Scott Berman: What Is A Darkness Retreat And Why Everyone Should Experience It

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This episode of the Align Podcast is a little different. Scott Berman and I talk all things ‘Darkness Retreat’. We discuss what it is, its origin and why people, including myself, decide to take part. We go over all the mental and physical benefits of a darkness retreat as well as the struggles and fears it might bring up. I share my personal experience, how I wish I prepared and why it was unlike anything I could have ever imagined.

Scott Berman is the founder of Sky Cave Retreats - the first darkness retreat center in the US. Throughout the last decade, he has spent over two years in self-guided solo retreats in remote wilderness. He did his first darkness retreat in 2012 and has spent over 70 days in multiple darkness retreats and has also done a couple with his wife Jill. Over the last few years, he has supported hundreds of people in their dark retreats and has been pioneering the darkness therapy movement at his center in Ashland, Oregon.

3:18 - What is a darkness retreat?

8:05 - Why does a person want to experience a darkness retreat?

18:00 - Aaron’s experiences during his darkness retreat.

29:24 - How do you get to a point of being able to surrender yourself?

42:05 - Scott’s explanation about The Darkness Experience

55:51 - Alone with all my thoughts, fears and doubts. No one else but me.