Description
The question of the meaning of life—of one’s own life—occupies everyone at one time or another, perhaps especially when we are less “distracted” by the many demands of adult life.
Is meaning predetermined? Given from the start?
Is there a direction already in place?
The three speakers will focus on the emergence of meaning in our daily lives, on the conditions under which it arises, with a particular emphasis on sensory experience.
Objectives
- How can we open ourselves up to and become attuned to the emergence of meaning in our daily lives: what attitude should we adopt?
- How can we remain open to the search for meaning among those we support—whether adolescents, the elderly, or people deprived of their liberty—regardless of religious affiliation?
- How can we inspire this desire? How can we facilitate this search?
Prerequisites and target audience
Priority will be given to those who have completed the CAS/AASPIR Diploma.
This training is also open to those who incorporate the dimension of transcendence—present in every human being—into their practice.
Certificate or statement
- In-person attendance at all five sessions, along with a one-hour video conference call with the facilitators, will qualify participants who have attended both weekends for an AASPIR Certificate in Supporting People’s Search for Meaning. Dates will be announced at a later time.
- A certificate of attendance will be issued to those who do not wish to receive the certificate or who did not complete the entire training program.
The program
Module 1
May 2 and 3, 2026
- "Responding to what comes" is at the heart of the question of meaning—an ethical challenge that the experience of the journey allows us to address through open-discussion group sessions and active listening, without anything being predetermined or set in advance. Starting from nothing, in short.
"What remains when nothing remains? What arises," Maurice Bellet, The Crucified Messiah.
At the same time, there will be alternating periods of presentations, participatory workshops, and visual aids, particularly cinematographic ones.
Module 2
May 16 and 17, 2026
- A sensory exploration of the body in motion.
The approach will be tailored to the participants’ input as the session unfolds.
This work will include group reading sessions, discussions centered on sensory experience and knowledge-sharing, and various workshops.
Practical Information
Date(s)
- May 2–3 and May 16–17, 2026
Speaker(s)
- > Régine Chopinot
Choreographer, yoga instructor. Former director of the CCN in La Rochelle and later in residence at the Port des créateurs in Toulon, she continues her sensitive exploration of the concepts of the inside, the outside, and the in-between through her works Du Corps à l'ouvrage, *Corps mémoire*, and *Mémoires vivantes*.
www.reginechopinot.net
> Patrick Valdenaire
Former high school philosophy teacher. Vice-president of the ACML (Association Marcel Légaut) and member of the seminar for Initial program coordinators (Maurice Bellet).
> Véronique Zumstein
Neurologist and FMH-certified psychiatrist-psychotherapist. Instructor in the Aaspir basic training program.
Number of participants
Price
- CHF 480 (AASPIR members) CHF 510 (non-members)
for the 4-day course (25 hours of training), to be paid into the AASPIR account.
Opening hours
- > Saturday
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
1:30 PM – 6:00 PM
> Sunday
9:00 AM – 12:30 PM
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Address of the venue
- "Le Chalet," Clinique La Lignière, 1196 GLAND.
Free parking available / Bus service from the Gland CFF train station with a stop in front of the clinic.
Lunch: picnic (refrigerator and microwave available, as well as tea and coffee).
Registration / Information
- > On the website or by contacting the AASPIR secretariat: secretariat@aaspir.com
> Registration deadline:
April 30, 2026
