Golden Leaves of Autumn 6-Day Meditation Retreat

October 24 - November 1, 2025

Forest nature walk in the Fall
Book now and get 10% off listed prices. Offer valid until Sep 19, 2025.

Date/Time The retreat runs from Saturday, Oct 25 at 7:30 pm to Friday, Oct 31 around 9:00 pm.
You may arrive on Friday, Oct 24 or Saturday, Oct 25 between 2:00–4:00 pm.
Departure is Saturday, Nov 1 by 11:00 am.
Reserve your spot with a 50% deposit.
All-inclusive: shared-bath accommodations, meals, and retreat sessions.

Location: Sanctuary Retreat Center

Address: 2610 Adial Road, Faber, VA, USA

Contact: reservations@sanctuaryrc.org
757-644-3400

All Inclusive: $1377* includes lodging (shared bath), meals, and all retreat sessions.
Secure your spot with a 50% deposit. *Early registration before 9/19/25

Partial Attendance: Retreats are designed as immersive experiences, so partial attendance is not available. Full participation supports the integrity and depth of the retreat for everyone.

What to Bring: Learn more HERE

Traveling to The Sanctuary: Sanctuary does not offer airport shuttles. For a list of transfer services, click here: Traveling to the Sanctuary.

Smoking and Alcohol Use: The Sanctuary Retreat Center is a non-smoking property. Additionally, we are an alcohol and recreational drug free zone.

Media Notice: Photos and short videos may be taken during this retreat to capture the beauty of the experience and may be used in our promotional materials (website, social media, etc.). We always respect your privacy. If you prefer not to be photographed or recorded, you’ll have the opportunity to opt out during registration.

  • Modular Cabin Single Twin Bed – $1,530.00
  • Sanctuary Lodge Double Twin Beds – $1,530.00
  • Sanctuary Lodge Queen Bed - For 1 Guest – $1,530.00
  • Sanctuary Lodge Queen Bed - For Couples – $3,060.00

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Ceremony of the Heart:
Immersion in Meditation, Nature & Sacred Ritual

A cross-cultural collaboration with Fundación Medita Mexico

This is not just a meditation retreat—it’s a ceremonial passage into deeper presence, guided by ancestral wisdom and contemporary practice.  Over six days, you’ll be invited to slow down, listen deeply, and reconnect to yourself, others, and the sacred.

Come home to the heart through this sacred retreat experience that blends meditation, yoga, dance, breathwork, nature immersion, and soulful ritual. Rooted in the wisdom of diverse traditions, Ceremony of the Heart invites you into a deeply nourishing space where personal awakening and cultural connection weave together.

This retreat is a collaboration between Fundación Medita Mexico and Synchronicity Foundation, joining in a shared intention to foster unity, presence, and sacred remembering.

Your participation supports meditation programs in hospitals and schools in Mexico and helps further the mission of the Synchronicity Foundation.

All sessions are bilingual English/Spanish, creating an inclusive container for all participants.  Live Spanish translation available! 

Retreat Highlights

Cacao Ceremony
A sacred ritual to invite you into heartfelt connection, clarity, and inner sweetness. We gather in community to share this plant medicine with reverence—inviting emotional release, creative insight, and deep renewal.

Yagna Fire Ritual
This ancient ceremonial tradition originated in India and is a sacred offering of prayer, song, and intentions to the fire. The ritual has been practiced for thousands of years to invoke blessings, purify the environment, and align with divine energies.

Drum Circle & Talking Stick
Experience the rhythm of unity with drum circle resonance and the power of shared voice. Drawing from Indigenous practices, this ceremony honors truth-telling, respectful listening, and collective wisdom.

Bhakti Yoga & Mala Meditation
With devotional songs, movement, and mantra, we attune to the sacred energies of the land and within. Learn to meditate with a mala and experience mantra as a portal to presence and joy.

More highlights:  Yoga, Breathwork, Self-Inquiry and Journaling, High-Tech Meditation, Art Therapy, Chakra Balancing and a guided sensory meditation.

This is a photo of an outdoor cacao ceremony at Sanctuary Retreat Center. There are two female retreat leaders, one playing a handheld drum. There is a semi-circle of people around them. A few people lying down in the Sanctuary Learning Center doing a twist yoga pose. A group of people sitting in the Sanctuary forest in a circle about to meditate. 

All-inclusive Retreat Package:

  • A 6-day immersive retreat: Sat, Oct 25 to Sat, Nov 1

  • Option to arrive on the 24th

  • Comfortable accommodations in a peaceful, natural setting

  • Nourishing, primarily vegetarian meals (with optional animal protein)

  • Supportive, heart-centered Sanctuary staff

  • $1377 early registration price before 9/19/25, after $1530

  • Hold your spot with a deposit

Forest nature walk in the Fall with Fall colors Spinach salad with fresh strawberries and feta cheese

When Should You Arrive/Depart?

🌐 Check-in: Friday, October 24th, or Saturday, October 25th (2:00 PM – 4:00 PM)
🌟 Retreat begins: Saturday, October 25th, 7:30 PM
🌆 Retreat ends: Friday, October 31st, 9:00 PM
🚒 Departure: Saturday morning, November 1st

What’s Not Included in Your Retreat Fee?

❌ Airport transfers.  For a list of transfer services and other helpful travel resources, click here: Traveling to The Sanctuary

Enhance Your Experience

✨ Additional wellbeing services available. Click here for a full list.

>>CLICK HERE FOR HELPFUL INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

“Come look through my eyes. Live through my being. Share with me the bliss of freedom.” – Master Charles Cannon

 

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