"Sometimes you need to step outside, get some air, and remind yourself of who you are and where you want to be."

- Ajahn Brahm

We retreat to see clearly what we can't see from inside our own life.

But what exactly can't we see?

And why does removing ourselves from our home environment help us see it?

To understand this, we need to look at how we experience reality in the first place.

Reality comes to us through our senses.

Then the mind adds a story: "This is good," "This is bad," "This means something about me."

Layer upon layer, these stories become what we call our 'self'.

The problem is: we mistake our stories for reality itself.

When we remove the noise (phones, media, conversation) and practice mindfulness, the automatic storytelling slows down.

We experience things as they are.

We're launching a waitlist to gauge interest in a short, immersive retreat. We are currently looking for a monastic to co-design and lead it.

More details to come.