FIND YOUR SECRET KEY 5 NIGHTS SILENT RETREATS
About Memo
From his early twenties, Memo Ozdogan has had great passion and personal interest in exploring western and eastern spirituality and philosophy in order to see and understand different approaches towards the subject of living. He has delved into the original teachings of the Buddha, J.Krishnamurti, Rumi, Ancient Greek philosophy, Zen, The Tao, ancient forms of spirituality and new age spirituality.
After deeply studying all these various approaches, he tried to find out the original truth in each of these different approaches without becoming a static follower of any of them. He quotes: “life is a very dynamic and living thing which is ever-changing, and therefore no philosophy of the past can be applied directly to life which takes place only in the present moment. Philosophy or teachings might point out an important truth and much can be learned from them but one should never get stuck at any of them since life must be explored from moment to moment and that means one must continue one’s inner journey of discovery at this present moment. This is the only door opening to the path of true happiness and liberation”.
Having lived in Asia for a long time, he has had the unique opportunity to deeply explore eastern philosophies of living such as Zen. Being originally from Turkey where the great poet Rumi lived his life, Memo has had a family tradition of Sufism, and his grandfather was a widely respected Sufi master of his area. After such a long term of study and exploration, recently, naturally and spontaneously he began sharing the outcome of such study with others in a book he authored named as “Letters from Love Cafe”, and by organizing some discussion groups and seminars for the exploration of subjects such as Love, Living in the Present, Meditation, Spiritual path, Fear, Self-Knowledge, Suffering, Loneliness, Happiness, Wisdom, Conscious Living, The Subconscious etc. ; basically subjects about life itself. He also established a platform called ‘Find Your Secret Key’ to serve this purpose, and for the healing of deeply rooted subconscious hurts through guided meditation and spiritual counselling. Memo also has deep knowledge about the subconscious and the subtle ways of its working. Both in Sufism and Zen there are no official certificates of mastery, but with his deep level of understanding and wisdom Memo is a true spiritual master.
Recently, he decided to travel the world to share such knowledge and wisdom, and learn, at the same time, from others as well in the process as he believes one is both the master and the student who studies life in the mirror of relationship.
FIVE NIGHTS FIND YOUR SECRET KEY
SILENT RETREAT
This retreat is for those who
~struggle to let go of the past
~want to release destructive patterns
Conscious yoga classes in the mountain air.
You will leave feeling Healed , Whole & Healthy
Retreats include
- Hiking on 10 Private Acres and/or on the 3800 Acre Santa Ysabel Preserve
- Walk a Labyrinth
- Learn about Heartmath
- Walk the Native Plant Botanical Garden path that goes around the property
- We’ll enjoy some yoga; usually Hiroshi Motoyama’s exercises which help activate the meridians and create a smooth flow of energy. This prepares the body and mind for healing.
- Crystal Bowl Sound Healing Meditation
- Individual Meditation
- Find Your Secret Key Group Discussions
- 45 minutes private Spiritual counseling session with Memo
- A signed copy of “Letters from Love Cafe: 47 Letters of Love on Living”
Book by Memo Ozdogan
Retreat Schedule
First and Second Day
-Day 1 Sunday
16:00 Lobby opens: Welcome! Walk the labyrinth!
17:00 Detox dinner drinks and begin Noble Silence
20:00 Journal, meditate, rest, shower or read
22:00 Lights out. Get a lot of rest everyone!
-Day 2 Monday
Day of Noble Silence except for possible Personal counseling sessions
9:00 Noble silence and free time to walk the nature path or the labyrinth.
10:30 Sound Healing Meditation
12:00 Juice Lunchtime and continue noble silence and walk the labyrinth and around the property
18:00 Juice dinner
20:00 Journal, meditate, rest, shower or read
22:00 Lights out. Get a lot of rest everyone!
Day Three and Four
Day 3 -Tuesday
There is continental breakfast available.
9:00 Noble silence and free time to walk the nature path or the labyrinth.
9:30 AM Yoga
11:00 Sound Healing Meditation
12:00 Juice Lunchtime and continue noble silence and free time to walk the nature path or the labyrinth
14:00 End of noble silence
18:00 Detox dinner drinks and spiritual discussion led by Memo Ozdogan
21:00 Journal, meditate, rest, shower or read
22:00 Lights out. Get a lot of rest everyone!
-Day 4 Wednesday
There is continental breakfast available.
Wake up to Noble silence. Take time to meditate in nature.
09:00 Yoga
10:30 Sound Healing Meditation
12:00 Juice lunch
14:00 Nature walk
17:30 Rest, read, shower, and relax
18:00 Detox dinner drinks and spiritual discussion led by Memo Ozdogan
19:30 Sit by the fire (if weather permits)
22:00 Lights out. Get a lot of rest everyone!
Day 5 and Day 6
-Day 5 Thursday
There is continental breakfast available.
Wake up to Noble silence. Take time to meditate in nature.
09:00 Yoga
10:30 Sound Healing Meditation
12:00 Juice lunch
14:00 Nature walk
17:30 Rest, read, shower, and relax
18:00 Detox dinner drinks and spiritual discussion led by Memo Ozdogan
19:30 Sit by the fire (if weather permits)
22:00 Lights out. Get a lot of rest everyone!
-Day 6 Friday
There is continental breakfast available.
Wake up to Noble silence. Take time to meditate in nature.
9:00Yoga
10:30 Group photo
Feel free to take yourself out on a personal date somewhere in Julian. It is a tourist town and there are many things to do.
*On Tuesday there may also be casual and optional activities such as nature walk or going to the falls we will let you know about.
A WORD ABOUT YOGA CLASSES
Yoga classes are not always taught by certified instructors, but they are taught by certified instructors 90% of the time. Please call ahead to confirm who the yoga teacher is before booking.