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What is a Jhourney retreat?
Jhourney retreats teach jhanas: meditative experiences from full body bliss to deep peace.
Want to learn more?
Attend our bi-weekly workshop on Friday 11AM PT with the co-founder of Jhourney
WORKSHOP BONUS: Free 7-day meditation challenge
Register now →The mainstreaming of the jhanas may represent the next frontier of the mindfulness movement...as with falling in love, ordinary speech doesn’t seem to do them justice.
Naina Bajekal
Your questions answered
Our method gives you specific states to target, a sequence to follow, and a facilitator who can tell you what to do next.
That's why most of our participants access jhana states within the first week.
What if I've never meditated?
Many of our participants had less than 15 minutes of lifetime meditation experience before the retreat and still learned the jhanas.
The method is designed for beginners. Your facilitator will meet you where you're at and build the practice up together with you.
Will I get personal attention?
You will have 1-on-1 sessions with a facilitator who coached dozens of people to jhanas.
They will go deep on your practice, answer all your questions and suggest concrete next step.
What if I can't learn the jhanas?
Most participants report that the skills of working with their nervous system taught on retreat are invaluable in their daily life regardless of jhanas.
60%+ learn jhanas within the week, but those who don't leave with a practice that feels deeply enjoyable and nourishing.
What if I can't take a week off?
While most of our retreats require a full week off work, we also offer work-compatible retreats which only require taking two days off work.
You'd commit two back-to-back long weekends (Fri–Sun) to meditation, but you can continue working Monday–Thursday between them.
What if I don't want to change my beliefs?
You don't have to. Our curriculum teaches a technique and a skill, not a belief system. We show you the experiments you can run in your own meditation and discuss phenomenology.
You don't need to change your ontology or epistemology.
What is the expected investment?
Our retreats start from $1,695 and pricing depend on the format and venue. We offer scholarships for those who need them.
Talk to one of our team members to discover what format suits you best.
Guarantee
Try it for 2 full days.
If it's not worth it, you pay nothing.
Attend every group and 1-on-1 session for the first two days.
If by the end of day 2, you don't feel this is worth the investment, email us and we'll refund you in full.
We can offer this because we've done this enough times to know what happens when people actually show up and engage.
Attend a free live workshop to learn more
Bi-weekly workshop on Friday 11AM PT
What will the workshop cover?
○ What are the jhanas and why they matter
○ What happens on the Jhourney retreat
○ Q&A with a co-founder of Jhourney
○ Exercises and guided meditations
○ A 7-day meditation challenge
○ A special bonus
After the workshop, we will send you a 7-day meditation challenge with daily 15-minute guided meditations so you can experience the method before committing to anything.
REGISTER FOR FREE WORKSHOP →Already know you want to attend?
APPLY FOR A RETREAT DIRECTLY →What changes after a retreat
Before
- My life looks great on paper, but I feel like given my material circumstances I should be happier
- The last five minutes of meditation feels longer than the first twenty
- I constantly catch myself being subtly self critical (I'm better than this or smarter than this)
- My default is to suppress emotions or ignore them until they've gone away
After
- I learned that I can just... summon positive feelings. And spend time enjoying myself and feeling good.
- I now have a deep appreciation of just how calm I can be and just how much mental tension I usually carry
- My relationship to meditation changed from something I'd think during a crisis to something fun and playful
- Over 60% say it's the best thing that's happened in 6 months or more
Four things we've observed across 1,300+ participants
Peak states are trainable
Jhanas are not mystical, random, or personality-dependent.
They’re learnable — like playing an instrument.
We teach the specific conditions that produce it, reliably, in days. This shifts meditation from aspiration to training.
Altered states alter traits
Temporary experiences produce durable change. Accessing deep states shifts your emotional defaults to less reactivity and more steadiness in ways that persist long after the retreat.
This isn’t about chasing peak experiences. It’s about what they leave behind.
Better behavior gets easier
When your nervous system stops fighting you, the gap between knowing and doing narrows.
Decisions, relationships, showing up the way you want to takes less effort. This is leverage, not willpower.
Calm scales to people around
Participants consistently report that other people notice the shift first.
When you’re regulated internally, the people around you feel it. Their nervous systems feel more at peace around you.
Five steps.
Real guidance.
Measurable results.
Ask us questions
Register for the live workshop led by one of our founders, Alex. Come and ask us any questions. Or get on a call with one of the team — we’ll help you figure out if this is the right fit. No pitch, no pressure.
Try the free 7-day challenge
After the workshop, we will send you 7 guided meditations — one per day, 15 minutes each. Experience the method before you commit to anything.
Attend the retreat
Six days. 1-on-1 time with experienced facilitators. Group sessions, guided meditations, AI tools. You get individual attention and real-time feedback, not a one-size-fits-all self-paced course.
Experience the shift
Over 60% of participants learn the jhanas during the retreat. The states are unmistakable—you’ll know it when it happens. There’s no ambiguity. 40%+ of participants call the retreat life-changing.
Leave with a practice that compounds
This isn’t a one-time peak experience. The mechanism of learning the jhanas applies across your whole life. Emotional regulation, decision-making, relationships.
You leave with the tools and understanding to continue on your own and a practice that gets richer over time, not harder.
What the retreat includes
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7 days of guided instruction
Progressive instructions from basic exercises to long meditations. Curriculum written and re-written like code to remove bugs.
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1-on-1 facilitation
Check in daily with a trained Jhourney facilitator who reads your journals and prepares personalized guidance for your practice.
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AI facilitator
A custom AI trained on our curriculum supports you around the clock with interactive voice guided meditations on demand.
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Post-retreat support
Stay in touch with likeminded meditators, attend weekly community sits, and keep access to your recordings and facilitators.
What people are saying
Probably one of the nicest things that's ever happened to me, like up there with beautiful events like marriage.
David Phelan
Songwriter for Zayn, Sia, and BLACKPINK
Absolutely amazing. A secret nobody is talking about, and I've never felt anything like it. I'm so grateful; I'm a better and happier person.
Francisco Larrain
CTO of Topsort, ex-VP of Engineering Groupon, investor in SpaceX, Lyft
To know there's this infinite resource within me that's accessible without external conditions…it's just crazy. You can't unsee that.
Zach Lauzon
Google software engineer
This experience was the best thing that's happened to me this year. I had no idea how enjoyable meditation could be.
Ruby Yu
Founder of YC-backed 10 Lives, formerly at UCSF & Harvard
Why would I have a second piece of chocolate cake when I know I can beat that by 100x in 10 minutes with my eyes closed?
Nick Cammarata
AI Safety Researcher & former founder
The jhanas may be the single most important thing on the planet right now. You may think it's superintelligence or longevity. That's nothing without wellbeing.
Shamil Chandaria
Oxford neuroscientist, ex-DeepMind
Is Jhourney right for me?
For you if
- You've meditated for years but it still feels like a grind — you know it should feel better than this
- You've succeeded professionally but can't quite figure out how to actually enjoy life
- You notice yourself flinching from hard things, numbing out, or running on autopilot
- Someone close to you did a retreat and you want what they got
Probably not if
- You're looking for relaxation techniques.There are easier ways to relax.
- You want a passive experience.This requires active practice and focus.
- You can't commit a full week.This is intensive, not a weekend workshop.
- You're in acute mental health crisis.This is a practice tool, not therapy.
Start with a live workshop and 7 free meditations
Fill out the form above and you get the first meditation immediately.
No call required. No commitment. Just 15 minutes and an open mind.
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