The Shaktipat Retreat and STS Reunion

Day 1 is dedicated to arriving at the residential venue, Adila Retreat Center, getting settled, enjoying a nice dinner together with the group, meeting your teachers and receiving a briefing regarding how to prepare and what to expect in the days to come.

• The schedule for Day 1 (13 June 2023) is the following:

15:00 Chartered bus pickup at Tallinn city centre
15:20 Chartered bus pickup at Tallinn airport
16:30 Arrival to Adila Retreat Center, settling in
18:00 Welcome dinner
19:00 Introduction and briefing
22:00 Conclusion

You will receive a separate email with the details of the bus pickup. We recommend that you arrive in Tallinn at least a few hours before the bus departure or, better yet, a day before, leaving a buffer for possible unexpected travel hiccups.

Days 2-5 (14-17 June 2023) will be full retreat days and mauna, or sacred silence, will be observed by all participants.

• The schedule will look like this for days 2-5:

06:00 Morning meditation and yoga
09:00 Breakfast
10:00 Self-study or svadhyaya with spiritual books
12:00 Individual practice
14:00 Lunch and rest
17:00 Meditation and satsang with Somananda
20:00 Dinner
21:00 Lights out

Mid-day on day 5 Soma will officially conclude mauna and the STS Reunion activities will commence. The reunion days also include daily Yoga and meditation practices.

• The schedule will look like this for days 6-7

06:00 Morning meditation and yoga
09:00 Breakfast
10:00 Reunion activities
14:00 Lunch, rest, reunion activities
17:00 Meditation and satsang with Somananda
20:00 Dinner
21:00 Evening activities/rituals

The last day will begin slightly later. There will be no morning Yoga practice.

• The schedule for Day 8 (20 June 2023) is the following:

09:00 Breakfast
10:00 Last retreat session 
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Departure to Tallinn with chartered bus
15:00 Approximate arrival to Tallinn

You will be dropped off either in the city center or the airport.

Please do not plan your flight out of Estonia earlier than 18:00 on 20 June. This will give you an opportunity to conclude the retreat harmoniously without a rush.

(Updated on 6 Feb 2023)

Travel to Estonia is open to citizens from all countries without any Covid related requirements or limitations.

For the most updated Covid conditions and/or restrictions, please refer to this official government website.

We recommend that you double check, however, if any Covid travel restrictions are currently in place for departure and reentry into your own home country or country of your residence, as well as any transit countries (i.e., layovers).

Depending on your passport, a Schengen visa may be required to enter the EU and Estonia. Please check the visa requirements before planning your trip.

The purpose and inspiration behind the STS Reunion is to answer the needs and requests of many students of having an organized and dedicated time to connect with their spiritual friends in a more informal and intimate way with lighthearted, playful activities. 

The Shaktipat Retreat will still continue during the STS Reunion time. You will participate in morning yoga practice, meditation sessions with Soma, evening satsangs and other tantric practices. 

The schedule, however, will be less rigid with more time planned for connecting with the community.

The summer in Estonia is the idyllic time of year where days are endless and nighttime almost never shows its face. Some of the STS Reunion activities include:

• Music and dancing, yogic party 
• Fire purification ritual and bonfires
• Group games for connection and fun
• Sports and competitions with teams
• Daily sauna (proper 90 degrees 😉 ), lake plunging and more…