What is a Satori Process?

When people first hear about the Satori Process, they often wonder: What is it really about?How is it different from a retreat, or from meditation practice?

At its heart, the Satori Process is designed to give you the chance to experience direct, conscious knowledge of who you truly are. Not as an idea, belief, or memory — but as a living truth.

It’s a highly structured process that combines a unique technique with an immersive environment, guided by an experienced facilitator. Let’s explore the elements that make this work so powerful.

1. Conscious, Direct Knowledge of Self

In daily life, most of us know ourselves through concepts: our roles, our history, our personality. But these are reflections — not the essence.

In the Satori Process, enlightenment is defined as a moment of direct knowing: meeting yourself as you truly are, beyond the body, the mind, or any identity.

It is an experience of truth where the knower and the known become one. Not intuition, not imagination — but a conscious recognition of I am.

2. The Core Technique: Contemplation and Communication

The central practice is the Enlightenment Technique, developed by Charles Berner.

It takes place in a dyad format — two people sitting opposite each other. One asks: “Tell me who you are.” The other contemplates with openness, intending to directly know. Whatever arises is then communicated to the partner.

This rhythm of contemplation and communication has a profound effect:

• Old identifications, traumas, and beliefs are brought into awareness.

• By expressing them and being fully heard, they dissolve.

• What remains is a clearer, more direct experience of self.

The technique is simple, self-correcting, and astonishingly effective when followed sincerely.

3. Why the Intensive Format Works

The Satori Process is usually held with a carefully structured rhythm of dyads, silence, breaks, and rest.

This immersive format matters because:

• The controlled environment removes distractions.

• The intensity breaks down psychological barriers.

• The group field builds energy and trust.

All of this creates the conditions where participants can drop deeper than they thought possible.

4. Facing the Layers of Identity

Through the process, participants begin to shed false identifications — “I am my body,” “I am my thoughts,” “I am my personality.”

Deeper still, they may face identifications with the “experiencer” or the “one who wants.” Each layer dissolved brings the possibility of direct insight closer.

At a certain point, there is often a leap — a surrender into the unknown — and a glimpse of the truth of who you are.

5. The Impact of Satori

When this direct knowing happens, people often describe it very simply.

This clarity is profound. It brings:

• A deep sense of satisfaction and freedom.

• Greater authenticity in relationships.

• The ability to live from truth, rather than from concepts.

The memory of Satori continues to shape life afterwards, opening new possibilities for how we live, love, and act in the world.

Why Join a Satori Weekend?

The Satori Weekend in Amsterdam, Sept 26–28, 2025, offers the chance to step into this process yourself.

You don’t need prior experience. Just a willingness to show up, inquire, and share honestly.

It’s not a retreat, not a training — but a unique space to meet yourself directly.

🌿 If you’re curious, we invite you to join us. [Link to register]