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Silence Retreat in Italy

by Sabina Cesaroni

03-05 October 2014: Silence Retreat in La Verna-Italy with Swami Ritavan Bharati

Three days of intense inspired practice of Silence.

Once again in La Verna, beautiful enchanted place in Italy, where Saint Francis found his more intimate relationship with God while meditating in his cave.

Nature here is a continuous silent present prayer. Huge trees reminding the verticality of
ascending higher and higher and Mother Earth whispering respect and sacred steps of acute consciousness...

Swami Ritavan Bharati accompanying this full silence immersion, guiding people.

Early practice in the morning of Prayers, Hatha, Meditation, brisk walk in the evening.

Days of beautiful sunny warmth, and away from the usual habits, each one tunes into the Pratyahara... withdrawing the senses meeting the own Self.

Organized by the Himalayan Yoga Institute of Florence, especially for the TTP students, but also open to everyone intending to join a different "space" in calm and peacefulness.
It's not just renouncing to any words, it's not just being far away from home and the usual noise of town... but connecting again inside that cave where silence becomes the Master of Life, that Bindu, origin of Creation.

Aligning mind, body and heart to enter that unique unified field of sacred consciousness.

A unified field where there are no differences, all is One and silence is the invisible glue connecting, melting everything, everyone.

Swami Ritavan brings the sincere and lovely greetings from Swami Veda, and, immediately the memory of the last seminar, here in La Verna, where he was present, is fresh and vital!
His last teachings and his words inviting people to join him in his silence still receiving seeds of knowledge.

Swami Ritavan guided Meditations and Yoga Nidra practices that helped all of us to go deeper into the silence and really enjoy it.  We do understand now.

Silence as a healing, a good medicine, a sacred permanent flow of vital energy reminding us who we are.

We all are conscious that back home, we will have to protect this newborn and let this voice quite talk to us and guide our journey into daily life.

Being together in a Sangha makes things easier... the communion of intention is supported by the energetic presence of all and the result is harmony and powerful peace.

Stepping back home we won't be alone... that we know.

Hari Om

Sabina Cesaroni
Himalayan Yoga Institute of Florence - Italy

Editor's Note:

A video of Swami Veda Bharati speaking in La Verna, Italy, in 2010 can be seen at this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5z4wP7p43g.   The video is in English with Italian sub-titles.