Embrace Profound Transformation Through Stillness
This retreat is a journey to awaken your true nature—a sacred pause to explore the unnameable call stirring within. Guided by Dr. Angelo Dilullo, a leading voice in spiritual awakening, you’ll engage in immersive practices designed to calm the mind, harmonize the nervous system, and nurture profound self-discovery. Through a blend of guided meditations, sound synergy, and reflective exploration, you’ll create space for healing, freedom, and connection to your innermost truth.
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Retreat Benefits

Expanded Self-Awareness
Develop self-inquiry skills to reveal hidden truths and expand personal insight.

Inner Peace
Cultivate stillness and emotional integration for lasting calm.

Embodied Presence
Feel more comfortable and grounded in your own skin.

Sustained Clarity
Strengthen your capacity to align thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Radical Freedom
Let go of mental constraints and embrace spontaneous living.

Emotional Resilience
Learn strategies for processing and harmonizing emotions.
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Are you ready to awaken your deepest truth and live with freedom and inner peace?
Harness the Power of Deep Inquiry
Liberate yourself from the illusion of separation and open the doorway to inner peace and spontaneity. Dr. Dilullo’s retreat offers a dynamic blend of experiential practices designed to help you move beyond limiting thought patterns and emotional barriers. Through guided exploration and transformative techniques, you’ll reconnect with a sense of wholeness, leaving with tools to sustain inner alignment and freedom long after the retreat ends.
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1. Guided Meditations
Explore various meditation techniques designed to quiet the mind and deepen awareness.
2. Sound Synergy
Immerse in vibrational sound healing with singing bowls and meditative soundscapes.
3. Walking Meditation
Reconnect with nature through mindful walking practices that ground and inspire.
4. Introspective Journeys
Engage in reflective questioning to unlock insights about your identity and purpose.
5. Interactive Talks
Participate in open discussions that illuminate paths to personal awakening and offer personalized guidance for your journey.
Transforming Lives

Presenter

Angelo Dilullo, MD
Angelo Dilullo, MD, is an anaesthesiologist, author, and teacher who experienced a life-altering spiritual awakening at the age of 24. His book, Awake: It’s Your Turn, is a practical set of tools and investigations that allow you to access, realize, and actualize your pristine, undivided nature.
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Simply Always Awake Silent Retreat
This experiential retreat offers a well-balanced schedule that combines structured educational sessions with flexible time blocks – ensuring you have ample opportunity to engage in learning while also allowing personal time to explore the retreat center, participate in activities, and enjoy moments of reflection and relaxation.

Retreat Intro & Opening Talk
3:00–4:00 pm
Check-in Begins
4:00 pm
Dinner
6:00–7:00 pm
AOLRC Orientation
7:00–7:20 pm
Guided Meditation
7:30–8:00 pm
Silent Sitting
8:10–10:00 pm

Breakfast
7:30–8:50 am
Guided Meditation
9:00–9:40 am
Silent Sitting
9:50–10:20 am
Talk
10:30–11:20 am
Silent Sitting
11:30 am–11:50 pm
Lunch
12:00–1:00 pm
Silent Sitting
3:00–3:30 pm
Poetry Reading/Silent Sitting
3:30–4:20 pm
Q&A
4:30–6:00 pm
Dinner
6:00–7:30 pm
Free Time
7:30–8:00 pm
Qigong
8:00–8:50 pm
Silent Sitting
9:00–10:00 pm

Breakfast (Maintain Silence)
7:30–8:50 am
Guided Meditation
9:00–9:40 am
Silent Sitting (End Silence)
9:50–10:20 am
Free Time
10:30–11:20 am
*Room Checkout*
11:00 am
Luggage may be held at Reception.
Closing Comments
11:30–11:50 am
Lunch
12:00–1:30 pm
Book Signing (Dining Hall)
1:30–2:30 pm
Breakfast 7:30–9:30 am • Lunch: 12:00–1:30 pm • Dinner: 6:00–7:30 pm
Optional activities include
Yoga • Meditation • Kirtan • Bonfire • Labyrinth • Nature Trails
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Add a day to enjoy R&R activities!
Free activities include
Interactive Nature Hikes
Cooking Demos
Meditation & Movement Classes
Wellness Workshops
Paid activities include
Pottery Classes
Ayurvedic Wellness & Healing Arts Treatments
Nourish Your Body
Take your rejuvenation to another level with a soothing Ayurvedic treatment.
Call to check availability during Shankara business hours:
Wednesday 11:00 am–8:00 pm
Thursday–Saturday 9:00 am–6:00 pm
Sunday 8:00 am–2:00 pm

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