl gong will invite you to wake up
7:00 a.m., morning tea
7:15 - 8:00 a.m., a light body & mind stretch session
8:00 - 8:45 a.m., mindful meditation
9:00 - 9:45 a.m., breakfast
10:00 - 10:30 a.m., free time
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., morning lecture, cooking presentation, or hands-on workshop
12:30 - 1:15 p.m., lunch + afternoon snack
2:00 - 4:30 p.m., cooking presentation or time for yourself
4:30 - 5:00 p.m., free time
5:00 - 5:45 p.m., mindful meditation
6:00 - 6:45 p.m., dinner
6:45 - 7:30 p.m., free time
7.30 - 9.00 p.m., evening lecture, hands-on massage, ginger compress, feet bath or other workshop 
9:00 - 10:00 p.m., free time
10:00 - 10.30 p.m., suggested bedtime



TIPS ON WHAT TO DO IN YOUR FREE TIME...

What can you do and see in Winterswijk and the neighbourhood? The town has loads of places worth seeing. Visit a museum, browse the market, be enchanted by nature, discover the stone quarry with prehistoric fossils, and much more. Explore it all by bike or on foot and be surprised.

Longing for a good cup of coffee? 
Just a stone's throw away from our venue is an ancient Celtic coffee house with a lovely Rosenhaege garden and a British classic shop, carrying, among other things, traditional woollen knitwear from Ireland, Wales and Scotland:
https://www.rosenhaege.nl/
 
To discover where to go in and around Winterswijk, see the local Tourist office website:
https://www.100percentwinterswijk.com/

Visit the Mondriaan museum:
https://villamondriaan.nl/en/

Rent a bike for your easy move:
https://www.oonkspeciaalzaak.nl/Fietsverhuur/

Or order a taxi:
Private cab: https://sneleentaxi.nl/
Regiotaxi: https://www.zoov.nl/
(You can reach the ZOOV Travel Planner from abroad at +31- 77 397 42 44, no additional costs are associated.)


Take a swim:
https://strandbad.nl/
https://zwembadjaspers.nl/


On the departure day
The optional body and mind session will take place at 7:00 a.m., followed by breakfast at 8:00 a.m. The rooms should be emptied by 10:00 a.m. On your departure, you will receive a light lunch, a warm hug, and a safe journey wish from us.



       



TAMPOPO FOODS SHOP ON SPOT

We will also build a small Tampopo Foods shop for your convenience, carrying essential macrobiotic ingredients, seasonings, and comfort food.  

Tip: 
Are you coming by car and would like to pick up your Tampopo Foods order to save on shipping costs?  
Place your order in advance, and we will deliver it directly to Winterswijk.

1. Order and pre-pay your products before August 4 at: https://www.tampopofoods.com/collections
2. For free shipping costs, choose the local pick-up option, Egmond-Binnen.
3. Include a note: "Pick up in Winterswijk, August 8".
   
   
   

          

ABOUT THE CUISINE AND PLANT-BASED MEALS

Our previous guests said this about our cooking: "Karel & Jarka have mastered the art of preparing amazing food. Colourful, varied, finger-licking, delicious, beautifully balanced meals are a feast for all senses! The mouthwatering aroma welcomes you whenever you pass by the dining room. All the dishes, drinks, and snacks are 100% plant-based, vegan, macrobiotic, wholesome, and as much as possible organic quality, and prepared with love and 25+ years of experience."

       

ACCOMMODATION

The first floor features 10 cosy, comfortable bedrooms (5 two-person and 5 one-person rooms), two separate toilets, a large bathroom with four cabin showers, and five washing tables.

The spacious attic has one 4-person bedroom, which we usually use as a 2-person room.

Guests in all bedrooms can use the shared bathrooms and restrooms located on the first floor, as well as the toilets on the ground floor. 

The main building has four policies in place.
We thank you for respecting them.
. shoes-off
. drinks and food only in the dining room
. no smoking
. no pets



       

PRICES

The prices for this study week are per person and include accommodation (with one set of bedsheets and towels provided), meals, beverages, the program, final cleaning at departure, taxes, guidance, and organisation.


Prices valid for registrations after June 1:
1475 Euro, accommodation in a 2-person room
1695 Euro, accommodation in a 1-person room


Guests in all bedrooms can use the shared bathrooms and restrooms located on the first floor, as well as the toilets on the ground floor. 

Extra bedsheets or towel sets can be rented at the venue upon request. 
However, please bring your beach towels and sheets for outdoor activities, such as picnicking or swimming.

The price does not include your travel costs, insurance, dining out, shopping, entry fees for excursions, museums, outdoor activities, or other fees. 


P.S.
LAST 2 SPOTS AVAILABLE: 
1x single room or 1x two-person room, and
1x spot in a two-person room (female company).


GET A 150 Euro FREE* SHOPPING VOUCHER!
*Following the RADIANT HEALTH study week is the HOLIDAY WEEK, August 15 - 21.
Enrol for these two weeks at once and earn an additional free 150-Euro Tampopo Foods shopping voucher.

       

I LOVE TO COME AND REGISTER

To book this study week, please e-mail us your name, address, telephone number, and accommodation choice. We will check availability and send you the final confirmation, along with the payment bank transfer details. 

Note:
Your registration is only final once the full payment is received.
Exceptionally, for a special personal situation, the following Early Bird payment agreement can be communicated and arranged:
The minimum down payment is 750 euros, due before June 1.
The remaining amount should be covered before July 1.

Cancellation policy
Let us know as soon as possible if an unexpected situation prevents you from attending this holiday week. We will do our best to help find a solution or forward your reserved place to another guest on the reservation list to avoid your losses.

Nevertheless, in case of cancellation of your stay and if a possible replacement cannot be arranged, when booking this holiday week, you agree to the following cancellation conditions: 

Cancellation received up to 6 weeks before the start date: the guest pays 75% of the total amount.

Cancellation received less than 6 weeks before the start date: the guest pays 100% of the total amount.



Do you have other questions or requests?
Feel free to email, app or call:
info@tampopofoods.com
+31 - 6 - 5125 0967

Sending best wishes, we look forward to seeing you this summer!

Jarka and Karel
Your Tampopo Foods hosts



             


📸 credits: Hof van Kairos, Quinta da Yoga, Tampopo Foods