Václav Šmilauer#
About me
Interest and striving to understand life — especially inside and relationally. I enjoy extending this interest to others as well.
Educated in philosophy and computational physics, working as both postdoc and self-employed researcher. I am trained as
- psychotherapist
- phenomenological (person-oriented) therapy (PVŠPS Prague); member of the Czech Association for Psychotherapy
- MBSR facilitator and supervisor
- mindfulness-based stress reduction (IAS Berlin, Mindfulness UK London)
- insight meditation (vipassanā) teacher
- Theravada Buddhism lineage (Chom Tong monastery, Thailand)
- mindfulness teacher
- assistant of Christopher Titmuss (UK).
What’s on the menu#
Psychotherapy
online and offline
I offer a range of therapeutic approaches; according to your time, with agreed-upon regularity:
- daseinsanalytical (phenomenological) therapy
- focusing
- phenomenological analysis of dreams
- ideal parent figures protocol
- mindfulness
8-week MBSR courses
dealing with everyday stress
Time-proven format to train mindfulness: weekly support group, daily practice with recordings, readings in workbook. Official certificate upon completion.
Courses are offered to both general public and institutions (companies, non-profits). Don't hesitate to contact me with inquiries.
Residential meditation courses
days/weeks of inward journey
With my colleague Katarína Bírešová, we organize residential meditation retreats several times a year; take a deep dive into vipassanā (insight meditation), cultivating mindfulness. All-day meditation can change deeply rooted patterns of perception (e.g. anxiety, self-judgment, depression, aggression, …) a purify the mind of them. Everybody around us indirectly benefits from meditation.
Next residential retreat July 11–26, 2026.
brzdíme.cz
Support group for substance and process addictions (Czech-only)
Weekly meetings online, worksheets and recorded practices — free of charge, no registration required. Based on Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP).
First aid for the soul
(Czech only)
Simple mindfulness techniques you can use in daily challenging situations: one-minute breathing space, short body-scan, noting what is arising in experience (body, feelings, mind).
References#
Our satisfied clients include:
Magdalena o.p.s (non-profit addiction rehabilitation facility)
YOGAME.cz studio
Full member of Czech Association for Psychotherapy. It is usually possible to be partially reimbursed for individual therapy from your health insurance (check with your insurance company for details).
All events organized by us (including retreats) might be paid by your employer through benefit-plus.eu. Ask in advance.