DATES:

ARRIVE: Thursday, October 17th @ 6:00 PM

DEPART: Sunday, October 20th @ 4:00 PM

PLACE: Salt Lake City (Location given upon sign up)

SHHHHHHHH…It’s Time to Shut Up! Silent Retreat

Silent Coed Retreat

TAO TE CHING

Those who know don’t talk.
Those who talk don’t know.
Close your mouth,
block off your senses,
blunt your sharpness,
untie your knots,
soften your glare,
settle your dust.
This is the primal identity.
Be like the Tao.
It can’t be approached or withdrawn from,
benefited or harmed,
honored or brought into disgrace.
It gives itself up continually.
That is why it endures.

—Translation by Stephen Mitchell, 1995

This practice is not New Age. This practice is rooted in the intrinsic fiber of who we truly are at the foundational level. This practice forces us to look at the tapestry of who we have become and what we have curated. This is an ancient practice that has woven its value through dynasties and cultures. Sacred rituals spawning from this simple gift. Monks have practiced this for centuries. Sages have found solace and wisdom in the heavy weight of silence and the lessons it curates. As we sit in silence, all we can do is patiently await the lesson it wishes to impart on each of us. All we can do is listen.

So we sit embraced by the uncomfortable cloak of total silence. We sit amongst others, with whom we share physical space, while exploring the individual and sacred space of our own mind, body and spirit. Withholding the ability to connect in those social and cultural ways that give us temporary security and feelings of acceptance. We are forced to sit with ourselves amongst the collective, yet not with the collective. We are alone, isolated, and cut off from any external stimuli that can temporarily soothe us from the discomfort of looking inward.

📵Purify the Mind.

📵Go to the Source of Your Misery.

📵Observe your thoughts and emotions as they are, without judgement or dwelling on them.

📵Explore the true nature of reality.

But How? How do we access that purification when we have no context for this principle?

The goal is to go to the source of of misery? But how do we find it?

LOGISTICS:

• TIMEFRAME:

  Thursday 4:00 PM ARRIVE—Sunday 4:00 PM DEPART

• All Meals Included

  2 Meals a Day + Snacks + Coffee/Tea

• Guided Meditation

• Guided Facilitation

• Practices for Nervous System Regulation

• Bring own Bedding (Blowup Mattress, Sleeping Pad, Sleeping Bag, ect.)

• Shared Sleeping Space

• Time for Walking Meditation outdoors

What to Expect:

We are giving you the bear minimum for what you need to know. A big part of this practice is stepping into the unknown. So here it is…you will Meditating ALOT. No experience required.

If you have any specific questions feel free to email us: info@7sacredspaces.org

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