Are Peter Ralston's retreats worthwhile?

[Jameskells]

Anyone here done his retreats? Is it worthwhile?

 

Was planning to do all four weeks at the spring retreat,  will set me back £4000+ with flights from the UK.

I've got the cash to do it, but no special spiritual genetics. I did Sadhguru's shambhavi yoga for 3 years but didn't get much out of it. I've gotten more out of psychedelics and even Modafinil lol.

And with psychedelics, they do raise your consciousness, but they don't raise your baseline consciousness.

Aiming to raise my baseline consciousness.

[Spiral Wizard]

Can be worth it if you really like his style. After going to the fall retreat I got unique insights I would not have gotten anywhere else (VERY KEY). That being said, overall I prefer Mahasi Vipassana retreats for insights. It’s more effective for me and more enjoyable. Peter’s workshop is basically reading your you his books from morning to evening without much time to actually contemplate, except the CI’s. There you contemplate more.
I think if I had more time for contemplation in the workshop it would have been a totally different experiance. 

I think other people enjoyed it more than me so don’t just base your conclusion on my testimonial. 

There are also other amazing retreats like darkroom, solo, etc. 

Edited 19 hours ago by Spiral Wizard

[Leo Gura]

A retreat will not raise your baseline consciousness, but they are educational.

[Oliver Wright]

I just finished one of Ralstons retreats and it blew me away, I would recommend

[Yimpa]

6 minutes ago, Oliver Wright said:

I just finished one of Ralstons retreats and it blew me away, I would recommend

Which part blew you away the most? 

Edited 15 hours ago by Yimpa

[Oliver Wright]

@Yimpa

the depth of it

 

[Yimpa]

6 minutes ago, Oliver Wright said:

the depth of it

What doesn’t kill you lingers — reshaping you into something unbreakable.

*High-YUH!*

 

[Terell Kirby]

6 hours ago, Oliver Wright said:

I just finished one of Ralstons retreats and it blew me away, I would recommend

I am considering ENB and contemplation intensive workshops in the Spring. Do share details on workshop structure if willing.

Many thanks.

[AerisVahnEphelia]

as much as a rollercoaster