🌿 One of our guests decided to treat himself to a few days of silence and calm. In his everyday life he had been through a long stretch of work rush, jumping from one obligation to the next, and he felt he needed a change. So he chose four nights in the dark – and it wasn’t his first time. This was already his third experience of darkness therapy.
✨ After the retreat he spoke about feeling rested and inwardly settled. He shared that every time he goes back into the dark, he finds something new there. This time, the retreat meant above all a chance to calm his mind and allow himself to switch off completely. Darkness therapy has become his way of stepping off the daily merry-go-round and coming back to himself.
👣 He also talked about how, in the dark, the need to deal with little things gradually fades away. In everyday life he was overwhelmed by constantly jumping between tasks, but in the silence and the dark he was learning to stay centred, at peace. He sensed subtler layers of his inner self and came to appreciate how important time spent just with yourself is.
🔥 He also mentioned that he sees the setting of his retreat as safe and supportive. For him, darkness is not an escape from reality but a return to what really matters. When, with a smile, he considered whether he would go again, his answer was clear: “Definitely yes.”
🌌 His words show that a dark retreat can be a repeated journey towards a deeper experience. Darkness therapy then becomes not a one-off experience but a gradual discovery of yourself. Each return to the dark brings new awareness, more calm and a strength that stays with you in everyday life too.
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