The Gifts of Silence

Feel the presence of peace all around you and deep inside of you.
Peace is the ongoing steady reality that exists throughout all time. Everything else is changing.
Each of us can be an anchor of peace in the world.

• A silent retreat allow us to receive peace and quiet.  Silence is our opportunity to receive the beauty in nature, meditation, the present moment, our hearts, the simplicity of just being and to touch the sacred inside of us.  
• These are precious days free from our daily story and all that we are doing.  In the quiet we open to the peace that is in our hearts. Silence allows everyone the opportunity to stay with their own thoughts, their inner experience.
• The quiet helps everyone find this inner place of love and beauty that is always present but mostly covered up by busy-ness. The gift of silence is having nothing to do, nothing to say, having time to enjoy solitude, gentleness, a quiet mind.
• ​A few days of simple peace and we feel new again, more in touch with our essence.  The silence is the doorway into our own spirituality, truth, wisdom.​
• All traditions welcome. 

​When we are not busy talking, our mind takes a rest. Our heart becomes more available. The silence outside helps us to find the still place inside. This is our silent retreat, the vast quietude of the heart. A few days of simple peace and we feel new again, more in touch with our essence.  The silence is the doorway into our own spirituality, truth and wisdom.

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The Healing Effects of Silence

Silence is therapeutic on all levels and at the same time it is a doorway to inner peace.  Silence is the medicine that balances a stressful life. It becomes the inner resource of gentleness, love & grace that creates a bridge from the heart into the world. 

Articles: 
​1. Why silence is good for your brain. Huffington Post
2. Neuroscience reveals what happens to the brain during silence:  Benefits of meditation and listening to nothing Inqusiter, News worth sharing
3. Five health benefits of Silence Medical Daily
4. Science says Silence is Vital for our Brain Uplift Connect 
5. Noise exposure is becomin "the new secondhand smoke"  Washington Post

Below are some of the therapeutic aspects of spending time in silence

Physical 
Calms the nervous system
Floods the cells with healthy, naturally occurring, brain chemicals that build immunity
Promotes healthy sleep
Reduces blood pressure
Reduces heart rate

Mental
Softens the attitude
Restores appreciation
Creates mental clarity 
​Contentment arises
Opens creativity

Emotional
Clears heavy emotions
Dissolves fear
Heals stress
Compassion is naturally present
Builds better relationships
Builds emotional stability

Spiritual 
Experience of oneness
Gain higher perspective on life
Life choices come into alignment with your heart
Expansive feeling of freedom
Connection to the Divine
Inner Wisdom is readily available