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IN-PERSON RETREAT
The Heart of Awareness
Embodied Self-Inquiry Retreat
January 3-10, 2026 – Oasi Medova, Sicily (near Noto)
Winter Retreat 2026
September 4, 2022
Join Shakti Caterina Maggi for a 7-day retreat in the luminous landscape of Sicily, to explore the path of embodied awakening through self-enquiry, satsang and perception exercises.
Held in the peaceful spiritual center of Oasi Medova, surrounded by the gentle hills near Noto, this retreat offers a powerful container for inner transformation and integration — where the wisdom of the Heart can naturally unfold.
Together, we will explore how awakening is not an abstract realization, but a living, embodied process. Through guided perception exercises, shared inquiry, and the depth of satsang, we will be invited to meet our direct experience with clarity, compassion and radical presence. Moments of silence will support this unfolding, allowing us to open to the deeper intelligence we truly are.
This retreat is an invitation to:
•Deepen the path of awakening through embodied self-enquiry
•Explore the interplay between stillness and movement, silence and relationship
•Recognize and rest in the ever-present awareness beyond thought
•Embrace the fullness of life from the clarity of the Heart
Whether you are new to the path or called to deepen, this retreat is a space to meet yourself honestly, and open to the living presence of Truth in every aspect of your humanity.
WRITE TO US YOUR PARTICIPATION REQUEST
Contact us to get more information, we will respond to you as soon as possible.
Bookings are not final until a confirmation is received.
A brief interview will be held for those partecipating for the first time.
What you will experience
- Seven hrs of teaching per day with satsangs and experiential sessions
- Connect with Shakti directly through live Q&As
- A beautiful location immersed in nature, exquisite food and a loving community
How to participate
- Write us an email to in**@*****************gi.com for get all the details
- If it is your first time atteding a retreat with Shakti, please leave your phone number for a brief, introductory interview
- The nearest airport is in Catania. Transfer to the retreat location will be organised.
Program
- 8.00-8.40 AM meditation
- 11.00 AM -13.00 PM satsang
- 1.00-2.30 PM lunch
- 4.30-6.30 PM experiential session (with break)
- 7.00-8.30 PM dinner
- 9.00- 11.00 PM satsang
"Within Satsang, all aspects of this egoic life are dissolving.
Love, gratitude, awe, and wonder flow naturally from here. The depth of my love and gratitude toward you bring me to sweet tears of joy."
StacyUnited States
"Best 9 days of my life.
I am just in love, is all. Falling deeper in love. And as I fall deeper, I fall through heart break after heart break. Heart break that is not devoid of love, rather full of love."
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KrisUnited States
"Shakti has a powerful energy field of love which transmutes everything in love itself. I really appreciate how at times she draws from many traditions to illustrate her points and her willingness to show us the truth sometimes in the softest ways. Thank you so much"
MariaSpain
"Each retreat with Shakti that I have participated in has given me a clearer sense of my true self, as well as a greater ability to let go of my conditioning. Shakti teaches in a way that is very precise and understandable, and at the same time loving and compassionate."
R.United States
"A powerful field that made my mind quiet. I realized layers of conditioning of my ego to a much deeper level, so that I could accept them. I found a new connection with my body as well, I feel now much more at ease with it. The sangha has trasmitted me a very pure love, very disinterested."
KorinneHolland
"I was surprised at how comfortable I felt, given that the teaching is so different from anything else I've encountered. Even though it was my first time, I felt right at home."
PatriciaUnited Kigdom
"It was so beautiful and intense. Shakti has a natural way of leading the retreat and she teaches in a very personal, clear, funny, straight forward and loving way. The teaching is given in just the right tempo and steps to understand and absorb and experience. The team is so loving and supporting! So thankful for this immense gift".
SteveCanada
"I have learned to recognize myself a little more, there is a lot of work to be done, but it is beginning. I have learned the importance of perceiving myself and perceiving from a state of love and not fear...I hope to continue on this path. Thank you all for your presence"
SusannaItaly
"Just wanted to thank you again from the bottom of my heart... something has been seen: the "me-victim-burden-of-life" story/drama being JUST A STORY... It was so woven inside my personality that it was identified as "me", my "core identity"... I never saw this was just another story! You like to cut the root idea, so simple... Since then there a sense of freedom & vacuity here"
DavideItaly
"Learning from Shakti during the last few years has been the most powerful and transformative gift of my life. Each reatreat is a jewel that opens up to ever-deepining layers of clarity, love and compassion "
GiuliaItaly
"I want to thank you so much for the quality of your presence on the quality of the message and how you let it go through you and formalize it. It’s the perfect balance for me between the clarity of truth and its deep embodiment in the form that you incarnate, in the joy, humanity, in the deep appreciation also for the form, for Shakti, for the manifestation and its humor..."
YannickSwitzerland
"What have I learned? a very powerful tool that is transforming my meditation. a new point of view, which i am putting into practice and giving an immediate shift in consciousness. I am grateful."
StefanoItaly
