3 Night/2 Day Dark Room Retreat - Early
3 Night/2 Day Dark Room Retreat - Early
9685 Western Way, Amherst, WI, USA
Up to 4 in group
Jun 5 - 8, 2026
Retreat Highlights
- * Darkroom immersion designed for profound introspection and sensory withdrawal
- * Pre-retreat preparation guidance to support a smooth and intentional entry into the experience
- * Live Zoom orientation calls to connect, ask questions, and align expectations
- * Guided meditations to gently deepen awareness and support inner exploration
- * Breathwork sessions to facilitate emotional release and nervous system regulation
- * Two to three nourishing organic meals per day to support the body throughout the process
- * One-on-one consultations for personalized support before, during, and after the retreat
- * Integration sessions to help process insights and ground them into daily life
- * Post-retreat Zoom calls to maintain connection and support long-term transformation
About this Retreat
Eostar Kamala is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, psychedelic preparation and integration coach, breathwork facilitator, yoga teacher, sound healer and retreat facilitator devoted to guiding individuals into deep inner transformation through immersive and introspective practices. For the past nine years, she has been leading plant medicine ceremonies as a medicine woman, holding space for profound healing experiences rooted in presence, integrity, and respect for the intelligence of these traditions. Her work is grounded in the understanding that true healing arises from within, when the mind softens and the body is supported in releasing stored patterns. Drawing from her background in hypnotherapy, subconscious reprogramming, and integrative healing modalities, she creates carefully held environments where participants can access clarity, emotional balance, and inner guidance.
Her approach is shaped not only by training, but by extensive direct experience. Eostar has completed a seven-day darkroom retreat herself, immersing in silence and sensory withdrawal. She also brings years of experience supporting individuals through psychedelic preparation and integration, guiding them safely through expanded states of consciousness and the insights that follow. She understands the psychological, emotional, and spiritual processes that arise when ordinary perception shifts, whether through plant medicine or through darkness, and meets these experiences with grounded presence, attunement, and care.
Eostar’s work bridges the worlds of sacred plant medicine and darkroom retreat practice, recognizing both as powerful gateways into the subconscious and the deeper layers of the psyche. Her experience as a medicine woman and integration coach directly informs her ability to facilitate darkroom retreats with sensitivity and skill. Through breathwork, yoga, guided meditation, and one-on-one support, she creates a safe and structured container for transformation. With a strong emphasis on preparation and integration, she supports participants not only in accessing profound inner experiences, but in embodying those insights in a way that leads to meaningful and lasting change.
Dale Niggemann is a dedicated explorer of consciousness, inner transformation, and embodied spiritual practice. A deep commitment to direct experience and disciplined inner work has shaped his path.
He began by completing two separate 10 day silent meditation retreats, where he cultivated a firm foundation in presence, observation, equanimity, and self-inquiry. Building on this depth of practice, Dale then undertook a 49 day solitary retreat in the mountains of Mexico, living in intentional seclusion and silence. This extended immersion in solitude allowed for profound inner integration, communion with nature, and a sustained exploration of awareness beyond external distraction.
His journey continued with an intensive five day darkroom retreat followed by a profound 17-day darkroom retreat experiences that opened him to deep states of stillness, heightened perception, and expanded inner awareness. During these immersions in complete darkness, Dale underwent a powerful spiritual awakening, including what he describes as an inner-eye or third-eye opening an experience that profoundly transformed his relationship to consciousness, perception, and presence.
This direct, life-changing experience inspired Dale to support others on a similar path. Over the past two years, he has worked as a darkroom retreat coach, guiding individuals in preparing for and entering the depth of darkness with clarity, safety, and intention, so they too can access their own inner expansion and transformation.
Alongside the spiritual dimensions of his work, Dale has also studied and experienced the physiological effects of darkroom retreat. Through his own journey, he discovered that extended darkness helped regulate and ultimately resolve a long-standing sleep disorder, offering him deep restoration and balance. He recognizes the profound potential of darkroom retreats to support the nervous system especially for individuals dealing with stress, trauma, or dysregulation by allowing the body to reset into a more natural, grounded state.
