SILENT MEDITATION RETREATS
at Zoetic
In a world that thrives on distraction, your attention has become the most precious commodity. At Zoetic, we offer a space to pause—to listen, to reflect, and to remember who you were before the world told you who to be. Our free 3 and 5 day silent meditation retreats offer a rare opportunity to unplug from the noise and reconnect to your inner world.
Reclaim Your Attention. Reconnect with Your (Inner) Nature.
Why Retreat in Silence?
Silence is not the absence of sound—it's the presence of stillness.
When you stop speaking, the conversation between your body and mind can finally begin. Through guided practices, quiet observation, and time in nature, you’ll begin to notice the patterns of your thoughts, the sources of your stimulation, and the rhythm of your energy.
This retreat is a reset. A remembering. A return.
NOTHING TO DO
NOTHING TO HAVE
NO ONE TO BE
Zoetic offers a container for you to slow down, breathe, and be. Zoetic Silent Meditation Retreats encourage participants to engage fully with the present moment, cultivating a sense of peace and clarity that extends beyond the retreat experience. Each retreat is limited to a cozy group of 10 participants to ensure intimacy and personalized support and every element of the program is carefully curated to enhance your experience by eliminating distractions and providing the ideal conditions for achieving the meditative state.
Our team of experienced guides and lifelong practitioners—who are also on retreat with you—support the energetic container of mindfulness by practicing functional silence and only speaking when necessary to support the program and practitioners.Your retreat experience is further enhanced by Zoetic’s indoor and outdoor pets (8 miniature goats, 1 giant house bunny, 3 friendly cats (only one indoor) and 2 sweet outdoor pups)
What to Expect:
Each retreat is a fully immersive experience with a balance of structure and spaciousness, including:
Daily meditation instructions
Gentle mindful movement
Breathwork practices
Art experiments & nature-based discovery
Evening dharma talks
Digital detox
3 nourishing vegetarian meals per day
Bring Nothing
Return with Everything.
We provide everything you need so you can bring… nothing. Well, except your toothbrush, some comfy clothes, a swimsuit, water bottle and your favorite meditation cushion. We take care of everything, including providing you with:
A comfy robe
A journal
A phone safe
A few surprise gifts
Are you ready to retreat into silence with us?
Whether you are seeking a new way of moving through life, or just to reduce stress, enhance creativity, or simply find balance in a world that wants to distract you from the things that matter, Zoetic offers a sanctuary for growth and transformation.
You’re Sincerely Invited!
Zoetic aims to provide a secluded, safe, and supportive environment to foster mindfulness practices for individuals who are interested in expanding their toolbox or those who need help choosing their first tools. If you are standing in the doorway of transformation, if you even have a sense that there is a doorway in the first place, we are here to support you taking the first step.
Humans of all ages, backgrounds, and dispositions are welcome. Every opportunity, practice, excursion, game, activity, and event has been carefully curated for your comfort and growth, but everything is always optional.
Meet your guide:
I cannot imagine, nor would I want to live, a life without mindfulness. That is how precious the practices are to me, and also how effective I’ve found them to be in helping me deal with anxiety and depression. A side effect that was equally valuable was that my connection to myself, and the world around me, grew incredibly strong. This increase in connection has had far reaching effects in my life. Perhaps that will be true for you as well.
I know the practice works because I actively practice, every day. Sometimes formally, sometimes not, but as much as is necessary, because for me, it really works.
If you also have challenges around anxiety and stress, if you struggle with connection, self-love and compassion, co-dependency, depression, addiction to screens or substances, Silent Retreat is for you.
Some of those were challenges I carried with me when I arrived at the doorway. The strategies we encourage on silent retreat at Zoetic helped me to step through the door into a life where joy and true presence are available.
Mindfulness meditation has taught me that when I am very still, any moment can be a doorway for my original nature to emerge. You don’t have to do anything too special, just paying attention to the moment, on purpose, non judgmentally.
I was able to make significant improvements in my own health and well-being through a serious, but lighthearted commitment to a mindfulness practice. Sharing the best of what I have learned over the last 20 years with others is one of the reasons Zoetic exists.
If those are not familiar struggles, but changing your habit patterns and making better choices based on your values and beliefs is of interest to you, then also please reach out and reserve your space. If you are looking at this page, if you have an inkling that there might be something more to life, Silent Retreat is probably for you.
-Dara