to retreat from theordinary affairs of our life and take refuge in silence and solitude.

For those on the path of self-cultivation, a personal retreat provides anopportunity to delvedeeper into thepractice of self-reflection, meditation and mindful movement.

The purpose ofretreat is to reduce our usual distractions to as close to zero as possible. With no phone, computer, TV, nothing to read, and nobody to talk to, the outward flow of our attention reverses. We begin to more closelyinvestigat...