With years of experience in meditation and yoga, Dale integrates these practices into a holistic approach to transformation, honoring both the body and consciousness as gateways to truth. He is also a dedicated researcher of holistic healing modalities and has coached many individuals in achieving greater health, balance, and self-understanding.
Dale’s work is rooted not in theory, but in lived experience offering a space of authenticity, depth, and inner alignment for those seeking to reconnect with themselves and rediscover their innate wholeness.
Details of this retreat
This 3 Night/ 2 Day Darkroom Retreat is an invitation into profound inner stillness through extended time in complete darkness. The chosen duration is defined in advance to support a safe, intentional, and well-held process. Removed from external stimulation, this retreat also functions as a form of dopamine reset—a conscious stepping away from constant input, technology, and sensory overload—allowing the nervous system to recalibrate and return to a more natural state of balance. In this space, participants are guided into deep introspection, where the mind can settle, deeper layers of awareness emerge, and visionary states become possible. Held by two experienced facilitators, the retreat offers a structured and supportive environment for this powerful inner journey.
Each day is gently supported with grounding practices designed to balance depth with care. Participants are guided through daily yoga and breathwork and guided meditation sessions to support the body, release tension, and maintain energetic flow. These sessions will take place in the shared living room and will be optional. Personal guidance or consultation is available any time throughout the retreat (24/7), offering personalized support to help process emotional, psychological, and spiritual experiences as they arise. This balance of immersion and support allows participants to explore their inner landscape while remaining resourced and held.
Nourishment is an essential part of the experience, with two to three organic meals provided daily to sustain the body in a gentle and mindful way. The retreat is designed as a complete container for transformation—honoring preparation, presence, and integration. Whether seeking clarity, healing, or a deeper connection to Self, this experience offers a rare opportunity to step out of the external world and into the richness of inner awareness.
Retreat Length & Integration
This retreat is 3 Nights/ 2 Days long.
The 3 Night/ 2 Day darkroom retreat is intended for those who feel called to an extended journey inward. Participants remain in darkness for 4 nights, allowing for a profound unfolding of psychological, emotional, and possibly visionary processes. This is followed by one full day of integration in the light, providing essential support as participants begin to reorient to external reality and process the depth of their experience.
What if someone would like to book less than 3 Days? Check out our 2 Day/ 3 Night retreat: look at our list of retreat options under "Events".
Integration is not an optional add-on—it is a vital and non-negotiable part of the retreat container. Time spent in darkness can open powerful inner experiences, insights, and shifts in perception. Without proper integration, these experiences may remain ungrounded or difficult to embody. The dedicated integration day is designed to help participants gently transition out of darkness, process what has emerged, and begin anchoring insights into a form that can be meaningfully carried into daily life.
For this reason, all participants are expected to remain for the full integration period of one day. This phase is where the retreat experience becomes truly transformative—not only through what is discovered in darkness, but through how it is understood, integrated, and lived afterward.
Participants are encouraged to leave the day following the integration day. You will be asked to check out by noon on June 9th.
Each day is gently supported with grounding practices designed to balance depth with care. Participants are guided through daily yoga and breathwork and guided meditation sessions to support the body, release tension, and maintain energetic flow. These sessions will take place in the shared living room and will be optional. Personal guidance or consultation is available any time throughout the retreat (24/7), offering personalized support to help process emotional, psychological, and spiritual experiences as they arise. This balance of immersion and support allows participants to explore their inner landscape while remaining resourced and held.
Nourishment is an essential part of the experience, with two to three organic meals provided daily to sustain the body in a gentle and mindful way. The retreat is designed as a complete container for transformation—honoring preparation, presence, and integration. Whether seeking clarity, healing, or a deeper connection to Self, this experience offers a rare opportunity to step out of the external world and into the richness of inner awareness.
Retreat Length & Integration
This retreat is 3 Nights/ 2 Days long.
