Experiences – Darkness Retreats

Aubrey Marcus Talk about Psychedelics and Pineal Gland Activation – 7 Days in Complete Darkness

Mon, 17 Feb 2020 14:46:38 +0000

A few weeks ago Aubrey Marcus went through a 7 days Complete Darkness Retreat and on the last day, he allowed us to interview him where he shared about Psychedelics, his insights from the Darkroom and also about his pineal gland activation experience.

A Week In Darkness: The experience of Aubrey Marcus

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:59:13 +0000

Aubrey Marcus was with us for a week at Darkness Retreat. Learn all about his experiences in retreat here

What are the Stages and Symptoms of the Pineal Gland Activation [Experience from 49 day in the Dark]

import — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 13:30:51 +0000

After 49 days in the Dark with no Food, I made a Video with Danilo to talk about his Pineal Gland Activation Experiences.

Questions & Answers from the Darkness Retreat

import — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:38:22 +0000

Learn about the Symptoms of the open third eye – we answer the great questions you asked us.

Day 28 of 49 in complete Darkness – Yogi wisdom about manifestation

import — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:37:18 +0000

Learn about the secret of true manifestation power in connection with cosmic grace and divine energy.

Danilos 21th day in complete Darkness – Pineal Gland Activation & Astralprojection

import — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 13:25:52 +0000

In this video, Danilo and Bharati share some experiences that they had in the darkness retreat and in their quest to discover the depth of real spiritual experiences.

Interview with Darren Alexander – From darkness to light

import — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:22:33 +0000

Darren is sharing his very unique experience of his darkness retreat. This internal and intimite journey he was and still is going through is a wonderful example of how darkness operates in our system.
We are also talking about nutrition, vaccination, nature, out of body experiences, ego, astral projection and even Netflix

Coming back to light after 7 days of Darkness Retreat – Akshay Nanavati shares his experience

import — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:10:55 +0000

The famous author of the book FEARVANA, Akshay Nanavati, tells us how his experience during a Darkness Retreat has been fully transformative and has allowed him to understand his existence from a perspective he would never have imagined.

There are no words that can reach to explain what it feels like a Darkness Retreat. The expanded perception that is achieved during it makes you come back to your life totally changed ?. You turn off the light to meet the subtle divinity that surrounds everything.

A Week in the Darkness – Silvie Dymáková

import — Wed, 19 Oct 2016 15:20:03 +0000

In the Czech Republic, ‘Dark Therapy’ as it is known there has become incredibly popular in recent years. By all accounts there are at least 15 providers of Darkness Retreats in some shape or form, ranging from a relatively basic hut on someone’s private property, to more specialist and sophisticated clinics, some of which have been featured on this blog.

Word got around that a prolonged stay in darkness could be highly beneficial, and as such many of the facilities are booked up for months in advance. In 2014, news of this phenomena caught the attention of Czech television company ‘Česká televize’, who decided to send one of their reporters, Silvie Dymáková, to do a Darkness Retreat for herself, and record it all using a thermographic camera.

The video below starts on Silvie’s third day, because she pretty much slept for most of the first two. This is common for most Darkness Retreat participants. It is in Czech with English subtitles. (See video summary below)

To begin with, the programme introduces some of the history behind times spent in the dark, including where it all started in Tibet, when monks would spend up to 7 weeks in complete isolation and silence in darkness, to promote self-discovery and spiritual growth, as well as to prepare for their journey to the next world.

Dr. Andrew Urbiš then speaks about some of the physical benefits people might experience – he was the person who introduced this practice to the Czech Republic. It was with him, at his clinic in Celadna – the Beskydské Rehabilitation Center – that Silvie did her 7 day retreat. It begins with a series of tests to assess her mental wellbeing and exhaustion levels, which show her to be highly stressed.

The documentary highlights that it is important to be fully committed to your Darkness Retreat and to go into it with the intention to get the most from your stay, otherwise it can feel like you are a prisoner, and may not be a positive or beneficial experience.

Before Silvie’s retreat formally begins, she is shown all of the facilities with the light on, so that she can acquaint herself with where everything is and how it all works with regards to food, personal hygiene, daily support from Dr. Urbiš, what to do in an emergency etc.

Having spent most of the first 2 days sleeping, Silvie has lost any real sense of time, especially as her food is being brought at random times throughout her stay. By the third day, the darkness is starting its ‘repair’ and Silvie is beginning to experience lucid dreaming, and has stopped perceiving reality. It gives her a bit of a wobble, because she’s uncertain if what is happening is real or imagined, so feels a bit scary.

As her time in the darkness increases, Silvie starts to sense the presence of other beings in her room, though after a while this begins to feel the darkness getting friendlier, although still thinks she is not alone. Her subconscious is doing its work, giving her flashbacks from childhood,plus she is experiencing light phenomena, that is also quite common. Once she gets through the initial crisis of anxiety, she then feels like her stay in darkness is the best form of regeneration, which can awaken creativity and be a huge source of energy.

At the end of her ‘Week in the darkness’,Silvie is most looking forward to the sun, music and seeing the people she loves, as well as to having the best pasta in the world. She leaves her room at dawn, for a gentle reintroduction to the light. Many people have a highly emotional reaction to seeing the light again, and Silvie is no exception.

At the end, she says she has more energy, feels calmer and her digestion is better. Her dreams remain in her memory, as vivid as ever, but she’s still not sure if they were real or imagined…

Silvie later received the Czech Lion Award for Best Documentary Feature for this programme.

Tangible Soul Energy During the Darkness Retreat (Videos)

import — Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:40:40 +0000

During Darkness Retreats, my guests usually have intense spiritual experiences, including them often being able to physically see their own soul energy with their own eyes. We have been fortunate enough to capture some of these experiences on film, and deeply thank our guests for giving us permission to do so.

At the end of one of my client’s Darkness Retreat, I (Bharati) guided him to the Temple Room. The light flashes that could be seen by my guest during his time in the darkness were still visible even in the light, and could be recorded too. When I started chanting the mantra “Arut perum jothi, arut perum jothi, thani perum karunai, arut perum jothi” the lights seemed to get even stronger.

(There are various interpretations of what the mantra means in English, but in essence it is saying “Vast Grace-Light, Vast Grace-Light, Supreme Compassion,Vast Grace-Light”. Indeed, it certainly seemed to have the desired effect!)

Here, we see a participant who actually spent a total of 49 days in the dark. In her case, visible soul energy (also called orbs) could very clearly be seen too – just see how many orbs there are and how fast they move. Incredible! Recording this energy of the soul was truly an extraordinary and moving moment.