Retreat
Adventures in Search of Silence, Solitude and RenewalSelect a format:
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Retreat takes us on a stunning journey through the many ways humans step back from daily life, both in today's world and in our past.
'Open-minded, elegantly written and comprehensive' Daily Telegraph
From mindfulness and meditation to yoga breaks and spiritual bootcamps, stepping back from daily life remains a human obsession. In this endlessly enlightening book, Nat Segnit experiences retreats around the world as he investigates why we seek solitude, what we get out of it, and what is going on in our brains and bodies when we achieve it. Along the way, he meets yogic scholars, scientists, religious leaders, philosophers and artists, gaining fascinating - and often startling - insights.
'A vivid personal quest...rich and almost eerily timely' William Fiennes, author of The Snow Geese
'Open-minded, elegantly written and comprehensive' Daily Telegraph
From mindfulness and meditation to yoga breaks and spiritual bootcamps, stepping back from daily life remains a human obsession. In this endlessly enlightening book, Nat Segnit experiences retreats around the world as he investigates why we seek solitude, what we get out of it, and what is going on in our brains and bodies when we achieve it. Along the way, he meets yogic scholars, scientists, religious leaders, philosophers and artists, gaining fascinating - and often startling - insights.
'A vivid personal quest...rich and almost eerily timely' William Fiennes, author of The Snow Geese
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A rich and almost eerily timely book, Nat Segnit's exploration of the history and meaning of retreat maps copious research onto a vivid personal quest that reads at times like Eat Pray Love as written by David Foster Wallace
William Fiennes, author of The Snow Geese
