Dear Ashram,

First, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be here, to go through an intense purification process, to finally calm my mind and hear the desires of my soul, to be welcomed with so much love and care, and to learn more each day. What a blessing, how wonderful everything is—my heart is full of gratitude and love.

When I found this retreat—or maybe this retreat found me—I felt in my heart that it would be a moment of great change in my life. I had always been looking for healing externally, as if a magical potion would cure me. Slowly, I understood that I have the power to self-heal, and here I could deepen that understanding, especially by listening to the videos after meditation practices. Sometimes I left meditations with doubts, but the Satsangs provided answers to many of my questions.

Some time ago, I let everything go and started following my heart. I reached a point where many things were taken from me—I lost all my money—and now I am living in the middle of the Bahia countryside, with no perspective or plan, while my parents live in a big house by the beach, comfortable and luxurious, asking me to return. I realized that if everything was taken from me, it was because I asked God—I begged God to remove the emptiness in my chest, tired of covering it with a rug. I asked to be truly filled.

Today, I leave here more self-assured, confident, and mentally clear. I will continue to follow my heart, no matter what obstacles and temptations arise. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for so much. The food is also wonderful, made with great love, nourishing the soul.

With love,

Nayara