Dear Darkroom participants,

We are glad you are joining the online “Darkroom Retreat” with Grandmaster Mantak Chia.

The Retreat will start on 30 August and we would like to welcome you and to give you information on how to enhance your practice. As you may want to stay in the darkness during the course, please read the information carefully in advance.

1. Get prepared: Darkroom and Pi Gu fasting

We would like to remind you that to enhance your practice you can create a Darkroom in your home and do Taoist fasting (called Pi Gu).

đź“ŚGet prepared for the Darkroom Home Retreat

đź–¤To darken a space you can: 

  • Darken only one room 
  • OR darken your entire home 
  • OR use a blindfold and curtains 

🧭Time in the dark: 

  • You can plunge into darkness only during meditations with a master 
  • OR you can spend the entire retreat in darkness 

🥙Nutrition: 

  • Recommended: order the Taoist Detox Set 
  • OR buy the necessary supplements at a store/pharmacy 

View detailed presentation: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A COMFORTABLE DARKROOM HOME RETREAT

đź“ŚOrder PiGu pills and Detox set from Tao Garden, Thailand. This is optional, but it will enhance your practice.

Please order them as soon as possible as the delivery to Europe or USA will be 15-20 days.

PURCHASE DETOX SETS CLICK HERE

PURCHASE PIGU PILS CLICK HERE

📌! If you booked a full Darkroom retreat (30 August – 7 September) you have bonuses: Self-paced workshops “Inner Alchemy Intensive” and “Fusion of 5 Elements” + Ebook “Darkness Technology”. Please watch it before the course begins as during the Retreat you will do Fusion practice in the darkness without detailed explanations. You will find this course in your account at school.mantakchia.com

Note: you can create a Dark room or do Pi Gu Detox, but you are not obliged to.

2. FAQ:

  1. How can I obtain darkness with the computer screen on?

You won’t create total darkness, but the important thing is to get as close as possible and here are some tips to help you:

– keep your screen lighting very low and wear dark lensed glasses.

– watch the introduction and observe the slides and then follow the workshop with audio only. This is how we do it in Tao Garden. 

– continue your personal practice in total darkness at the end of the day and during meal times. 

After the workshop the inner process will continue and the benefits will be enhanced due to the complete darkness.

2. Can I prepare PiGu pills at home?

No, however you can keep the diet recommended for the Darkroom retreat and order supplements from any convenient store. The recommended dose for supplements will be written on the package.

3. Should I stay in the darkness all the time? 

Master Chia says that in order to feel any changes you need to stay in total darkness for at least 3 days. The target is total darkness, so the pineal releases DMT (Di-Methyl-Tryptamine). DMT is the core chemical of the darkroom retreats. So contact with light should be limited to not more than 30 seconds maximum.

During your darkroom course you can listen (but not watch) as much as possible if you do not see any light. Only a very short moment with dark glass may be allowed. Otherwise, the pineal may not activate.

4. What should I do during the darkroom time?

The first two to three days, you will be more inclined to sleep most of the time due to increased melatonin levels. After the third day, energy levels may increase, and this may cause the opposite. You can practice the given exercises: find the link to the recording of the first day’s practices and follow directions by listening. When you look at the screen for the link,  wear dark sunglasses and do the link clicking as fast as possible and then turn off the light to the screen entirely or cover the screen with something.

Most of the time, you must focus more on observing changes in your vision and perception. You will fasten the process if you do simple breathing (breathe in from the nose slowly and breathe out from the nose again slowly).

3. Your link for the Retreat

All workshops will be online LIVE, and we recommend joining LIVE to feel the energy transmission during the practice.

đźš©You will receive your Zoom link to join Live workshops 1 day prior to the Workshop and the link is the same for all workshops of the week.

You will get live access to audio lessons. No video will be provided as the workshop will be streamed during the Tao Garden Darkroom Retreat. You will get slides with explanations in ebooklets.

You can join with any device you have (a computer or a smartphone, tablet) with the Zoom app. Zoom is available for all devices and platforms. 

You can download Zoom here:

If you can’t make it live, you can always watch recordings at your account at school.mantakchia.com (you have lifetime access to recordings).

4. Daily Schedule (Paris time):

Day 1​ ( August 30) with Energy Transmission

— 09:00 – 13.00  Video lecture with Grandmaster Mantak Chia​

Day 2 – Day 9 (recommended to stay in darkness):​

― 09:00 – 13:00 Audio workshops by Grandmaster Mantak Chia (4 hours)​

5. Access to recordings

You can find recordings at your account at school.mantakchia.com.

Usually, we upload recording lessons the next day after the live lessons. 

We kindly invite you to check our Guide on how to find your login, password and recordings: https://school.mantakchia.com/how-to-study-at-mantak-chia-school/

6. Confirmation of Attendance

All participants of this Online Workshop will get a Confirmation of Attendance signed by Grandmaster Mantak Chia. Please note that this Confirmation doesn’t give a right to teach.

Please, check that your name and surname of your account at school.mantakchia.com are correct for the certificate of Attendance. If you would like to change it — please check a step-by-step instructions here: https://school.mantakchia.com/how-to-study-at-mantak-chia-school/#changename
Do you still have questions? Contact us at hello@mantakchia.com and we will be glad to assist you.