Ever thought staying silent could ease the troubles in your life? The kind of silence you should practice but are unable to during a fight with a loved one. The kind of silence you should practice when you want to yell but that will worsen the situation. The kind of inner silence you should practice when life gives you lemons and your negative self-talk worsens it.
The precious silence can come into practice if you are patient enough to sit through the silence of a longer duration - in an Advanced Meditation Program.
What is an Advanced Meditation Program?
The Advanced Meditation Program is a silent retreat with special meditations and pranayamas. . The retreat can last for 3 days, 5 days, 7 days, or even 10 days. You can join a retreat with your chosen number of days. It is available in online and offline formats both, and in your preferred language.
Since it is a silent retreat, you are expected to stay silent during the program. You are not asked for your phones but you are expected to refrain from using them for socializing. Every day of the program is structured with meditations and timeless wisdom that help you go deep within and experience the power of silence.
What are the benefits of going in silence?
When you go inside a silent retreat like an Advanced Meditation Program, your mind undergoes deep mental rest that helps you in three big ways.
- Speak when you really need to: Silence sharpens your intellect and raises your awareness. After the silent retreat, you will gain better control over what you say, how you say it, and when you say it. You can choose to stay silent during times when your speaking will do no good. And when you do speak, you will come out assertive and soft at the same time.
- Declutter your mind: Confusion, doubts, people’s opinions, and negative self-talk are all things in the mental realm that don’t allow us to find our calling and take action. A silent retreat helps to declutter your mind and gives the clarity needed to arrive at difficult decisions.
- Raise your energy: A rise in your energy or prana can make you feel uplifted, experience healing, and allow you to take up projects and tasks that you have been procrastinating for a long time. When a silent retreat declutters your mind, it also elevates your energy levels and helps you experience these benefits.
What happens in an Advanced Meditation Program?
When you sit through the silence of an Advanced Meditation Program, all kinds of thoughts will begin to bombard you. The best rule is to neither resist those thoughts nor indulge in them. Witness their coming and going. The meditations and pranayamas will help you swim through this ocean of thoughts. As the program progresses, the thoughts will decline in number and you will reach moments of deep meditation and peace. When the program ends, you will have undergone a major mental detox.
How is the Advanced Meditation Program different from other meditation retreats?
The Advanced Meditation Program offers a greater diversity of options than most meditation retreats. You can experience it online or in any of the picturesque centers of The Art of Living. You can also enroll in an Advanced Meditation Program that lasts for three, five, seven, or even ten days.
Despite the diversity of options available, every Advanced Meditation Program is guided by an experienced teacher. No matter how long or short you have been practicing meditation and Sudarshan Kriya, you will be able to experience the program with effortlessness and ease. The guided meditations and supervision of the teacher will help you glide through the program and experience its benefits.
Anyone who is 18 or above and has learned the Sudarshan Kriya breathing technique in an entry-level program of The Art of Living can join in.
There will be sessions in the Advanced Meditation Program where you will be required to practice the Sudarshan Kriya.
Sudarshan Kriya is a rhythmic breathing technique taught in the Online Breath and Meditation Workshop. You can also choose to learn it in an offline Happiness program.
