Within The Ultimate Darkness Retreat Programme

Explore the programme of the Within: Ultimate Darkness Retreat - a journey of self-discovery and healing through immersive darkness experience.

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Within The Ultimate Darkness Retreat Programme day by day

day 1

Highlights:

ARRIVAL • GROUP INTRODUCTION • SELF-AWARENESS

CONVERSATION • DINNER WITHUS • WELCOME TO THE DARKNESS CABIN • LETTER TO YOUR-SELF (PRE DARK-NESS) • INTRODUCTORY NIGHT IN DARKNESS CABIN

ARRIVAL • GROUP INTRODUCTION • SELF-AWARENESS CONVERSATION • DINNER WITH US • WELCOME TO THE DARKNESS CABIN • LETTER TO YOUR-SELF (PRE DARK-NESS) • INTRODUC-TORY NIGHT IN DARKNESS CABIN

ARRIVAL • GROUP INTRODUCTION • SELF-AWARENESS CONVERSATION • DINNER WITHUS • WELCOME TO THE DARKNESS CABIN • LETTER TO YOUR-SELF (PRE DARKNESS) • INTRODUC-TORY NIGHT IN DARKNESS CABIN

Arrival & Introduction

Day one begins with a warm welcome and a nourishing snack, followed by an in-depth self-awareness conversation and evaluation to prepare you for the journey ahead. Participants receive guidance in key techniques to support their experience. Following a dinner with our team and other guests (Withus dinner), you spend the first night in the darkness cabin.

Day one begins with a warm welcome and a nourishing snack, followed by an in-depth self-awareness conversation and evaluation to prepare you for the journey ahead. Partici-pants receive guidance in key techniques to support their experience. Following a dinner with our team and other guests (Withus dinner), you spend the first night in the darkness cabin.

Arrival

Dinner Withus

Letter to Yourself (Pre-Darkness)

Group Introduction

Self-Awareness Conversation

Welcome to the Darkness Cabin

Introductory Night in Darkness Cabin

Day one begins with a warm welcome and a nourishing snack, followed by an in-depth self-awareness conversation and evaluation to prepare you for the journey ahead. Participants receive guidance in key techniques to support their exper-ience. Following a dinner with our team and ohter guests (Withus dinner), you spend the first night in the darkness cabin.

Arrival

Group Introduction

Self-Awareness Conversation

Dinner Withus

Welcome to the Darkness Cabin

Letter to Yourself (Pre-Darkness)

Introductory Night in Darkness Cabin

day 2

Highlights:

SATSANG • GROUP MEDITATION • GUIDED BREATHING

TECHNIQUES • COLD EXPOSURE • BRUNCH WITHUS • INTERVIEW WITH RETREAT COUNSELLOR • THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE OR REFLEXOLOGY • 3 DAYS OF DARKNESS EXPERIENCE BEGINS

SATSANG • GROUP MEDITATION • GUIDED BREATHING TECHNIQUES • COLD EXPOSURE • BRUNCH WITHUS • INTERVIEW WITH RETREAT COUN-SELLOR • THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE OR REFLEXOLOGY • 3 DAYS OF DARKNESS EXPERIENCE BEGINS

SATSANG • GROUP MEDITATION • GUIDED BREA-THING TECHNIQUES • COLD EXPOSURE • BRUNCH WITHUS • INTERVIEW WITH RETREAT COUNSELLOR • THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE OR REFLEXOLOGY • 3 DAYS OF DARKNESS EXPE-RIENCE BEGINS

Preparation

Day two of the retreat begins with a peaceful awakening and morning greeting, followed by Satsang, a group meditation, breathing techni-que session, followed by an ice bath and brunch, before the start of the three-day darkness experience.

In the afternoon, after an individual therapy session, each guest enters his or her cabin and immerses in total darkness. This begins the lon-gest, uninterrupted period of self-reflection and therapy that most people have never experienced before.

Day two of the retreat begins with a peaceful awakening and morning greeting, followed by Satsang, a group meditation, breathing tech-nique session, followed by an ice bath and brunch, before the start of the three-day darkness experience.

In the afternoon, after an individual therapy session, each guest enters his or her cabin and immerses in total darkness. This begins the longest, uninterrupted period of self-reflection and therapy that most people have never experienced before.

Satsang • Group Meditation

Brunch Withus

Self-Awareness Conversation

Guided Breathing Techniques

Cold Exposure

Therapeutic Massage or Reflexology

3 Days of Darkness Experience Begins

Day two of the retreat begins with a peaceful awakening and morning gree-ting, followed by Satsang, a group medi-tation, breathing technique session,

followed by an ice bath and brunch, befo-re the start of the three-day darkness experience.

In the afternoon, after an individual the-rapy session, each guest enters his or her cabin and immerses in total darkness. This begins the longest, uninterrupted period of self-reflection and therapy

that most people have never experienced before.

