Please note that retreating in the dark is an advanced practice that is not to be approached lightly. It is important to enter the retreat in a moment of stable body-mind and with an established mindfulness practice. We recommend to start with a few days, but ultimately it is up to you for how long you would like to retreat.
ITALY
Location: between Florence & Pisa, at a sanctuary deep in the chestnut forests of Tuscany.
WE NOW OFFER TWO INDEPENDENT DARK ROOMS IN ITALY:
- Metta Bhavana (‘Loving kindness‘) is meant for retreats of 7+ days and can also accommodate a couple (king-size mattress, 35 sqm, hot shower).
- Upekkha (‘Equanimity‘) is meant for retreats of 5 to 7 days (single mattress, 20 sqm, sink, no shower)
From our years of experience, we highly recommend to plan a day or two of Integration after your Dark Retreat journey to allow your system to adapt and process the experience.
Packages Metta Bhavana Room
7 nights Dark Retreat + one night Integration: €997
10 nights Dark Retreat + 2 nights Integration: €1497
14 nights Dark Retreat + 2 nights Integration: €1991
21 nights Dark Retreat + 3 nights Integration: €2988
Please inquire for longer retreats, there is a discount available.
Packages Upekkha Room
5 nights Dark Retreat + one night Integration: €675
6 nights Dark Retreat + one night Integration: €785
7 nights Dark Retreat + one night Integration: €895
All above rates include two vegan meals per day (+dinner on arrival day & breakfast on departure day), drinking water, weekly cleaning & change of linens, complimentary pick up / drop off at the nearest train station as well as on-demand counseling while in the dark room. For Integration nights you will be offered one of our beautiful in-house private rooms.
Available meal options include vegan, gluten free, raw, smoothies and always come with herbal infusions from our garden.
Entry is between 6 pm and 10 pm, exit between 5 am and 9 am. Extra days for integration at the Sanctuary might be available on request as a personal retreat depending on our event schedule.
*If you have already studied or done retreats with us, we are happy to offer you a special discount, please inquire.
GUATEMALA
OUR GUATEMALAN LOCATION IS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE.
FACILITATOR
The Space holder & Care taker for your dark retreat journey will be Arpita, an experienced yogini, meditator & mindfulness teacher of many years.
Booking & Cancellation:
A non-refundable advance payment in full is required at the time of booking as canceled retreat periods are notoriously hard to re-book due to intricacy of scheduling. In case of changes of dates we do offer a reduced rate of 50% until two months before the starting date of your original retreat.
If you can provide a replacement person for your cancelled retreat, we are happy to accommodate such changes without charge up to two weeks before the starting date of your retreat, provided we can approve the replacement applicant.
We reserve the right to terminate a darkness retreat at our discretion in case we deem it unsafe for anyone involved, the retreater is unfit/unstable for the retreat or they are disturbing others on site.