14 Day Solo Retreat: Meditation, Yoga, and Hiking: Arizona, USA
14 Day Solo Retreat: Meditation, Yoga, and Hiking: Arizona, USA
Pearce, Arizona, USA
Up to 3 in group
14 Days Package (13 nights)
Retreat Highlights
- This retreat offers the unique opportunity for practitioners to have a solitary practice experience, while also benefiting from the support of one or two other practitioners.
- The zero carbon emissions guest cabin is equipped with solar electric, passive solar heating, natural cooling, a passive solar box water heater, and rainwater collection. Your carbon footprint while at the retreat will be well below 10 percent of the average U.S. citizen.
- Perfect for low budget, eco-conscious, and simple living practitioners who want to stay in the U.S. and avoid the carbon footprint of a long haul international flight.
- Very Covid-19 Safe: Each room is entirely private, with separate outdoor entrance. Any optional shared practice and activities are entirely outdoors, and masks can be worn and vehicles well ventilated as necessary when sharing transportation.
About this Retreat
Your Guides
In the year 2008, Karl Skyhawk, owner and host of the Savanna Hermitage, built his first cabin at a different location, and lived and practiced in solitude there for 9 years. In 2017, he built his cabin and current residence at the 25 acre Hermitage land. In 2021, he decided to open the Hermitage to guests, and built a guest cabin with two separate small rooms that now serve as guest quarters. His small and very simple cabins are solo built, zero carbon emissions, passive solar heated, naturally cooled, and have solar electric and rainwater collection. A guest's entire carbon footprint while at the Hermitage is less than 10% of the average U.S. citizen, and the entire structure, practices, and lifestyle are fully immersed in and harmonious with the resident wild animals, plants, and ecosystem. The Savanna Hermitage offsets its entire minimal carbon footprint through the purchase of certified carbon offsets, and is 100% carbon neutral.
Karl has been a regular practitioner of various forms of meditation and yoga, as well as taoist internal alchemy qigong, for over 20 years. He has also practiced a healthy plant based, largely vegan diet throughout the last 30 years. Karl has considerable wilderness experience, and enjoys hiking, reading, solitude in nature, and occasional socializing with friends. He also operates a small business (very part time) where he helps others purchase inexpensive rural land in the region, and realize their dreams of owning and living on their own small parcel of Mother Earth.
Details of this retreat
The Savanna Hermitage is a solo retreat space inspired by meditation, qigong, yoga, and solitude in nature. It is a small, quiet retreat oriented toward facilitating lifestyles and practices of higher consciousness to maximize human potential, allowing the host and guests to evolve toward becoming the most empowered and enlightened human beings they can be.
As monks, hermits, sages, yogis, and other spiritual seekers and masters have been doing for millenia, the very simple lifestyle and practices minimize focus upon the lower chakra, lower consciousness physical realms of sensual indulgences and desires. This allows instead for the residents and guests to focus their time and energy more fully on the purely non-physical upper chakra, higher consciousness realms of non-attachment, equanimity, and pure higher awareness.
Cultivating a meditative lifestyle of higher consciousness is the core foundational practice at the Savanna Hermitage. Many forms of meditation and higher consciousness practice are welcome, including zen, mindfulness, vipassana, transcendental, qigong, yoga, and others. Guests are encouraged to spend an average minimum of 2-3 hours a day practicing sitting, lying down, walking/hiking, and movement meditation, qigong, yoga, and other higher consciousness practice, and are solitary and self-directed. The host is also available to facilitate meditation, qigong, and yoga practice upon request, and guests are welcome to share their practices with others upon request as well (optional).
In addition to the solo practice space in each guest room, the Hermitage property also has an outdoor meditation/qigong/yoga circle for solo and group practice, and also contains over a mile (1.6 kilometers) of walking meditation nature trails for guest use and enjoyment anytime. Endless miles of amazing hiking trails throughout the nearby Chiricahua mountains feature stunning rock formations, evergreen forests, and magnificent waterfalls. The host has been hiking there regularly over the past 15 years, and is available to guide hikes upon request that engage the uniquely powerful earth energy by incorporating meditation and qigong.
Support meetings are offered on a weekly or monthly basis where residents and guests are welcome to share how their practice is progressing, to identify areas for improvement, and to request comments and advice from others.
