Silent Meditation Retreat September 2025

In a world that pulls our attention in countless directions, true clarity becomes rare, and inner spaciousness, even rarer.

This weekend meditation retreat invites you to slow down, re-center, and expand your capacity for presence. Through breath-based practices, open awareness meditation, and subtle body work, we will learn to steady the mind, calm the nervous system, and gently widen our perception of experience.

Rather than striving to “clear the mind,” we’ll explore how to drop into clarity not as a mental effort, but as a natural quality that arises from embodied stillness and openness.

Whether you are new to meditation or seeking to deepen an existing practice, this retreat will help you return to a felt sense of clarity, vitality, and presence

 

Retreat Details
Format: In-person (near Santa Cruz) or Online attendance (Zoom link will be provided closer to the start date)

Meals: Simple vegetarian meals are provided (please bring your own food if you have special dietary needs)

Accommodation:

• Floor sleeping in a communal practice space (pad & blanket provided) is included
• Private rooms for extra cost (limited number)
• Participants may choose to commute daily or camp onsite with their own tent

Included:

• In-person or online attendance
• Meals (please bring your own food if you have special dietary needs)
• Floor sleeping in a communal practice space or camp onsite with your own tent

 

Who This Retreat Is For:

• Anyone craving clarity, space, or a reset
• Meditators seeking to deepen their practice
• Those navigating overstimulation or mental fatigue
• Individuals ready to experience a softer, steadier mind
• Seekers of presence, peace, and expansiveness

Location:

🧘‍♀️ In-person near Santa Cruz, CA, address is sent upon registration

💻 Simultaneously offered live online via Zoom

 

Host

Asyl’s journey spans over a decade of rigorous practice, beginning with the Kriya and Tantra yoga traditions and later deepening through samatha and vipassana practices rooted in Theravada Buddhism. After many retreats and years of dedicated training, he chose to fully devote himself to exploring the nature of the mind, undergoing intensive training in the Rinzai Zen tradition at Korinji - Rinzai Zen Monastery. Today, he continues to practice within the Zen tradition, enriching his path with training in the mystical teachings of Sufism, non-dual meditation teacher programs, and somatic teacher trainings.

His work is rooted in the psycho-spiritual domain, where he practices and teaches direct methods for engaging the whole being - body, mind, subtle energy system, and heart. Asyl’s approach is integrative, blending the rigor of disciplined practice with a deep sensitivity to the unfolding of inner experience and the natural flow of life. He invites practitioners into an embodied path of transformation – one that honors the intelligence of the body-mind, nurtures presence, and expands perception beyond the ordinary as a gateway to the Sacred and Divine.

Asyl is the co-founder of Innercraft, an online platform offering in-depth meditation teachings from diverse wisdom traditions. His professional background includes an MBA from Dartmouth College

Learn More: https://asylb.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/asylabc/

 

Retreat Structure
Friday Evening (7:30 – 10:00 PM)

• Arrival & settling
• Opening circle
• Meditation instructions
• Group meditation session
• Lights out 10:00pm

 

Saturday (6:00 AM – 9:00 AM)

• Warm up and body practices
• Group meditation session
• Breakfast followed by rest

 

Saturday Morning (9:00 AM – 1:30 PM)

• Teaching: The Nature of Clarity
• Group meditation session
• Solo nature meditation
• Q&A
• Lunch followed by rest

 

Saturday Afternoon (2:00 – 6:00 PM)

• Group meditation session
• Garden Work
• Group mediation session
• Dinner followed by rest

 

Saturday Evening (7:00 – 9:00 PM)

• Group meditation session
• Optional tea and group sharing
• Solo practice
• Lights out 10:00pm

 

Sunday Early Morning (6:00 AM – 9:00 AM)

• Warm up and body practices
• Group meditation session
• Breakfast followed by rest

 

Sunday Morning (9:00 AM – 12:00 PM)

• Teaching: Expanding the field of awareness
• Group meditation session
• Solo nature meditation
• Q&A
• Lunch followed by rest

 

Sunday Afternoon (1:30 – 4:00 PM)

• Final group meditation session
• Integration practices to take home
• Closing circle
• Optional tea and chat

 

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