Dark retreat – participants’ experiences
The experiences of dark retreat participants can be summed up in these most common points:
- A deeper understanding of yourself
- A more contented life
- Renewed relationships with those close to you
- Finding your values and goals
- Relief from stress
We don’t know of anyone who has regretted darkness therapy. Regardless of age, gender or profession, participants rate their dark retreat positively and say it was the right thing for them.
Darkness therapy experiences are subjective
Please bear in mind that the feelings and course of a dark retreat are individual, and that other participants’ experiences may create expectations in you.
The food was great
Immersing yourself in total darkness reveals details we often overlook in the everyday rush. That's exactly how it was described by a woman who has three days in the dark, sixty hours to be precise, behind her. Right at the start of her account, she…
You can’t buy time
For one of our guests, a dark retreat was an unusual gift from his wife.
I’m into cold-water swimming
The word "holiday" suddenly lost its meaning.
Take a voice recorder with you
When someone enters the darkness for seven days for the first time, they usually have no idea how much their inner world is about to change.
Three days alone was a challenge
Looking back on her experience in our interview, this dark retreat participant spoke above all about an inner transformation that began in the very first hours.
Fear is motivation
Sometimes you need complete silence and calm to touch what you can barely hear in an ordinary day.
I was pleasantly surprised
When she decides to step into the darkness, she feels a mix of anticipation and uncertainty.
The darkness is soft
Sometimes a moment comes when the light outside is no longer enough.
In the dark you find you lack nothing
When, after several days, he opened the door and stepped outside, the light quite literally overwhelmed him.
I didn’t want to leave the dark
Sometimes the biggest change doesn't happen the moment the light goes out, but only once the mind goes quiet.
