Dark Retreats have been trending in spiritual communities ever since Audrey Marcus spoke of his Dark Retreat experience in a podcast. Deeply curious and not satisfied with only hearing about Audrey's experiences, Christina googled "Do women do Dark Retreats?" There she discovered Nicole Nyima Costerus who spent 26 days in complete darkness through four solo Dark Retreat Experiences: 12 days, 7 days, 5 days, and 2 days. In this episode, Nicole Nyima reveals why Dark Retreats, where to go, what to bring, and how to prepare your mind. She shares about moving through the shadow of feminine independence and into deeper states of surrender, plus how DMT is released in the body and where it comes from. Nicole Nyima is a founder of Women of Ancient Futures and host of the Seeing in the Dark podcast. She's studied with Brandon Bays, Jose Gosschalk, and Jason Digges. Her impressive resume includes a certification as a Journey Practitioner, 3-year mediumship training, Wild Tantra, Highden Mystery School by Bruce Lyon, and 10 days & 100-hour Vipassana Silence Meditations. She currently hosts retreats for women to step further into their power as leaders. Find her on IG at @nicole.nyima.costerus and womenofancientfutures.com. Listen to find out more.