Retreats - Testimonials

Retreat: retreat from october 31 to november 11, 2022

This retreat has such a subtle and potent force that it scares (at first), puts us in contact with all our chains of fear, illusions, greed, lust... and makes us face them and make a decision. It is a retreat that goes beyond what one imagines, that makes us choose, face and realize that silence is much more than silence and how much we deceive ourselves with words, desires and illusions.

The space is incredible, beautiful, I felt in the middle of the forest, an exuberant beauty that each time presented me with something new, rain, sun, moon, several birds, various scents and sounds... a pure, light, subtle energy.

The residents within their seriousness, always showing welcome and pleasure to serve.

The seriousness and rigidity of the space/people made all the difference to my surrender.

The videos and daily talks have a perfect didactic. I loved all the process, thank you for every detail.

I am grateful and happy for this opportunity.

Retreat: August 26th to September 6th, 2023

Namaskar to all Beings of Light at the Ashram City of Angels.

It's difficult to put into words this profound and searching experience. I came to the retreat in search of this Inner Freedom of the Self, to find myself, align my purposes, steady my mind and polish all the mundane aspects within me. Experiencing these 10 days of silence was more challenging than I had imagined, everything became intense, and as time went by, everything quietened down, the calm came closer, the light enveloped me and peace settled in, thus emerging a connection of the heart to the Divine. I didn't set any expectations before I came, I arrived with only my intentions and today I'm returning to "the world", with more, with much more than my intentions, I'm returning HOME.

It's a retreat that should be obligatory for all people to do instead of going on vacation and traveling around the world, they should first go back inside, internalize themselves.
The place is incredible, so peaceful and humble. The residents are serene and Light, welcoming, advising and transmitting love. Five-star food and accommodation, or rather, the whole sky.

I'm grateful for all the knowledge I've received through the experience and for the Satsanga, which brings all the Light on the Path.

I'm leaving today and will definitely be back tomorrow.
Thank you
OM Shanti

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.

Retreat: retreat from october 31 to november 11, 2022

This is for sure the most intense experience of inner searching that I have ever lived through. I have to confess that it is very difficult, but very rewarding. The pain in the body, I believe, is the biggest obstacle. Everything hurts. Everything is uncomfortable. In those moments, the mind doesn't cooperate even a little bit... mine... told me to give up all the time. My stomach was a separate war... the strangest and most diverse noises... everything different all at once!

When everything seemed calm and reasonably "normal", then came the bell... Ah! This one I even trembled... At 3:30 in the morning... you can't resist, turn to the side, warm bed... "Jump fast, it hurts less"... This was my "mantra" at that moment... and the days went by, the body pains and discomfort disappeared, the mind... ah, this mind! It even surrendered to all of this... It became calmer, more centered, stopped complaining, can you believe it? And a light at the end of the tunnel began to appear.

The process was getting more intense, every day, but at this time I could go through it all with much more calm, much more lightness... The gratitude was increasing... The welcome feeling and of belonging too... and here I am on my last day of retreat... crying... always. Lol... With a lightness in my heart, a peace in my mind... It seems that time has stopped... The weights on my shoulders are gone... It's as if we took a heavy backpack off our shoulders and replaced it by a lighter one... And by the way... lightness... the food here is wonderful! Think about a simple food, pure, made with love, care... how delicious!

The team is wonderful too... we don't speak to each other for 10 days, but it is as if every day we get to know each other better and better. I am pure gratitude!

Namaste!