Silent Week Retreat – Yoga, Meditation, Satsang – Mandali Retreat Center, Quarna Sopra

Silent Week Retreat is a silent meditation retreat that brings together yoga, meditation and satsang over a week at Mandali Retreat Center in Quarna Sopra, in the Verbano-Cusio-Ossola province of Italy. It is led by Evelyne Vuilleumier and suits anyone drawn to a stretch of real quiet: people who want to deepen an existing practice, and those who simply want a week away from talking and noise.

What to Expect

The title names the three strands of the week. Yoga brings attention into the body, meditation steadies and quiets the mind, and satsang, the traditional gathering around inquiry into truth, gives the silence a shared center. The retreat is held in silence, so the days are given over to practice and rest rather than conversation.

Evelyne Vuilleumier also leads another silent retreat at Mandali with a special focus on spiritual psychotherapy, which points to the reflective, inner-facing character of her work.

The Setting

Mandali Retreat Center is a dedicated retreat house in Quarna Sopra, in the Italian province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola. Its in-house programme is built around restorative retreats of three to seven days, offering a connection to self at a flexible pace through movement and meditative practices. Teacher-led retreats such as this one sit alongside that programme, so the setting is used to holding people in quiet, practice-centered time.

Mandali is also where guests stay, and the centre offers rooms to choose from.

Before You Go

This is a silent retreat, so expect to keep silence for the length of the week. Comfortable clothing for yoga and sitting is a sensible thing to bring. If you have questions about travel to Quarna Sopra, rooms or what is included, Mandali's own travel advice and FAQ cover the practical details.