There is plenty of free time, and residents and guests are encouraged to utilize it to support their higher consciousness lifestyle through reading, walking, hiking, immersion in nature, contemplation, and deepening their meditation and higher consciousness practices. Guests are encouraged to practice digital minimalism, i.e. minimizing the amount of time online, and staring at a screen. Aside from phone service, there is no internet onsite, and more than very occasional use of videos, movies, television, and social media is discouraged. There is good cellular phone reception that can be utilized as a wifi hotspot as necessary, and there are broadband internet and books available at a nearby public library. The Hermitage also has a small collection of excellent books available for guests' use.
The Savanna Hermitage is a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for women, LGBTQ individuals, and people of color. Discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation is prohibited, and all residents and guests must refrain from sexual/romantic advances toward others during their stay.
Absolutely no alcohol, tobacco, cannabis/marijuana, or other drugs are allowed onsite.
Candles, incense, and any type of open flame or fire are prohibited in all buildings and throughout the Hermitage property.
The Savanna Hermitage welcomes practitioners of meditation, qigong, yoga, and other higher consciousness practices. Guests are encouraged to generally perform their solo practice and spend their time in quiet solitude. Mature, experienced, self motivated, independent, and self sufficient individuals with established higher consciousness practices and lifestyles, and high levels of physical, mental, and emotional health and stability are encouraged to apply.
This retreat has selective admission and is only suitable for independent practitioners. Before booking the retreat, please email the host for an application form and any questions you may have. Qualified applicants will be interviewed by video or phone. Upon acceptance and receiving an invitation, please book your retreat at retreat.guru. Shortly after you book the retreat, the host will contact you to discuss what the general format and schedule of your retreat will look like according to your particular needs, and to answer any questions. Arrival, pickup, and departure can be arranged at this time as necessary.
As monks, hermits, sages, yogis, and other spiritual seekers and masters have been doing for millenia, the very simple lifestyle and practices minimize focus upon the lower chakra, lower consciousness physical realms of sensual indulgences and desires. This allows instead for the residents and guests to focus their time and energy more fully on the purely non-physical upper chakra, higher consciousness realms of non-attachment, equanimity, and pure higher awareness.
Cultivating a meditative lifestyle of higher consciousness is the core foundational practice at the Savanna Hermitage. Many forms of meditation and higher consciousness practice are welcome, including zen, mindfulness, vipassana, transcendental, qigong, yoga, and others. Guests are encouraged to spend an average minimum of 2-3 hours a day practicing sitting, lying down, walking/hiking, and movement meditation, qigong, yoga, and other higher consciousness practice, and are solitary and self-directed. The host is also available to facilitate meditation, qigong, and yoga practice upon request, and guests are welcome to share their practices with others upon request as well (optional).
In addition to the solo practice space in each guest room, the Hermitage property also has an outdoor meditation/qigong/yoga circle for solo and group practice, and also contains over a mile (1.6 kilometers) of walking meditation nature trails for guest use and enjoyment anytime. Endless miles of amazing hiking trails throughout the nearby Chiricahua mountains feature stunning rock formations, evergreen forests, and magnificent waterfalls. The host has been hiking there regularly over the past 15 years, and is available to guide hikes upon request that engage the uniquely powerful earth energy by incorporating meditation and qigong.
Support meetings are offered on a weekly or monthly basis where residents and guests are welcome to share how their practice is progressing, to identify areas for improvement, and to request comments and advice from others.
There is plenty of free time, and residents and guests are encouraged to utilize it to support their higher consciousness lifestyle through reading, walking, hiking, immersion in nature, contemplation, and deepening their meditation and higher consciousness practices. Guests are encouraged to practice digital minimalism, i.e. minimizing the amount of time online, and staring at a screen. Aside from phone service, there is no internet onsite, and more than very occasional use of videos, movies, television, and social media is discouraged. There is good cellular phone reception that can be utilized as a wifi hotspot as necessary, and there are broadband internet and books available at a nearby public library. The Hermitage also has a small collection of excellent books available for guests' use.
The Savanna Hermitage is a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for women, LGBTQ individuals, and people of color. Discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation is prohibited, and all residents and guests must refrain from sexual/romantic advances toward others during their stay.
Absolutely no alcohol, tobacco, cannabis/marijuana, or other drugs are allowed onsite.
Candles, incense, and any type of open flame or fire are prohibited in all buildings and throughout the Hermitage property.
