Meditating, doing active meditations, and appreciating daily is helpful, but then the other 23+ hours of the day can cancel that meditation vibe. If those "other 23+ hours" are dominated by the relentless busyness of the monkey mind, compounded by the barrage of outer messages, media, phones, people, and noise, which wins out,  noise or silence? Between the inner noise and outer noise, all that noise can very well separate us from our powerful inner resources. When all of that noise is quieted, we can suddently hear, perceive, and know our true selves with full clarity.  The good ne ..read more

It's well known that in ancient traditions that the most profound spiritual treasures are found in silence and deep contemplation, uninterrupted by the demands of daily life.  That's why monks, lamas, and serious aspirants take frequent silent retreats to assist them in becoming enlightened spiritual leaders and guides. But what about you who don't aim to be a monk or lama? Do you need a silent retreat? For you spiritual seekers who just want to have a powerful spiritual connection, and live happily and successfully in the regular world, what's the point of silence? We get why you'd ask ..read more

Why is spiritual retreat so vital? Why and how are retreats more transformative than a hundred books, scores of seminars, workshops, trainings, or even decades of weekly private healing or therapy sessions? My first true spiritual retreat changed the entire trajectory of my life. Everything transformed, inside and out, immediately after the retreat, and it continues to evolve even now, 18 years later. Retreats are now an indispensible part of my life.  Sure, for decades before that I'd spent thousands of dollars on books, courses, weekend seminars, meditation weekends, private sessions ..read more

A 21 day silent retreat changed my entire life in 2006. But I didn't stay with that path because it had some cult-like qualities. I used the retreat to go within and let go of everything. I took the good of the retreat, and left the bad of that cultish path behind. I already had a strong sense of self, so was not pulled too much off track by the cultish aspects.  Spiritual retreats are wonderul opportunities to transform your life in a very short time. And a retreat is FAR more beneficial long-term if it includes a follow-through path to stabilize you in the new habits, and give you ..read more

Yes, most retreats make you feel better... then it fades This is partly because your entire physical being tries to maintain homeostasis. It tries to "return to normal" after any high or low. This serves you when you've had a shock or an injury. Your body goes to work to stabilize your heart rate and blood pressure, steady your nerves, and get everything back like it was.  After any big high, the same urge to restore homeostasis tries to bring you back down to what's comfortable, known, and so feels "safe." Remember how high you were on your wedding or graduation day, or the day you fell ..read more

The Divine Grace Advantage Spiritual retreat leaders with big, powerful Divine energy can entrain your vibration upward quite rapidly in a matter of days, thus realigning you with your natural state of Grace. This boost makes it easier than doing it all yourself, by human means alone.  A high vibration leader gives you a shortcut on the evolutionary path, helping you skip detours and dead ends. An experienced, effective retreat leader gives you the know-how that accelerates your evolution. She helps you get to the good part of life faster, and saves you precious time! It's okay to receiv ..read more

Some retreats help with an issue or two. Transformational retreats can change your entire life by shifting the very reality you live in. Metaphorically, the choice is this: do you want to patch up your old house a little at a time and take forever to do it - or do you want to move into a bright, fresh new home immediately?  Some retreats only provide a temporary respite similar to a vacation, and then it fades with time. Super powerful retreats launch you into a whole new reality that not only lasts, but continues to get better and better over time. Some retreats are only a temporary esc ..read more

by Lola Jones, spiritual teacher and transformational retreat leader since 1998 Whether you're a beginner or an advanced spiritual adventurer, let's explore what you can get from a spiritual retreat. If you have experienced a radically reality-altering retreat, then your bar is already set quite high, and you'll want to know that your next retreat will take you even higher, and get you next level results. There's nothing worse than being bored for a week and wishing you were in Bali on the beach! If you have not attended a life-changing spiritual retreat and experienced dramatic benefits ..read more

Accurate Signs of Spiritual Awakening Many disagree about what enlightenment is. That's okay, you'll know that bliss and freedom when you experience it for yourself and sustain it. First let's get the false spiritual awakening signs out of the way. The internet videos tell you a feeling of being "special" or "different" or "not belonging on earth" are syptoms of awakening. No, that is lmited human mind using sneaky tactics to keep you from true awakening, because true awakening ends the mind's rule over you.  Enlightened ones don't feel They Are special They don't compare themselves ..read more

Enjoy this astounding leading-edge video Recorded live in a New Year Webinar, with Lola Jones, the whole hour ends up being a powerful attunement and deep quantum meditation. Any day can be the start of a New Year when you decide to commit to this powerful path. Expand your vibration beyond the mind, beyond your temporal human self, beyond the physical, and into the quantum field - the very core of existence. Lola always brings the new physics into practical, usable form that makes a difference in your life. She doesn't just talk about it, she invokes the energy of it - you can FEEL it. It op ..read more