Total solar eclipse · 2 August 2027
The longest total solar eclipse of the century.
6 minutes 22 seconds at peak.
The event
What totality actually is.
The moon's shadow crosses the Earth in a narrow band — a corridor roughly 100 km wide, travelling at thousands of kilometres an hour. Inside that corridor: the sun disappears. Day becomes night. The temperature drops. Stars appear. The corona blazes.
Totality is not a brighter partial eclipse. A 99% partial looks like a cloudy day; totality looks like the end of the world and the beginning of something else, for a few extraordinary minutes.
There's nothing else quite like it.
2 August 2027
The rarity.
Four places on the path. The further east, the longer totality lasts.
The next solar eclipse of comparable length isn't until 3 June 2114. Be there for this one.
The retreat
Built around this minute.
Five all-inclusive days of nervous-system-first practice in the path of totality. Quiet days, generous meals, slow rituals — designed to leave you rested, regulated, and properly present when the sky goes dark.
The team
Built by a small group.
Two founders, on-the-ground collaborators in each candidate destination, and a circle of instructors who join one by one as the line-up firms up. We introduce each in the Journal, and gather the full team on the About page.
Where, exactly?
Four candidates on the path. Help us choose.
Each a genuinely different version of the same event — chosen for the context they bring to the week, not just the moment itself. Where we go is partly your decision.
Eye safety
How to look at the sun.
A total eclipse is the only moment when looking directly at the sun is safe — and only during totality itself. Every other phase requires protection.
- Partial phases — ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses. Sunglasses are not enough.
- Totality itself — glasses come off. The few minutes worth travelling for.
- The diamond ring at the end of totality is the signal to put glasses back on.
- Cameras and phones also need solar filters during the partial phases.
We supply certified glasses to everyone on the retreat, and walk through the timing on the day so no one mistakes the moment.