Over the last 50+ years, Ajayan has made an intensive study of the most effective esoteric practices of the yogis of the Himalayas. He will personally instruct you in their practice, appropriate to your level. These profound techniques will multiply the benefit of your retreat experience well beyond the experience of an ordinary meditation retreat.
My body, mind, and soul are just filled with awesomeness since the retreat. I’m feeling absolutely fantastic. I also can’t believe how deep and peaceful my meditations are now. –Christian, meditating attorney
In Tamil there is a saying “Thirupai ponal thiruppam”, which means, “If you go to Thirupai (a holy temple), there will be a change in life.” The retreat was definitely that for me. Many things that were so hard before are suddenly in reach since the retreat. Even my Yoga practices are effortless now. I now know what you meant when you asked if anyone is feeling lightness in the body. I do feel like my body is light with space; doing Surya Namaskar is effortless. I am already looking forward to the next retreat! –Chenthil Kumar
At your option, you can choose one additional consultation with Ajayan every three days of your retreat, included in the price of the retreat.
Anyone can attend a personal meditation retreat, even if you’ve never meditated before. You will receive personalized instruction from Ajayan on the retreat. By the time you leave, you will be an expert meditator. If you already meditate, the retreat will profoundly uplevel your practice.
The only requirement is that you be free from the use of recreational drugs (including plant medicine) for at least 15 days before the retreat. This is not a moral judgment, but to help ensure you have a clear, deep experience on your retreat.
At your option, you can also subscribe to a meditation membership prior to coming to your retreat. Every membership level offers basic and intermediate courses as well as an array of guided meditations. This is an excellent preparation to take full advantage of a personal retreat. If you’d like some guidance in choosing a membership level, feel free to email Ajayan.
Your retreat can last as long as you like. The minimum stay is 2 days/nights (3 nights minimum to learn the Awaken Kundalini practice), but you can stay as long as you feel your retreat is serving you. You could stay a full week or more if you wanted to.
You can certainly take a silent retreat. If you wish to remain in silence, and also receive instruction, you can communicate with Ajayan through notes.
Samadhi House is located on the West side of San Juan Island, atop Mt. Dallas, the highest point of the island. Surrounded by forested hills, to the West and Northwest, Samadhi House overlooks Haro Strait, the Canadian Gulf Islands, and Vancouver Island. Only one other cabin is visible. There are no other houses in sight except across the water on Vancouver Island, no sounds of traffic or people, just the peace, beauty, and stillness of nature.
At night you’ll hear the song of frogs, and from dawn till night that of a large variety of birds, including bald eagles, hummingbirds, herons, and many more. Samadhi House also overlooks Lime Kiln State Park, said to be the premier spot in the world to view Orca whales from land. Between May and September, they may often be spotted breaching, cavorting, and blowing as they feed on the local salmon near the shores of the park. They really seem to consciously commune with their human audience. Note they are not visible from the house. The park is a 6-minute drive away.
Samadhi House is a 3000+ square foot, 4-bedroom home, fully remodeled about 10 years ago. It can accommodate up to 9 retreat participants, but more likely your retreat will be entirely private. You can choose one of the two private rooms, which share a bath, or the dormitory with its own separate bath.
Your retreat includes all meals. We’ll provide the food, and those present for the retreat, including Ajayan, will share in making the meals and cleanup. As it’s your personal retreat, you determine the schedule of your meals.
The Samadhi household is typically vegetarian and gluten-free, and for the most part, sugar- and dairy-free. However, we are happy to do our best to accommodate you. Please email Ajayan with your dietary wishes or requirements.
Private room: $375/night.
Meditation membership discounts:
Please email Ajayan to schedule your retreat and determine cost depending on length of stay.
To book your personal meditation retreat, email Ajayan. Provide:
We require advanced payment in full to reserve your room. You can pay via PayPal or with a credit card after you’ve confirmed your booking with Ajayan by email.
Emails have been known to land in spam, so if you don’t hear back in a day or two, resend or text Ajayan at 425-677-5451.
Samadhi House is also supported by vacation rentals. When you book your retreat, we will block the calendar for the entire house for the time of your retreat, so cancellations can be costly for us. Vacation rentals actually bring in more than double the retreat fee per day (depending on time of year). But we feel the highest and best use of the house is for retreats, and so we want to make it as easy as possible for you to come and meditate. For this reason, we’ve made our cancellation policy for retreats much more flexible than for our vacation rentals:
We hope to see you at a personal meditation retreat soon!