Retreat: June 1st to 12th, 2023

When the opportunity for the meditation and silence retreat was presented to me, I had no idea of the noisy work I would be doing internally.

A lot of memories that I didn't even know affected me so much. Many repressed feelings that were preventing me from even showing Gratitude to God for everything I already have. I noticed during these days that I was paying more attention to things that I already thought I had abandoned.

At specific moments I felt my body burn and my mind wouldn't stop still. And slowly things calmed down and then I took a deep breath and understood the reason for many things. Life doesn't forgive and these days here at the Ashram showed me that attachment doesn't take you out of where you are, and that if I really want a deep connection with God and with myself, I need to let go of the chains that imprison me.

I could stay for a long time telling everything that experience was like, but experiencing it is difficult to pass.

I wish that all seekers can find a place that provides the best experience possible, just as the Ashram provided me.

With love, Geziane Pereira Torres