Sit with yourself.
Not to fix anything. Not to become anything. Just to sit, and see what happens when the noise stops.
Retreats of 1, 3, 5 and 10 days near Islamabad.
Only 10 seats in each group.
Come and sit with us, or start at home.
The tired father. The sleepless mother. The empty young man.
The father
He comes home exhausted and explodes at his children. Not because he is angry at them, but because he never learned to sit with his own exhaustion.
The mother
She hasn’t slept properly in years. She carries everyone’s weight, and no one asks her where she puts her own.
The young man
He smiles on the outside. Inside, he scrolls through ten hours of noise, looking for something he cannot name.
Every home has these three people. We built a place where they can finally sit down.
Safdar Sahar
He walked every path, from religion and philosophy to atheism and mysticism. He belongs to no sect and does not call himself a guru. For eight years he has taught one thing on YouTube, in Urdu and Hindi.
“No one is waiting for you as much as you are.”
Give yourself as many days as you can.
Whatever you can give, give it fully. The rest will follow.
Thus Spoke Master
These are not my words. They are the words of the silence inside you. I only say them out loud.
Eight years. Hundreds of videos. One voice.
Start watchingLearn at home. Practice anywhere.
Every purchase helps fund a retreat seat for someone who cannot afford one.
The door is open. Only you can walk through it.
Retreats run twice a month, with ten seats each.
Reserve your seatCome and sit with us.
A quiet farmhouse near Bahria Town, Islamabad. Phone-free, simple, and guided at every step. Choose what fits your time.
1, 3, 5 or 10 days.
Some come for a day and some come for ten. The silence is the same; only the depth changes.
Daily meditation sessions
Can’t stay overnight? Join a daily guided session at the centre.
Cannot afford the fee?
We offer two scholarships in every retreat. No one is turned away for lack of money.
Can’t come to Islamabad?
The 10-day programme is also an online course. Do the same ten days of silence in your own room.
Pick your dates.
Each group has 10 seats. A seat is confirmed once the fee is received.
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A farmhouse on the edge of the city.
Quiet enough to hear your own breath. Close enough to reach in an hour. A meditation hall for ten, simple rooms, walking paths and fresh vegetarian food cooked on site.
Women stay in separate rooms, and yoga for women is taught by a female teacher.
Open in Google MapsSimple, quiet, and guided.
We provide
- Mattress, pillow and sitting cushion
- Simple vegetarian meals
- Clean drinking water
- Full guidance in every session
- Safe place for your belongings
Please bring
- Loose, comfortable clothes
- Bedsheet and pillow cover
- Light blanket and a warm shawl
- Soap, towel, toothbrush
- Your regular medicines
- Slippers and your CNIC
Not allowed
- Phones (kept safely with us)
- Cigarettes or any intoxicants
- Talking, except to the team
- Books and notebooks
- Anything that keeps you busy
The road becomes the practice.
Not a tour. A moving retreat. Sittings at sunrise and sunset, silent drives in between. Solo travellers, couples and families with children aged 8 and above are welcome.
Prices are per person and include stay, meals and sittings.
Your retreat, designed around you.
For couples, families, friends and leaders who want a private retreat. Tell us what you need and we plan the place, the stay and the schedule.
A safe, private space to breathe.
Taught by a female teacher at the retreat centre. Sessions run every day during camps.
Yoga for women
Completely private, with a female teacher only.
- Daily morning yoga
- Breath work and relaxation
- Gentle yoga after childbirth
- Practice for hormonal balance
Mindfulness for children
For ages 8 to 14. Learning to watch feelings, not fight them.
- Mindfulness through stories
- Easy yoga for children
- Breath and focus games
- Understanding emotions
What if your team could actually focus?
One to three-day wellbeing retreats for teams: attention training, stress and anger management, emotional intelligence, and follow-up check-ins after six months.
Basic
1 day, minimum 20 peopleStandard
2 days, minimum 15 peopleImmersive
3 days, minimum 10 peopleRequest a proposal for your team
Tell us about your team. We send a written proposal within two working days.
Have a question before you come?
Most answers are in our questions page. Or message us on WhatsApp.
Learn at home. Practice anywhere.
Video courses, audiobooks and guided meditations. Buy once and keep access for life.
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Four simple steps.
No account needed. Add to cart, pay by wallet or bank, and send the proof on WhatsApp.
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Prefer to pay by card?
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Eight years. Hundreds of videos.
Everything Safdar Sahar teaches is free on YouTube, in Urdu and Hindi. Start with a series and follow the thread.
Thus Spoke Master
The mind is a storyteller. Meditation is the gentle art of noticing that you are not the story. You are the space where the story appears.
“Don’t seek. Don’t chase. Sit. And see.”
Watch on YouTubeFollow a series from the beginning.
Thus Spoke Master
Short, direct talks on the mind, the ego, fear, freedom and living fully.
The Inner Story of Human Acme
The inner journey of human beings, from Mahavir and Krishna to the witness within.
The Way of Tao
Chapter by chapter through the Tao Te Ching, for the tired modern mind.
Rumi’s Masnavi
Rumi’s Persian verses with Urdu translation and commentary.
Guided Meditations
More than twenty guided practices, from sitting posture to freedom and joy.
Isha Podcast
Conversations and answers to listeners’ questions.
Eight channels. One voice.
He read every book. Then he closed them all and sat alone.
Not a guru, and not part of any lineage.
He walked every path: religion, philosophy, atheism, communism, mysticism. None gave him the complete answer. All of them together did.
He belongs to no sect and does not call himself a guru. He says one thing: sit with yourself. He works with the spiritual traditions of the East and the principles of modern psychology together.
For eight years he has shared this on YouTube. Now he has built a place for it, so anyone tired of being tired can come and sit.
Three people. One dream.
An institution built on one person is not an institution. The three of us are doing this, and many more will join.
Safdar Sahar
Guides the retreats, personal counselling and daily sittings.
His wife
Teaches yoga and breath work to women and children, and cooks the meals herself.
Arslan Ali
Your first contact on WhatsApp for registrations, payments and course access.
Help us build what never existed.
We built hospitals for the body and schools for the mind. We never built a place for the inner life.
Where your support goes
Right now the place is rented, the hall is simple and the team is small. Your support turns this first step into a real institution.
Not everyone can give money.
Some can give time, land, skills or their voice. Send your company’s team, or pay a seat for someone in need.
Things people ask.
Can’t find your answer? Message us on WhatsApp.
Begin your return.
Fill in the form and send it to us on WhatsApp. We reply within 24 hours, and your seat is confirmed once payment is verified.
Your details
Only name, phone and program are required.
Payment details
- Send the payment screenshot on WhatsApp.
- For online courses, also send your Gmail address.
- We confirm your seat or activate your access.
Arslan Ali handles registrations and payments for the Safdar Sahar team.
All payment details on one pageAlmost there.
How to pay.
For courses, books and retreats. Pay, send the screenshot on WhatsApp, and we confirm within 24 hours.
Four simple steps.
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Who is Arslan Ali?
Arslan Ali runs registrations, payments and course access for the Safdar Sahar team. All payments go to his account and are confirmed by him personally.