Scott Berman is the founder of Sky Cave Retreats — the first darkness retreat center in the United States.
Over the past two decades, Scott has spent more than two years in self-guided solo retreats in remote wilderness settings. He completed his first darkness retreat in 2012 and has since spent over 70 days in multiple solo darkness retreats, including several with his wife Jill.
For the last six years, Scott has accompanied more than 600 people through darkness retreats at his center in Southern Oregon, pioneering a grounded, nervous-system-informed approach to this ancient practice.
In this profound and grounded conversation, Ryan sits downwith Scott Berman, founder of Sky Cave Retreats, to explore what really happens when you spend three days in total darkness.
This is not a conversation about chasing peak spiritual experiences. It is about meeting your baseline.
Your defenses.Your nervous system.Your conditioned self.
Scott shares his journey from wilderness solitude and spiritual striving to pioneering one of the first darkness retreat centers in the United States. Together, they unpack:
Dark retreat, as Scott says, “reveals you to you.”
Those with ears, let them hear.
Always love,
Ryan
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