This spring I took the opportunity to go on a 7-day silent retreat in Colorado with a teacher, Susanne Marie. I hadn’t been on a silent retreat that long and wondered what it would be like. I’ve done vision quests before, and compared to 4 days and nights isolated on the land fasting, this seemed quite luxurious. I would have shelter, a bed, and meals!
Silence can be intense, especially if we aren’t used to it, and I was surprised to feel like the retreat was actually not very quiet at all in the ways I was imagining. Most mornings …