I attended my first silent retreat with my teacher Carly Forest in May of 2017. It was a huge leap of faith to register because I was having major abdominal surgery six weeks prior, and I would still be early in my recovery at retreat time. But I chose to trust that I'd be capable of the long trip and the five days of the yoga-based retreat, and took the plunge. I had no idea what to expect, and wondered what it would be like to be immersed in deep quiet for so many days. Th