Mystical Secrets and Self-Compassion to Empower Your Life

Mystical Secrets and Self-Compassion to Empower Your Life is a three-night healing retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. It is led by Sigal Brier, a transformational mentor and guide, and it is made for anyone who wants to step out of old patterns, soften self-judgment and have an honest conversation with themselves. Through guided meditation, yoga nidra and insights from mysticism, the weekend centers on self-compassion.

What to Expect

Sigal Brier draws on mystical teachings and blends them with Internal Family Systems, polyvagal-informed practices, yoga nidra, guided meditation and open conversation. Together these offer a way to understand your inner landscape and the different parts of yourself, especially the protective patterns that can keep a person feeling stuck.

The retreat invites you to:

- Release fear, hurt, confusion, guilt, judgment and the sense of not being good enough.
- Explore mystical ideas that point toward self-love, kindness, joy, ease and contentment.
- Consider the mystery of who you are and make room for new possibilities.
- Let go of the year that is ending and welcome the new one feeling more at home with yourself and in the world.

You also connect with your heart's desires and leave with new skills and a plan for living with self-compassion.

The days follow a steady rhythm. Opening day begins with check-in at 2:00 pm, a Kripalu Yoga class from 4:45 to 6:00, dinner, and a first program session from 7:30 to 9:00 in the evening. The full day starts with Kripalu Yoga from 6:30 to 7:45 am, followed by a silent breakfast, a program session from 9:00 to 11:30, lunch, and a second session from 1:30 to 4:00. A late-afternoon yoga class and dinner close the day. On the final morning there is yoga, silent breakfast and a last session from 9:00 to 11:30, then lunch and departure. Times can shift, and the schedule given at check-in has the final details and room locations.

About Sigal Brier

Sigal Brier is described as a powerful transformational mentor and guide. She shares insights from mysticism and guides participants to mend the heart with self-compassion and to move beyond patterns that hold them in place. In this retreat she leads every program session herself.

The Setting

Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health sits in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, near Stockbridge, with 300 acres of grounds open to guests. Accommodations are intentionally simple, meant to help you unplug and feel grounded. You can choose a private single-occupancy room if you want solitude, or a community dormitory room if you would like to be among other participants. Rooms are ready by 4:00 pm, and a luggage room is available if you arrive earlier.

Three nutritious meals are served each day, with breakfast taken in silence. Check-out on the last day is at 10:00 am, though you may stay on campus and join workshops until 2:00 pm.

Before You Go

This retreat welcomes all levels. No prior experience with meditation, yoga or Internal Family Systems is needed. It is taught in English.

Your stay includes three nights of accommodation, three meals a day, more than ten yoga classes over the course of the stay, all program sessions with Sigal Brier, and access to the Kripalu grounds and facilities. Healing Arts sessions, items from the Kripalu Shop and Cafe, and travel to and from Kripalu are not included.