DunkelRetreat - Dark Retreat + Integrationscoaching 5 Tage

5.0 (4 Reviews) · Ahausen, Germany
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Summary

A journey through the darkness - to yourself

Entering a dark retreat means leaving the familiar shores of the senses behind and venturing into the uncharted waters of the soul.
Without light, without distraction, without external orientation, the outer world begins to dissolve - and what remains is pure presence. Undisguised. Luminous.

In this sacred womb of darkness, veils begin to clear. Thoughts sound like waves over a still sea - and in time even the mind becomes calm.
What emerges from this great silence is not lack, but essence: an inner glow, the glow of a consciousness without limits.

For centuries and across continents, seekers have entered this space - in caves in the Himalayas, desert monasteries, the Colombian Sierra or in schools of ancient mysteries.
What they find in the darkness is not emptiness - but the light that knows no contradiction.

This is not a retreat -
it is a return.
A descent into the ocean of the self, where the soul sings in silence and the stars rise from within.

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✨ Two paths into the dark - you choose your form

1. solo dark retreat without coaching - carried by the darkness

In this variant, you go into the darkness alone with yourself.
You are on your own - and yet you are carried:
The darkness holds you.
We accompany you in the background, taking care of all external conditions - energy, warmth, balanced food, water and energetic protection of the room.
We are present, even if you walk alone.
The space is prepared - what happens inside you is yours.

This form is suitable for people who are ready to meet themselves - in pure presence, personal responsibility and silence.

2. solo dark retreat with InspirAre Soul Technology Coaching - process support & integration (optional with surcharge)

In this extended form, your stay is accompanied by two optional sessions of 90-120 minutes each:
- on the first full day: a session focusing on inner child work and root healing. Together we look at what your soul is giving you, a dream? A feeling? Or a sensation? You can give space to this issue that lives within you - perhaps a pain, a pattern, an unresolved knot. Together we dive to the source, witness, release, integrate.
- On the last full day: A second session for integrating your dark patterns and conscious realignment, inspired by your experience in the dark. With the help of the Soul Technology method you program your new inner reality - clear, coherent, aligned.

This variant is suitable for people who feel that the dark is an open wide sea on which they want to navigate and who want to undertake this journey with an experienced skipper and who are ready to go deeper, to work in a healing way and to integrate.

🌌 What is calling you into the dark?

Is it the longing for the unknown?
The silence that asks you to show all of yourself - without roles, without masks?
Or the quiet amazement of meeting yourself - raw, real, uncensored?

Every soul hears its own call.
What is the darkness whispering to you?

If you feel the wind stirring inside you -
write to us.
Perhaps the journey begins closer than you think.

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The company MELA and ALEXANDRE

We have been accompanying people in the darkness for many years - in long retreats, in silent processes, in moments of deepest self-knowledge.
What guides us is not only method, but a deep trust in the inner path of each individual. For over five years, we have regularly opened up spaces for people who are ready to meet themselves.

Our aim is to maintain a protected framework in which you feel safe and held - free to open up, feel, remember and change.

The darkness itself became our teacher:
It showed us how important it is to meet people where they really are. With empathy, clarity and a safe, energetically supported space, we accompany you - not over you, but by your side.

Our diverse training in personal development and therapy flows into our work - not as a technique, but as a lived experience:
Art Therapy, Family Constellations, Voice Dialogue, Nonviolent Communication and Tasso Transpersonal Regression Therapy (TRT).

What we bring is a space of presence, experience and compassion - so that you can meet your innermost self at your own pace.

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InspirAre Soul Technology Coaching (optional):

💠 Optional coaching - soul technology in two phases

Session 1 - Root healing & inner child:

Here you focus on a central inner issue - be it a pattern, a blockage or emotional pain.
Through a combination of inner child work, body awareness, energetic clearing and emotional reconnection, the original injury is made visible, witnessed and integrated into your adult identity.
You not only free your system - you also free your inner potential, which was often blocked by protective mechanisms.

Session 2 - Integration and manifestation - conscious alignment:

In this session, you consciously align with the life you want to create - inspired by your experience in the dark.
This is also about conscious manifestation: Which inner programs do you want to activate from now on? Which alignment serves your essence, your mission, your zest for life?