The Savanna Hermitage welcomes practitioners of meditation, qigong, yoga, and other higher consciousness practices. Guests are encouraged to generally perform their solo practice and spend their time in quiet solitude. Mature, experienced, self motivated, independent, and self sufficient individuals with established higher consciousness practices and lifestyles, and high levels of physical, mental, and emotional health and stability are encouraged to apply.
This retreat has selective admission and is only suitable for independent practitioners. Before booking the retreat, please email the host for an application form and any questions you may have. Qualified applicants will be interviewed by video or phone. Upon acceptance and receiving an invitation, please book your retreat at retreat.guru. Shortly after you book the retreat, the host will contact you to discuss what the general format and schedule of your retreat will look like according to your particular needs, and to answer any questions. Arrival, pickup, and departure can be arranged at this time as necessary.
Schedule
Guests are encouraged to spend an average minimum of 2-3 hours a day practicing sitting, lying down, walking/hiking, and movement meditation, qigong, yoga, and other higher consciousness practice, and are solitary and self-directed. The host is also available to facilitate meditation, qigong, and yoga practice upon request, and guests are welcome to share their practices with others upon request as well (optional).
In addition to the solo practice space in each guest room, the Hermitage property also has an outdoor meditation/qigong/yoga circle for solo and group practice, and also contains over a mile (1.6 kilometers) of walking meditation nature trails for guest use and enjoyment anytime. Endless miles of amazing hiking trails throughout the nearby Chiricahua mountains feature stunning rock formations, evergreen forests, and magnificent waterfalls. The host has been hiking there regularly over the past 15 years, and is available to guide hikes upon request that engage the uniquely powerful earth energy by incorporating meditation and qigong.
Support meetings are offered on a weekly or monthly basis where residents and guests are welcome to share how their practice is progressing, to identify areas for improvement, and to request comments and advice from others.
There is plenty of free time, and residents and guests are encouraged to utilize it to support their higher consciousness lifestyle through reading, walking, hiking, immersion in nature, contemplation, and deepening their meditation and higher consciousness practices. Guests are encouraged to practice digital minimalism, i.e. minimizing the amount of time online, and staring at a screen. Aside from phone service, there is no internet onsite, and more than very occasional use of videos, movies, television, and social media is discouraged. There is good cellular phone reception that can be utilized as a wifi hotspot as necessary, and there are broadband internet and books available at a nearby public library. The Hermitage also has a small collection of excellent books available for guests\' use.
In addition to the solo practice space in each guest room, the Hermitage property also has an outdoor meditation/qigong/yoga circle for solo and group practice, and also contains over a mile (1.6 kilometers) of walking meditation nature trails for guest use and enjoyment anytime. Endless miles of amazing hiking trails throughout the nearby Chiricahua mountains feature stunning rock formations, evergreen forests, and magnificent waterfalls. The host has been hiking there regularly over the past 15 years, and is available to guide hikes upon request that engage the uniquely powerful earth energy by incorporating meditation and qigong.
Support meetings are offered on a weekly or monthly basis where residents and guests are welcome to share how their practice is progressing, to identify areas for improvement, and to request comments and advice from others.
There is plenty of free time, and residents and guests are encouraged to utilize it to support their higher consciousness lifestyle through reading, walking, hiking, immersion in nature, contemplation, and deepening their meditation and higher consciousness practices. Guests are encouraged to practice digital minimalism, i.e. minimizing the amount of time online, and staring at a screen. Aside from phone service, there is no internet onsite, and more than very occasional use of videos, movies, television, and social media is discouraged. There is good cellular phone reception that can be utilized as a wifi hotspot as necessary, and there are broadband internet and books available at a nearby public library. The Hermitage also has a small collection of excellent books available for guests\' use.
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Savanna Hermitage, Pearce, Arizona, USA
Directions
The Savanna Hermitage, at an elevation of 4600 feet (1400 meters), currently consists of two cabins (capacity 1 host and 2 guests) located on 25 acres of semi-desert rural savanna near West Turkey Creek and Chiricahua National Monument . The nearby Chiricahua Mountains rise to 9765 feet elevation (2975 meters) and host many wonderful hiking trails featuring spectacular rock formations, evergreen forests, waterfalls, and abundant wildlife. The historical towns of Bisbee and Tombstone are also within 50 miles. The exact location of the Hermitage will be provided to guests upon booking.
