April 26 – April 28, 2024 –
Experienced in the comfort of your own home and led through a series of live and pre-recorded videos and reading materials.
We treasure this life and yet we rarely can hear ourselves think. We are constantly being bombarded and absorbing information at a dizzying pace. Between phones, televisions, audiobooks, and computers, when do you have time to just turn off and breathe?
Ripe in the 21st century when stillness and silence are harder to come by, and haste and fast-paced living keep us constantly bouncing from one task to another; what would happen if you just sat and were to be? What would come up for you in the spaces between? The spaces between your thoughts. The spaces between your breath. The spaces between your heartbeat.
The work of stilling the monkey mind is not easy but it is transformational and liberating.
“The quieter you become the more you are able to hear.” – Rumi
Join Hawah Kasat, a gifted yoga and meditation teacher of over 20 years, and an award-winning author, documentary filmmaker, non-profit leader, and TEDx speaker, as we plunge, excavate, and explore the depths of silence and solitude together. He promises to guide you with a culturally sensitive soft touch and a big compassionate heart toward the bounty of silence.
This retreat is suitable for those who have never taken a vow of silence and want to explore what it feels like to observe noble silence, as well as veteran silent retreaters who want to tune up their senses of awareness and perception.
NOTE: For most of this retreat, participants will be encouraged to take a vow of noble silence—so there will be no writing, reading, or talking. There will be certain hours of the day when writing will be permitted and a Q&A will take place. Some days and time periods even eye contact with others will be discouraged.
EXPLORE THE DEPTHS OF SILENCE