What is a silent retreat On Thursday last week my daughter had a basketball practice and I had 1hr to spare before picking her up. The basketball practice was right beside a public library. I decided to go in and spend the whole hour in silence looking at books. I wandered around this new found […]
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What is a silent retreat A silent retreat is a structured period of time, typically ranging from a few days to several weeks, during which participants refrain from speaking and often limit other forms of communication as well, such as gestures, eye contact, or writing. These retreats are usually held in serene, natural settings like
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My silent journey I think my silent journey began when my parents bought a country house about 1.5 hrs from Toronto, Canada. I was forced to go up every weekend from when I was 13 years old which is what I think started my appreciation for nature and silence. I would often walk in the
The benefits of having a silent wellness retreat at your company There are several event companies that specialize in corporate retreats. Most retreats are full of team-building activities, entertainment and above all food and alcohol. They are fun and often tiring for the employees. Wellness retreats on the other hand can also be full
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Mantras for Meditation A mantra is an energy or subtle vibration with big power used for different purposes such as, waking consciousness. Everything is evolves from a vibration. It is an internal movement of being or body. So the movement is life. If movement is life and vibration is movement we can determine vibration as vital energy.
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Your Mind on a Silent Retreat – Vipassana People sign up for a silent retreat for many different reasons often because they are going through some sort of crisis and are trying to find answers within themselves. Other people just go for the silence, to meditate and become more focused on their minds or perhaps even to just push themselves
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The usefulness of a silent yoga retreat Several days have passed since the silent yoga retreat I did with Hot Yoga Academy ended and I wonder what have I learned, what am I more aware of, how has it helped me? Going on a silent retreat produces some vertigo and excitement. But the idea of not talking, of not
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The types of Meditation at our Silence Yoga Retreat Meditation forms a very important part of our silent yoga retreats. If you plan on coming on our 3-day retreat, you may or may not have experience in meditation. Therefore, we will tell you a little about what to expect at the retreat centre, in addition
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Do’s & Don’ts about Running a Successful Yoga Retreat Running a profitable yoga retreat is more complicated then it might seem. Here is a list of things to pay attention to when organizing a yoga retreat. Firstly you must decide what type of yoga retreat you want to provide. It is best to have yoga
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