The 3 Night/ 2 Day darkroom retreat is intended for those who feel called to an extended journey inward. Participants remain in darkness for 4 nights, allowing for a profound unfolding of psychological, emotional, and possibly visionary processes. This is followed by one full day of integration in the light, providing essential support as participants begin to reorient to external reality and process the depth of their experience.
What if someone would like to book less than 3 Days? Check out our 2 Day/ 3 Night retreat: look at our list of retreat options under "Events".
Integration is not an optional add-on—it is a vital and non-negotiable part of the retreat container. Time spent in darkness can open powerful inner experiences, insights, and shifts in perception. Without proper integration, these experiences may remain ungrounded or difficult to embody. The dedicated integration day is designed to help participants gently transition out of darkness, process what has emerged, and begin anchoring insights into a form that can be meaningfully carried into daily life.
For this reason, all participants are expected to remain for the full integration period of one day. This phase is where the retreat experience becomes truly transformative—not only through what is discovered in darkness, but through how it is understood, integrated, and lived afterward.
Participants are encouraged to leave the day following the integration day. You will be asked to check out by noon on June 9th.
Schedule
Sample Daily Schedule
9:00 AM – Breakfast (Organic Meal)
Nourishing, light meal in silence or mindful awareness
10:30 AM – Gentle Yoga
1:00 PM – Lunch (Organic Meal)
Wholesome, balanced meal to restore energy
2:00 PM – Rest / Personal Integration Time
Time for solitude, rest, or continued darkroom immersion
4:00 PM – One-on-One Consultations (as needed)
Individual support for processing, guidance, or emotional integration
5:00 PM – Optional Light Dinner/ snack (Organic Meal)
Light evening meal to gently close the active part of the day
7:00 PM - Breathwork Session
Guided breathwork to release tension and deepen inner connection
7:30 PM – Group Guided Meditation
Deepening awareness and anchoring inner stillness
8:30 PM – Return to Silence / Darkroom Practice
Transition inward for the night
9:00 AM – Breakfast (Organic Meal)
Nourishing, light meal in silence or mindful awareness
10:30 AM – Gentle Yoga
1:00 PM – Lunch (Organic Meal)
Wholesome, balanced meal to restore energy
2:00 PM – Rest / Personal Integration Time
Time for solitude, rest, or continued darkroom immersion
4:00 PM – One-on-One Consultations (as needed)
Individual support for processing, guidance, or emotional integration
5:00 PM – Optional Light Dinner/ snack (Organic Meal)
Light evening meal to gently close the active part of the day
7:00 PM - Breathwork Session
Guided breathwork to release tension and deepen inner connection
7:30 PM – Group Guided Meditation
Deepening awareness and anchoring inner stillness
8:30 PM – Return to Silence / Darkroom Practice
Transition inward for the night
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Eostar Kamala Retreats, 9685 Western Way, Amherst, WI, USA
Directions
The nearest airport is Appleton, WI. We are going to pick up participants and we will drop them off.
Accommodation
Participants can choose from 2 master bedrooms, which both have a bathroom or two bedrooms with shared bathrooms. Book now, first come, first serve! The rooms all have heating and AC. No mold!
3 Nights/ 2 Days Program Price
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
This venue is outside a small town named Amhurst, WI. We have 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a kitchen and a living room under the ground level. These will all be dark. One of the bedrooms is above ground but it will be darkened perfectly as well. There will be a corridor to access the darkened living room from that room, so all participants will be able to access the communal spaces without daylight exposure. The ground level area is a retreat center with a kitchen and a spacious living room.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
We will be serving vegan or vegetarian food 2 or 3 times a day as requested. You can request gluten free options.
What's Included
- What’s Included
- * 3 Night/ 2 Day darkroom retreat experience with on-site accommodation
- * Two to three nourishing organic meals per day
- * One breathwork session per day
- * One yoga session per day
- * One group guided meditation per day
- * One private consultation per day, or more as needed
- * Pre-retreat preparation through weekly Zoom calls
- * One full day of in-person integration at the retreat center
- * Two post-retreat group Zoom calls for continued integration support
What's Not Included
- Not Included
- * Airfare and travel to/from the retreat location
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