Retreat: July 02 to 13, 2023

When I decided to sign up for the retreat and immediately received that the condition would be to meditate two hours a day, there I already saw that this choice was serious and I immediately took that attitude. And so from May until the retreat I have been following it.

I noticed a greater centering, more calm and also realized that the path was not linear because there were days of extreme peace and gratitude and others of much chaos and revolt.

Three days before arriving at the retreat, I started with pre-moon hormonal migraines and as soon as I stepped foot in the Ashram my moon went down. On day 1 in the first meditation of the morning I sat to meditate in the hall and in a matter of minutes I felt a very strong twinge, it was colic with belly pain and I had to leave the hall feeling very bad, but all the time assisted by the resident in charge who helped me. I cried thinking that I would be "eliminated" (laughs), but I medicated myself and soon returned for the next meditation session.

The days that followed were a mixture of body pain, moments of pure ecstasy with sublime well-being, anger, crying, laughter, clarification and today at the end I can only feel gratitude and much love.

The Satsang videos were answering each day my questions and daily experiences and the final individual Satsang was very powerful, it will certainly be important in building my spiritual journey following the teachings and each day detaching from worldly life for the true Igniting of the Sacred Fire.

Gratitude to the residents and the Ashram for the opportunity, welcome and days of extreme connection with my purpose.