✨ 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. She said that since coming out she “trusts herself more” and feels “more relaxed”. Before going into the dark, nervousness and uncertainty had the upper hand. She openly admitted that she “didn’t know if she’d cope”, but afterwards she added that she could have managed the retreat “for longer, too”.
🌿 Several times in the interview she mentioned that in everyday life she spends a lot of time on her phone and is always dealing with something. That is exactly why the silence and slowing down during darkness therapy were such a huge relief for her. She said that after coming back she wants to “find more calm” and give herself more space. The darkness was nothing frightening for her – on the contrary, she experienced it as a setting that lets you stop and breathe without pressure or interruptions.
✨ She also talked about how her perception of the darkness itself changed during the retreat. She said the dark “didn’t bother her at all any more” and that she gradually found comfort and a natural rhythm in it. Although she felt apprehensive before it began, she gradually grew confident and calm. She shared that in the dark you can perceive your own thoughts much more clearly, because there is nothing to distract you.
🌙 Her reflections on why such an experience makes sense carried a very strong message. In her words, a retreat will help “anyone” who wants to look “into themselves”. She spoke about how the darkness lets you be closer to yourself, understand yourself better and sense what you really need. She also repeatedly encouraged those who are thinking about such an experience. She said “there’s nothing to be afraid of”, because “you’re just alone with yourself”, and added that you “shouldn’t be afraid of yourself”.
😊 Her honest account beautifully shows how darkness therapy can offer space for trust, relaxation and deeper self-knowledge. We don’t look for drama in her experience – what we find in it is calm, courage and a return to herself.
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