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One Day Silent Retreat on the Blanco River



One Day Silent Retreat on the Blanco River
July 25, 2026
Wimberley, TX, United States
1 day
10 person retreat
Highlights
Silent Retreat
Darkness Meditation Session
Guided Meditation
Riverside Practice
Insight / (Vipassana) Meditation
Small Group Experience
Nervous System Regulation
Texas Hill Country Setting
Day-Long Retreat
Beginner Friendly
Animal encounters
Giant Rabbits
Miniature Goats
Time & Space
Details
Know the Nature of your Mind Is it your time? Time to turn inward and look in the only place the answers truly can be found. Inside yourself. This three-day silent retreat by the river offers structured, loosely guided meditation practice rooted in ancient traditions, informed by modern neuroscience, and designed to develop steady attention, clarity, and deeper awareness. Held in the Texas Hill Country on riverfront property, it’s an opportunity to engage directly with your inner experience—without distractions. This retreat is shaped as much by the land as by the practice itself. The river, the animals, the quiet and the open space invite you to soften, open and become receptive to Life— on retreat awareness can settle without force. What unfolds here is not something we create, but something we experience. This retreat is shaped by both the structure of the schedule and the practice of meditation itself. Set along the Blanco River —Zoetic River provides both training & deep rest, supporting a more grounded, embodied experience that is both simple and potent.
Venue
Zoetic River
★ Reviews

Zoetic River is a mindfulness retreat center rooted in contemporary neuroscience and guided by ancient and modern contemplative wisdom practices from all cultures, passed down through centuries. At its heart is the simple understanding: your own direct experience is the clearest teacher. Through silence, meditation, and immersion in nature, you are invited to soften, open, and return to presence. What you seek is not elsewhere. It is already within you. Silent retreat offers the stillness in which it can be remembered.
Yoga Studio
Garden
Coffee / Tea
Free Parking
Meals
Meals provided
Lunch · Dinner
Diets catered
Vegan · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Dairy-free · Diabetic Friendly · Organic
All meals are thoughtfully prepared to support your experience on retreat. We offer nourishing, organic, vegetarian meals that are simple and intentionally designed to complement meditation practice. Meals are served in silence, inviting a deeper awareness of taste, pace, and the act of eating itself. Dietary needs and allergies can be shared in advance, and we do our best to accommodate them where possible.
Testimonials
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Host

Dara Prothro
Wimberley, TX 78676, USA
Dara Prothro is the founder of Zoetic River and Zoetic Forest in the Texas Hill Country, contemplative spaces devoted to silent and semi-silent retreats rooted in art, nature, and mindfulness. What be...
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English
Teaching for 15 days
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What's Included
Lunch
Snacks
Coffee/Tea bar
Full Program of Guided Meditation
Parking
River Access
Time with friendly animals
Parting gift
Not Included
Transportation
Overnight lodging
FAQs
Cancellation policy
The remaining balance for the retreat is due 30 days prior to the start date. If this balance is paid earlier than these 30 days, you are eligible to cancel and receive a full refund of this remaining balance, provided you do so at least 30 days before the retreat begins.