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⚙️ How does Soul Technology work?
The method is based on the realization that our inner system functions like a complex memory. Many of our reactions today are based on old codes - experiences from childhood, previous relationships or even past lives.
With InspirAre Soul Technology, you consciously travel back to the origin of these imprints, touch the "inner fragmentation" directly - and lovingly invite split-off soul parts back.
At the same time, you recognize obstructive external energies or beliefs for what they are - old programs that can now be deleted or rewritten.

This work takes place on four levels:

- 🧠 Mental level - thoughts, beliefs, inner voices
- 💓 Emotional level - feelings, emotional memories
- 🧍 Physical level - cell memory, sensations, tension
- ✨ Mental-energetic level - intuition, light body, essence

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✨ Benefits & effect

Many experience after just one session:
- Deep clarity & inner peace
- Reconnection with repressed or forgotten parts of the soul
- Dissolution of old patterns and emotional charge
- Strengthening of self-responsibility & self-efficacy
- Re-alignment with joy, truth and soul mission

If the desire for a dark retreat is born in you, we invite you to get in touch with us. Many of our clients make contact cautiously at first - and only go into the darkness months or years later. This experience requires maturity, trust and preparation. We are happy to answer your questions, provide initial impulses or arrange a personal meeting.

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories
Dark Retreat, Silent Retreats, Consciousness, soul, senses & spirit, Silence Retreats, Meditation, Self-discovery, Mindfulness, Detox Retreats
Date
Available all year round
Language(s)
German, French, English
Level
Beginner
Place
Ahausen, Germany
Accommodation
Overnight stay included
Catering
Full board
Types of food
Organic, Vegetarian, Vegan
Services

Guided meditations

Breakfast, one hot meal plus raw vegetables, evening meal

Organic and vegetarian or vegan

Integration of soul parts

Absolute darkness and silence

Fully equipped room for the time in the dark

Accompanied by an experienced dark companion

Various techniques to promote extrasensory perception

Experienced support with integration coaching on request

Half or full pension

Accommodation

Welcome to our ecological oasis of peace! Our newly built small apartment, surrounded by old trees, offers a harmonious ambience. The clay plaster and wall heating create an optimal indoor climate for relaxation and inner work.
Our smoke-free and artistically designed apartment meets the highest building biology standards.
Thanks to modern technology, it remains pleasantly cool in summer and warm and dry in winter. The ventilation system ensures fresh air, while the extension provides a quiet environment away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
The apartment is completely darkened for your dark retreat, so that no rays of light can get through. In addition, the apartment is very well insulated with triple-glazed windows and ensures unusual silence.
Step inside and experience the perfection of sustainable living - your own separate oasis of security.

Catering

During the dark retreat, the food is carefully put together. At lunchtime, a balanced, organic vegetarian or vegan meal rich in raw vegetables is provided. The food is brought in. Breakfast is arranged independently and includes a selection of fruit and muesli. The water, which is available throughout the day, is filtered by a Bestwater system to ensure the highest quality. Tea is also available at all times to make your stay more enjoyable.

sequence

Welcome to your dark retreat, a time of self-discovery and personal development dedicated entirely to you.

Before you book your dark retreat, we will have a short chat to get to know each other and answer any questions you may have.

Together we will determine the duration of the retreat and clarify whether it is right for you.

We count in nights, just like when booking a hotel room.

Arrival from 16:00 - start of the beginning ritual in the dark at 19:00 on day 1.

Departure for daylight at 9:00 on the last day. Departure by 12:00.

As soon as 30% of the amount has been paid, a place is reserved for you.

I will contact you again three days before the start of the retreat. You will arrive at the retreat center in the afternoon of the first day, so you can slowly arrive and settle in.

You will receive an evening meal from us and then we will go to your rooms together. As soon as you have blown out the candle, your retreat officially begins. We begin with a protection ritual and a guided "inner light" meditation.

You will receive two to three meals a day.

To ensure that you remain undisturbed, you will prepare your own breakfast. Muesli, oat milk, yoghurt, fruit and puree are available in your individual kitchen. We will quietly bring a warm lunch to your accommodation, and we will also bring your evening meal.

We are of course available for short questions.

