An immersion into the eternal part of our being
This 3-day silent meditation retreat offers a rare opportunity to step out of daily busyness and give yourself the gift of rest in your inner Stillness and Presence. With the support of heart-centered meditation practices, you’ll be invited to explore what it means to awaken to your essential Self — beyond the mind, beyond thought patterns, and beyond habits of doing.
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​In a restful, contemplative environment, the days are are filled with guided meditation, yoga and silence — creating space for clarity, peace, and inner transformation.
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What You’ll Experience
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Techniques for calming your mind, relaxing your body, and opening your heart
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Ramana Maharshi’s Self-Inquiry method (asking “Who am I?”)
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Practices for centering in the Spiritual Heart and ways to infuse your daily life with its wisdom
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The fundamental principles of non-duality (the teaching that everything is One)
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Traditional, contemplative Hatha Yoga
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Insights from Advaita Vedanta, Christianity, Buddhism, Sufism, and Kashmir Shaivism
A glimpse into a day of this retreat
Each Day of the Retreat Includes:
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4 meditation sessions
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Two sessions of Hridaya Hatha Yoga
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Practical advice for going deeper in meditation
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Inspiring lectures on fundamental spiritual themes and Q&A session (with written questions)
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Daily schedule
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07:00-09:00 - Meditation(beginning in shorter segments)
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09:00-10:00 - Breakfast
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10:00-11:30 - Lecture
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11:30-12:30 - Hatha Yoga
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12:30-13:00 - Meditation
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13:00-16:00 - Lunch and break
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16:00-18:30 - Meditation(beginning in shorter segments)
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18:30-19:30 - Personal practice and dinner
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19:30-21:00 - Q&A and themed spiritual discourse
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21:00-21:30 - Meditation
Accommodation
Ananda Forest offers different options for accommodation. We are providing a space that is physically and energetically clean and uplifting.
Apart from your selected accommodation, you have access to the beautiful shared living area and gardens.
The cabin and glamping tent(s) have all the necessary items provided: a comfortable bed, sheets, blankets, pillows, closets, towel, etc.
Your Teachers
Paulina Gostomski
Yogini / Meditator / Co-founder of Ananda Forest + Director Amaratva Yoga / Certified by Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500HR
Paulina's journey with yoga began around 2003 as a physical practice, but everything shifted after attending a first 10-day silent retreat in 2011. Since then, yoga in all its facets has been at the heart of her life and work. Paulina has both participated in and facilitated silent meditation retreats, yoga modules, teacher trainings, and workshops across Mexico and Europe, almost continuously since 2003.
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She has lived, studied, and taught at Hridaya Yoga in Mexico for one year and in France for two years.
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Deeply inspired by the transformative power of meditation and yoga, Paulina loves sharing the depth and light this path has brought into her life. What continues to fuel her passion is witnessing the peace and personal transformation it offers people from all walks of life.
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She has studied with many teachers, completed two 200-hour teacher trainings, and in 2017 graduated from the 500-hour Hridaya Teacher Training Course. Teaching since 2012 and remaining a lifelong student of life, she now lives at Ananda Forest in Órgiva, Spain, after years of traveling the globe.
Flavien
Yogi / Meditator / Kirtan lover / Certified by Yoga Alliance E-RYT 500HR
Flavien is a French seeker dedicated to the transformative power of yoga, meditation, and creative expression. His journey began in Peru, where he was captivated by the profound stillness of Hridaya Yoga. After years of immersion in silent retreats, he solidified his path by completing teacher trainings in both Hatha and Hridaya Yoga.
Deepening his practice through the sacred art of kirtan and bhajan, Flavien now bridges the gap between stillness and expression. He shares this passion by hosting online creative courses designed to help others unlock their potential. His mission is to bring presence into every aspect of life, using yoga and creative flow as gateways to deeper awareness.
The Cuisine
​All meals are included and prepared with great care. We serve healthy, delicious, nutritious, and well-balanced vegan meals (an option for eggs may be available). The ingredients are locally-sourced, where possible organic and home-grown when available. Resulting in nutritious raw, vegan, and vegetarian dishes.
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Our chef will show you how to give yourself what you are craving, without giving in to unhealthy habits.
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We are happy to accommodate the needs of guests with allergies to particular foods and often prepare gluten and dairy-free meals – all served with love!
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We can see this retreat as a wonderfully gentle way to cleanse the mind, body, and spirit, your body will be renewed in several ways. Please write to us if you have any special needs so that our chefs can take care of.
"There is a Soul inside of your Soul,
Search that Soul.
There is a jewel in the mountain of body.
Look for the mine of that jewel.
Oh, dear one, passing,
Search inside if you can, not outside."​
- Rumi
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Practical Information
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When:
May 21 - 24th, 2026
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Arrival: Between 2 and 4PM (or contact us if you like to arrive earlier or later)
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Departure: Between 11am and 1PM
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Price:
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€500 Private room with attached bathroom
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€450 Private glamping tent
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€400 Shared glamping tent (2 people max) or
Shared cabin (3 people max) -
€350 Camping with own tent & bedding or sleeping bag
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* The glamping tents are set-up with a comfortable bed, carpets, solar lamp, and a small table or closet
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Includes:
3 vegan meals a day & tea and fruit at any time, 3 days of classes, workshops, accommodation, pick-up and drop-off from Órgiva busstop
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Language:
English​​
Subscription Process
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Fill in the form below
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Let us know your preferred accommodation.
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We will contact you as soon as possible.
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To complete your reservation we kindly ask for a deposit.
Necessary
pre-requisites
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Dedication, openness, and willingness to transform and learn
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To be relatively healthy in body and stable in mind. If you have any major injury or disease, significant depression or psychological imbalance, or are on medication, please inform us about it. We keep it strictly confidential and will talk together to see if this program is suitable for you or not and on how we can support you
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