Accommodation
Two small private furnished rooms are available for individual guests, each with a separate outdoor entrance, comfortable twin bed with new spring mattress, full bedding, shelves, clothes rack, and table. Each room is equipped with a meditation zabuton mat, seiza bench, crescent zafu cushion, and yoga mat. The rooms are housed in a brand new zero carbon emissions eco-cabin equipped with off-grid solar electric, passive solar heating, natural cooling, rainwater collection, and a passive solar box water heater. There is a shared kitchenette in the adjoining well ventilated shed, and also a private outdoor bathing stall and composting toilet. In addition to staying in this cabin, guests will have the opportunity to learn about the construction and operation of a simple, inexpensive eco-cabin. Facilities are clean and comfortable, and very basic. Bathing involves standing in a large basin tub and washing with a bucket of 2 to 3 gallons of hot solar-heated rainwater, a large cloth, and a container for washing hair. In addition to the private outdoor bathing stall, guests also have the option to bathe in the privacy of their own room, especially in chilly or adverse weather. There is backup propane for heating water on cloudy days. Each room also has a water container and basin for washing hands and face. All wastewater is collected and reused to irrigate trees. The outdoor dry composting toilet is clean, private, no smell, and very basic. Because the guest cabin is also a silent meditation space, guests are requested to use headphones or earbuds for music or other media, and to limit phone conversations. The two guest rooms share a well equipped kitchenette in the adjacent shed. Cooking appliances include two Instant Pots (digital electric cookers), a two burner propane stove, a microwave oven, a hot air popcorn popper, and an electric kettle for boiling water for tea, oatmeal, etc. Except for the propane stove, all appliances are powered by 100% clean electricity from the solar panels and batteries. The kitchenette is also fully stocked with pots, pans, plates, bowls, utensils, hot pads, towels, napkins, etc. A water container with dishpans filled from the minimally treated rainwater tank is used for washing dishes. There is no refrigerator onsite, and fresh produce is kept naturally cool in coolers. Instructions and recipes are provided to guests for preparing a variety of easy, quick, and healthy meals and snacks with the Instant Pots and other appliances. Guests and the host are also welcome to occasionally or periodically share meals upon coordination and request (optional). Guests are requested to prepare their own food and meals throughout their stay at the Savanna Hermitage. Basic vegetarian food ingredients such as lentils, millet, pinto beans, brown rice, rolled oats, popcorn, walnuts, olive oil, seasonings, and some fresh produce are provided, and guests are welcome to bring and purchase locally their own food preferences. There is a small grocery 10 miles away with very limited options, and the nearest supermarket is 40 miles. The host often has some fresh home grown kale available, and there are plenty of containers provided of reverse osmosis filtered water filled at the water store. The Savanna Hermitage is a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for women, LGBTQ individuals, and people of color. Discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual orientation is prohibited, and all residents and guests must refrain from sexual/romantic advances toward others during their stay. Absolutely no alcohol, tobacco, cannabis/marijuana, or other drugs are allowed onsite. Candles, incense, and any type of open flame or fire are prohibited in all buildings and throughout the Hermitage property.
Price
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
In addition to the solo practice space in each guest room, the Hermitage property also has an outdoor meditation/qigong/yoga circle for solo and group practice, and also contains over a mile (1.6 kilometers) of walking meditation nature trails for guest use and enjoyment anytime. Endless miles of amazing hiking trails throughout the nearby Chiricahua mountains feature stunning rock formations, evergreen forests, and magnificent waterfalls.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Guests are requested to prepare their own food and meals. Basic vegetarian food ingredients are provided, and guests are welcome to bring and purchase locally their own food preferences.
What's Included
- Private room with comfortable twin bed, and meditation and yoga equipment
- Fully equipped kitchenette and food ingredients
- Outdoor meditation and yoga circle
- Over a mile of walking meditation nature trails onsite
- Nature hikes with a trusted guide
- Transportation during the retreat
- Parking
- For two week or longer retreats, free pickup and dropoff at train/bus stops at Benson and Willcox, Arizona
What's Not Included
- $100 pickup or dropoff at Tucson International Airport- to save money, take a bus, train, or hire a car to Benson or Willcox (only for two week or longer retreats). For shorter retreats, drive or hire your own car to the Hermitage.
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