With InspirrAreSoulTechnology Coaching, your guide will visit you for 2 hours on days 2 and 4. He brings his extensive knowledge and experience to reflect on, resolve and integrate your issues with you. On request, guided meditations can be carried out to support the process.

Integration work is another important tool to help us integrate the parts revealed during the retreat and ensure you stay centered.

Here are some activities that can be done during your dark retreat:
**Meditation:** A core practice to calm the mind and create a deeper connection to the inner self.
**Yoga:** A valuable addition to harmonize body and mind and promote mental clarity.
**Breathing exercises:** Practices such as Vipassana meditation help to regulate the breath and deepen relaxation to stay in the present moment.
**Creative activities:** Time for artistic expression such as writing, drawing or making music to stimulate creativity and find new inspiration.
**Self-reflection:** The darkness provides space for deep self-reflection and exploration of personal issues and spiritual questions.
**Rest and relaxation:** Simply enjoy the silence and darkness to relax, recharge your batteries and focus on yourself.

The program is extremely flexible, you finally have time off, so to speak!!!

and you can live according to your own needs, be it staying calm, doing physical exercises, being quiet, singing or shouting, meditating or eating.

5.0 (4 Reviews)

I had a wonderful experience at my first DunkelRetreat. The rooms are suitably furnished, the food was delicious and the guidance was respectful & attentive. I can definitely imagine coming back.

2025-07-13

Robert Eckstein

It has now been 2 weeks since I came out of the darkness into the light again. And the darkness still has an effect on me. I have realized that I need it for myself and now I seek it out again and again in my everyday life. What I can say about the retreat is: it was the best decision and I am proud and happy to have taken this path. These 7 days in complete darkness were so incredibly relaxing, but also so eventful and transformative that I can hardly put it into words. For me, Alexandre has a wonderfully calm, attentive manner and warm charisma. I realize that it is difficult for me to describe his effect on me, you can experience it for yourself. I felt comfortable and safe from the very first moment. For me, he was the ideal companion in the dark. Every evening we had a deep conversation about the events of the day or simply kept quiet together for a while and let the energies in the room take effect. Alexandre sensed exactly what needed to be done in certain situations and guided me so that we could resolve and integrate the issues. There was also incredibly tasty and healthy food every day and I was always well supplied with fresh water and tea. I "explored" my food every day in the dark. I didn't want to know what it was, I wanted to find out for myself. This feeling of security/safety and of "being looked after" is special and made this experience possible for me in the first place. I was able to simply put aside my everyday life, my worries and duties and surrender completely to the darkness and "just BE". It's amazing what happens when you really come to rest and just be with yourself without any distractions. For me and my soul, it is clear that this was not the last journey into the darkness. I will repeat my journey into my innermost being and am delighted to have Alexandre by my side again. THANK YOU to the darkness THANK YOU to the experience, the insights and my spiritual companions And THANK YOU to Alexandre and his family Katrin

2024-08-26

Katrin Stauch

I always have a lot to do in my everyday life and want to make the most of my time. As a result, I hadn't taken as much time to listen to my feelings and myself. It was different in the dark. I had nothing to do but be there. There were no plans, no special meditation techniques or activities I didn't feel like doing. For the first time in my life, I didn't feel bad about not doing anything on the outside. Quite the opposite. I realized that doing nothing and at the same time discovering, perceiving and understanding your inner life is actually one of the most important and beautiful things. I had tried to give up all my expectations of my stay and surrender completely to the darkness. It was truly one of the most beautiful things I have ever done and I can say that I miss this time and am already looking forward to my next dark retreat. I was able to take a lot with me for my life and now know that I can connect with my self at any time. I would like to thank the darkness and Alexandre from the bottom of my heart. Alexandre made me feel at ease right from the start and was the perfect companion for the darkness. There were plenty of very tasty and varied meals, fresh filtered water and the opportunity to make myself various teas. The conversations I had with Alexandre every evening really did me good and supported me on my journey. It was also important for me to have contact with my family from time to time and Alexandre made that possible for me. On three evenings, I sent them voice messages (all in the dark, of course) to let them know that I was doing very well and that I was still looking forward to seeing them again. Many thanks for that too!

2024-05-07

Cüneyt Hizli

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