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Vegetarian meals in the dark

What is a plant-based diet?

Meat and meat stock are never served.

In the sanctuary the need to eat generally drops, so you eat less than usual. Another factor is a heightened sense of taste, which strongly rejects spicy food. That is why we always try to get meals from our suppliers with minimal seasoning, combined so that you enjoy them and can eat them comfortably during a dark retreat.

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Will a plant-based diet fill you up even if you don’t normally eat one?

Most practitioners eat meat at home and try a plant-based diet for the first time with us. Three reactions from Google reviews.

The cabins are furnished just right, the food was absolutely great (and I don’t usually eat vegetarian meals).

ciba, January 2026

Thank you so much for everything, and also for the kind vegan meal option, with help from Dobrá Menu in Kutná Hora 💚

bell art, May 2024

Minimalist cabins so you can focus entirely on your own thoughts, great vegetarian food and lovely people who do everything they can to help you get the most out of the stay.

Matyáš Proll, June 2026

A dark retreat and fruit

You will always have fruit available, both our own seasonal fruit and bought fruit, mainly in winter and spring, when our own is not in season.

Allergies to particular nuts and seeds have become quite common lately, so we prefer to bring them only by prior arrangement.

How the meals work

By arrangement, vegetarian meals are brought once a day in insulated food carriers, usually between 11 am and 3 pm. We don’t want you to get used to a fixed time, because losing track of time is a welcome helper in deepening the contact with your inner self.

Depending on the day’s menu, meals usually include vegetables, potatoes, rice, sauces, salads, soups and sometimes bread.

Throughout your stay you have as much fresh water from our own well as you like.

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