With the Guidance of Shivananda Swamiji
Shivaratri is the sacred night of silence, dissolution, and rebirth.
A suspended moment in time, when individual consciousness is invited to recognize itself as part of universal Consciousness.
If your heart feels the call of Śhiva ...
This Shivaratri retreat at Shivananda Ashram is a time of symbolic death and rebirth, an invitation to empty ourselves of what is no longer true in order to remember who we have always been.
If your heart feels the call of Śhiva,
if you wish to enter the vastness of Being and recognize yourself as part of the universal Consciousness,
here you will find not only a retreat, but a portal of transformation.
A protected place, a spiritual family,
a space in which to return home to the eternal silence of Consciousness.
Śhiva
is not a distant god, but the silent and immutable presence that lives in the heart of every being: the pure Witness, the fertile Void from which every form arises and to which every form returns.
Śhiva is the first Consciousness, without beginning or end.
He is the Divine Masculine in its highest essence: action, not control, but presence, stability, and absolute awareness.
He is what welcomes and sustains the entire creation without ever being touched by it.
In This Retreat,
💛 we gather at Shivananda Ashram to enter deeply into the space of Śhiva, the primordial Consciousness, the eternal principle that precedes creation itself.
💛 Creation arises from the eternal union of Śhiva and Śhakti.
💛 Śhiva is the observing consciousness.
💛 Śhakti is the divine energy, the feminine principle that dances, pulsates, and gives form to life.
💛 Without Śhiva, Śhakti remains energy without direction.
💛 Without Śhakti, Śhiva remains motionless silence.
From their sacred union, the Universe is born.
Shivaratri is the night when this union becomes accessible to human beings.
It is the moment when individual energy can rise towards pure consciousness, and consciousness can fully incarnate in matter.
It is a cosmic door where the veil of separation dissolves and the memory of our true nature can emerge.
This retreat is an initiatory journey for those who feel the call to:
✨ dissolve old identities and conditioning
✨ purify body, mind, and energy
✨ enter into silence without fear
✨ recognize Śhiva as their true identity
✨ integrate the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine within themselves
During the retreat we will experience:
👉 deep guided meditations
👉 night rituals and Shivaratri celebrations
👉 mantras, kirtans, and sacred songs
👉 satsang and teachings inspired by ancient Tantra
👉 intense sadhana and purification practices
👉 moments of silence, introspection, and retreat
Each day ...
will be a step in the process of dissolution and rebirth, a journey that leads from separation to unity, from fragmentation to total presence.
Through practice and shared life in the ashram, we will create a sacred space where the ego can dissolve and the Self can emerge with clarity.
According to Tantra, liberation does not come from fleeing the world, but from fully inhabiting the body, energy, and consciousness.
Śhiva is not far away: he is in the breath that calms, in the space between two thoughts, in the presence that observes without judgment.
9-day immersive retreat
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SHIVARATRI
Enter the Consciousness of the Universe
9-day immersive retreat | Shivananda Ashram, Italy
February 11th - 19th, 2026
We will experience: deep teachings, practices, meditations, moments of silence, community life, family support and much more.