Hi Tomáš and Lenka,
the dark retreat was a new experience for me. I knew a little about dark retreats before I came and had also read a bit about them.
The dark retreat and excellent facilities
I was warmly welcomed, and the excellent facilities in lovely surroundings lived up to my expectations. I didn’t come to the retreat as a form of treatment; I was mainly curious about my feelings, my reactions and the chance to work better with my thoughts.
The dark retreat and meals
I’m a vegetarian, but out of all the options I chose raw food, which makes up most of my diet anyway and which I prefer. The food was very tasty – I only regretted that I couldn’t see it, and it made me realise all the more that in everyday life I also enjoy how colourful food is. I tried to keep to my daily rhythm, as I’m used to exercising in the morning, but my sense of time still drifted quite a lot. The food being brought once a day was the only point I could hold on to and use to work out roughly what time it was.
After the retreat ended, I savoured a gentle, slow drift back into everyday life and the joy of being able to perceive my surroundings more sensitively.
Petr