Guided Breathing

Satsang & Group Meditation

Cold Exposure

Brunch Withus

Self-Awareness Conversation

Therapeutic Massage or Reflexology Session

3 Days of Darkness Experience Begins

day 3-5

Highlights:

3 days IN DARKNESS • DAILY COUNSEL SUPPORT • Organic vegan meals

3 Days of Total Darkness & Silence Experience

Days 3 to 5 spent in total darkness are the centerpiece of the entire program. The time spent in total darkness and voluntary isolation* from outside stimuli, allows participants to focus on their journey of self-discovery and healing.

Each day, a counsellor visits all participants, providing meals and offering counselling support in the experience of darkness. Participants can turn the light at any time that suits them. They can also leave and return to the darkness if they feel it is good for them or they need it.

The freedom to choose what this part of the retreat should look like is always the sovereign, individual decision of each participant.

* The darkness cabin is open from the inside and one can always leave it.

Days 3 to 5 spent in total darkness are the centerpiece of the entire program. The time spent in total darkness and voluntary isolation* from outside stimuli, allows parti-cipants to focus on their journey of self-discovery and healing.

The freedom to choose what this part of the retreat should look like is always the sove-reign, individual decision of each participant.

* The darkness cabin is open from the inside and one can always leave it.

Darkness Cabin: Meditation Area

Darkness Cabin: Dining Area

Darkness Cabin: Wash basin

Darkness Cabin: Food delivery hatch

Darkness Cabin: Interior

Darkness Cabin: Sleeping Area

Communication with Counsellor

Darkness Cabin: Dining Area

Darkness Cabin: Meditation Area

Darkness Cabin: Bathing Area

Each day, a counsellor visits all partici-pants, providing meals and offering counselling support in the experience of darkness. Participants can turn the light at any time that suits them. They can also leave and return to the darkness if they feel it is good for them or they need it.

The freedom to choose what this part of the retreat should look like is always the sovereign, individual decision of each participant.

* The darkness cabin is open from the inside and one can always leave it.

Darkness Cabin: Meditation Area

Darkness Cabin: Dining Area

Darkness Cabin: Wash basin

Darkness Cabin: Food delivery hatch

Darkness Cabin: Interior

Darkness Cabin: Sleeping Area

Communication with Counsellor

Darkness Cabin: Dining Area

Darkness Cabin: Meditation Area

Darkness Cabin: Bathing Area

day 5

Highlights:

LEAVING THE DARKNESS • POST-DARKNESS DISCUSSION
• BRUNCH WITHUS • LETTER TO YOURSELF (POST DAR-KNESS) • INTERVIEW WITH RETREAT COUNSELLOR
• SOUND HEALING SESSION • SATSANG • WITHIN COMMUNITY GROUP SHARING MEETING • FINAL NIGHT

LEAVING THE DARKNESS • POST-DARKNESS DISCUSSION • BRUNCH WITHUS • LETTER TO YOURSELF (POST DAR-KNESS) • INTERVIEW WITH RE-TREAT COUNSELLOR • SOUND HEALING SESSION • SATSANG • WITHIN COMMUNITY GROUP SHARING MEETING • FINAL NIGHT

LEAVING THE DARKNESS • POST-DARKNESS DISCUSSION • BRUNCH WITHUS • LETTER TO YOURSELF (POST-DARKNESS) • INTERVIEW WITH RETREAT COUNSELLOR • SOUND HEAL-ING SESSION • SATSANG • WITHIN COMMUNITY GROUP SHARING MEETING • FINAL NIGHT

Leaving The Darkness

Day five concludes the transformative journey. After leaving the darkness cabin, you will have a spontaneous conversation with your counsellor and a one-on-one session, have breakfast and write a letter to yourself for the future. The afternoon is time for group meditation and meeting other program participants. The sixth night is your last night in the darkness cabin. Time for self-reflection and summary.

Leaving the darkness

Brunch Withus

Within Community Group Sharing Meeting

Satsang

Counselling session and spiritual guidance

Leaving the darkness

Post-darkness discussion

Letter to Yourself (post-Darkness)

Sound Healing Session

Hybrid Community sharing Meeting

Final Night

Day five concludes the transformative journey.

After leaving the darkness cabin, you will have a

spontaneous conversation with your counsellor

and a one-on-one session, have breakfast and write

a letter to yourself for the future. The afternoon is

time for group meditation and meeting other program participants. The sixth night is your last night in the darkness cabin. Time for self-reflection and summary.

Leaving the darkness

Post-darkness discussion

Letter to Yourself (post-Darkness)

Brunch Withus

Within Community Group Sharing Meeting

Satsang

Counselling session and spiritual guidance

Final Night

day 6

Highlights:

Breakfast and departure • optional 1 day extention of your stay in the retreat

Departure

Breakfast, farewell and departure. As you leave, you will take with you a new clarity of mind and inner peace.

For those who desire deeper reflection, there is an option to extend the retreat by one additional day and night to further integrate the experience before returning to everyday life.

Breakfast, farewell and departure. As you leave, you will take with you a new clarity of mind and inner peace.

For those who desire deeper reflection, there is an option to extend the retreat by one additional day and night to further integrate the experience before returning to everyday life.

Temple of presence

Temple of Presence

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Within The Ultimate Darkness Retreat Programme