The Power to Be – Finding Peace When the Mind Won’t Stop

Why take the Journey

You lie awake replaying a conversation. You check your phone again for a reply. Even on holiday, the mind keeps working: planning, worrying, explaining.

Most of us assume this is just how life is. It isn’t. There is a peace that does not depend on everything going well. It is not the peace of being exhausted, or of finally getting everything in order. It is a deeper quiet that is already here, underneath the noise: a still center that stays steady even when life around it is moving fast or feels uncomfortable.

You may have touched it before: sitting by the sea, or late at night when the house was finally still. For a moment, nothing needed to change. This retreat is about finding that place again, and learning to live from it.

The quiet that is also strong

We usually think of peace as soft and strength as hard. But the deepest peace is not fragile. It is solid, like the ground under your feet.

Think of someone who is truly at ease with themselves. They don’t need to talk much. They don’t need to win. When they walk into a room, things seem to settle around them. That is the quality this retreat works with: a stillness that has weight, a calm that can hold its ground.

When this opens in us, the mind slows down on its own. We don’t force it; thoughts simply lose their grip. We start to see people and situations as they are, without the old commentary running over everything.

We also stop spending so much energy holding up an image of ourselves. That energy comes back to us. In the body, it can feel like spaciousness, quiet, and a simple, steady strength.

In the Sufi tradition, this quality is called the Black Latifa (a latifa is one of the subtle inner qualities of our true nature): the peace of Being, and the power to be.

During these five days, we will explore:

The restless mind: Why it keeps running, and what happens when it no longer has to.
Control: The everyday need to manage and win, and a quieter strength that has nothing to prove.
The image we keep up: The picture of who we should be, what it costs us, and what is here when we put it down.
Old stories about people: Seeing the past in the faces in front of us, and meeting them fresh.
Feeling unwanted: How we collapse or fight back, and how to stay whole.

You are already whole.

The Experience

This is not a course of ideas. It is direct experience. Each day includes guided inquiry, movement, and time in silence. It is practical and down-to-earth, open to anyone willing to slow down and look honestly.

You don’t leave as someone new. You leave quieter, clearer, and more yourself.

This retreat is facilitated by Emilio Mercuriali, a senior teacher of the Diamond Logos, founded by Faisal Muqaddam.

Who is this for?

• This adventurous inner journey is for those who have a curious mind, courageous heart, and clear intention.
• This body of work is welcoming and complementary to people of all backgrounds and lineages.
• This process of growth and integration continues in everyday life, and gives the possibility to transform difficulties into growth experiences.

You are warmly invited.

This retreat will be held in English.