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6-Day Darkness Retreat
Norberg, Västmanland County
For experienced retreaters or deep inner journeys.
Six nights and days in complete darkness offer an extended and continuous experience. With this duration, the rhythm of darkness becomes deeply established, and the sense of time begins to dissolve into stillness.
The longer stay provides an undisturbed environment for those familiar with darkness retreats or for individuals seeking a more profound and continuous immersion. The structure allows enough time for the body and mind to adapt completely to the absence of light, creating a stable foundation for rest, reflection, and reset.
This retreat is suited for experienced retreaters or those drawn to longer stays in silence and solitude. It is designed for individuals who wish to dedicate time to deep restoration and to explore darkness as a complete environment of stillness and balance.
Please note: Darkness retreats are a powerful experience. We encourage you to carefully consider the right length for your stay. You’re always welcome to contact us for guidance and support.
What is included
• Comfortable accommodation in a purpose-built darkness cabin designed for deep rest and sensory stillness
• Introductory guidance to help you prepare mentally and settle into the experience
• Breakfast and dinner delivered quietly through a custom-built double-door food hatch, maintaining complete darkness and privacy
• Integration guidance or conversation to support your gentle return to light and everyday life
• Introductory guidance to help you prepare mentally and settle into the experience
• Breakfast and dinner delivered quietly through a custom-built double-door food hatch, maintaining complete darkness and privacy
• Integration guidance or conversation to support your gentle return to light and everyday life
Practical information
Arrival Day (Preparation & Orientation)
Arrival window: 16:00–18:00
You’ll be welcomed, shown around the retreat area, and receive a brief orientation before entering darkness. A light dinner is served before you begin your retreat. Guests usually enter darkness between 18:00–20:00, in harmony with the evening. Full Darkness Days
You remain in complete darkness throughout your stay. Meals are quietly delivered through a food hatch, allowing you to maintain full sensory rest, reflection, and stillness without external interruptions. Exit Day (Morning Light Reintroduction)
On your final morning, you exit darkness around 08:00–09:00. A light breakfast follows as you gently reintroduce light and sensory input. Guests are welcome to stay and relax in the common retreat area until 14:00, allowing space for grounding and reflection before departure. Optional Integration Night (Soft Landing)
After several days in total darkness, returning to the outside world can feel intense. The integration night provides a gentle transition between darkness and light. You may choose to:
This final night supports your nervous system and helps integrate the insights, emotions, and calm gained during your retreat. Many guests describe it as an invaluable part of their journey.
Arrival window: 16:00–18:00
You’ll be welcomed, shown around the retreat area, and receive a brief orientation before entering darkness. A light dinner is served before you begin your retreat. Guests usually enter darkness between 18:00–20:00, in harmony with the evening. Full Darkness Days
You remain in complete darkness throughout your stay. Meals are quietly delivered through a food hatch, allowing you to maintain full sensory rest, reflection, and stillness without external interruptions. Exit Day (Morning Light Reintroduction)
On your final morning, you exit darkness around 08:00–09:00. A light breakfast follows as you gently reintroduce light and sensory input. Guests are welcome to stay and relax in the common retreat area until 14:00, allowing space for grounding and reflection before departure. Optional Integration Night (Soft Landing)
After several days in total darkness, returning to the outside world can feel intense. The integration night provides a gentle transition between darkness and light. You may choose to:
- Remain in the darkness cabin with soft, dim light, extending your rest in silence and warmth, or
- Spend the night in one of our guest rooms, surrounded by natural light and tranquility.
This final night supports your nervous system and helps integrate the insights, emotions, and calm gained during your retreat. Many guests describe it as an invaluable part of their journey.
Next available dates
Feb 17 4:00 PM - Feb 24 4:00 PM
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6-Day Darkness RetreatNorbergFeb 19 4:00 PM - Feb 26 4:00 PM
6-Day Darkness RetreatNorbergFeb 20 4:00 PM - Feb 27 4:00 PM
6-Day Darkness RetreatNorbergFeb 21 4:00 PM - Feb 28 4:00 PM
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About Noord Darkness Retreats
Noord was originally founded in 2022 under the name Glänta, with the vision of creating a center for inner development and scientific exploration of consciousness. In 2025, we changed our name to Noord to better reflect our international orientation and our focus on research and innovation in mental health and darkness therapy.
We are proud to be pioneers in darkness retreat (also called dark retreat, darkroom retreat or darkness retreat) in the Nordics. Our journey started back in 2019 and we established the first Nordic darkness retreat center in Stockholm in the summer of 2022. This marked the start of our work to explore the potential of darkness therapy for mental health and personal development.
We are inspired by the Inner Development Goals (IDG) - a framework that highlights inner capacities as the key to a more sustainable and balanced world. We believe that personal development, self-awareness and emotional awareness are crucial to creating long-term change, both on an individual and societal level.
The team has a broad professional and scientific background in health and behavioral informatics, clinical diagnostics, psychology, business development, innovation, health technology and retreats. We combine academic research and technological development with experiential knowledge to create a platform where science and practice come together.
What unites us, however, is not just our professional roles - but our own personal journeys. Having explored inner processes through methods such as darkness retreats, meditation practices and other forms of self-exploration, we share a common understanding of the potential of deeper inner work.
We see ourselves as part of an ongoing learning process and are humbled by the fact that what we think we know can always be developed further. Noord is a platform for both personal and collective transformation, where we together strive to contribute to a more sustainable and conscious world.