Art of Silence Retreat - Advanced Meditation Course - Art of Living

A Profound
Spiritual Immersion

Build upon your experience of freedom from the Happiness Program

Get much needed rest in an
all-inclusive guided retreat

Go deeper with advanced guided
meditations, silent inquiry and
rejuvenating yoga

Realign with your
inner truth

Why take 3-4 days out of your busy life for a meditation retreat?

These few days make the rest of your year more alive, productive and full of energy. When you emerge, you feel recharged and refreshed, ready to take on all your responsibilities with greater focus and joy.

Grateful to all the people and things which enable me to take time out like this to care for myself so that I can be the best, most stress-free and happy version of myself possible … and in that be a better mamma. Truly blessed and most humbled. "

-Meggan, megganmamma.com

Create Big Shifts in Your Life

The Silence Retreat can help you drop limiting beliefs, regrets and worries, and tap into a bigger vision for yourself. You come back to your life more grounded, more centered, more wise. You find a joy that is unshaken by outer circumstances. And the more often you do this retreat, the more this strength and freedom builds inside of you.

A Structured Retreat

While other retreats could leave you a little to your own devices to find some silence amidst a quiet atmosphere, many people find it challenging to know how to quiet their own minds. The Art of Silence Retreat provides optimal conditions for sinking deep within and breaking free from our mental chatter. Your whole day is carefully guided and crafted to give you as relaxing and transformative an experience possible. It’s no wonder that many course participants refer to it as the ideal vacation for body, mind, and spirit.

“I have been to other silent retreats at places like Kripalu, but basically, we were just silent and did our own thing, with optional classes we could attend throughout the day. But what we did here is so much more. What you guys offer is a full curriculum—the guided meditations, the service, the wisdom, the music—all of this took me on a journey far deeper than I thought possible.”

- Silence Retreat participant

Main Elements of the Retreat

"Meditation is the journey from movement to
stillness sound to silence."

-Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Deep Meditations

A set of guided meditations called “Hollow and Empty” created by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar are a central part of the retreat. These meditations are geared towards drawing out the deepest layers of stress and tension from our nervous system.

Silence

Silence is more than not speaking, it is a way to renew ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. Even just a few minutes of true silence gives a rest far deeper than sleep, and possibly anything else you’ve experienced in life.

Mudras and Advanced Pranayama

The course builds upon the breathing exercises taught during the Happiness Program and teaches a series of Mudras – a subtle technique to balance the mind and emotions.

Music

Often, silence is associated with sadness. But in the retreat, silence is a celebration. After a full day of yoga, meditation and processes, the evenings are spent celebrating the inner spirit through soulful music and sacred chants.

More Elements

Yoga-Unite the body and mind with a morning yoga session to start each day.
Vedic Wisdom- Explore the “Four Pillars of Knowledge” from the ancient Vedic texts of India, which gives us the tools to live with bliss in our lives.
Question and Answer-Get clarity on meditation and peaceful living in nightly Q&A sessions with your teacher.
Wholesome Food-There’s nothing like eating well to soothe your spirit. Relish three delicious vegetarian meals a day.

"There is a big change [in me] from before and after going to the Silence Retreat. I feel I have become a new person, so I say that the part-2 course (Art of Silence retreat) has been the starting point of my new self. The new me is very comfortable. I feel blessed and very happy. Actually, I feel very lucky to come across a course like this. Thank you for giving such an opportunity."

- Shoko

WHAT PARTICIPANTS SHARE

The Joy of Meditation

Daniel Moss

"I feel more like myself after the Silence Retreat. My life goes smoother after it and I feel the difference for a good 3-6 months."

Max Goldberg

"It was very, very powerful. I gained such a sense of calm, more than I ever could have imagined. "

Julie Madeley

“It helped me to put into practice the valuable wisdom which I had picked up on [The Happiness Program]. I came away relaxed , refreshed and happier than I had felt for a long time. "