Dark retreat: What is it and how did it become 2026’s most radical wellness trend?

If you are exhausted and yearn to rest, like nearly everyone I know, you may be interested in what’s arguably the most radical wellness trend of 2026 – an ancient practice called “dark retreat.” This powerful experience, touted by celebrities as the latest way to achieve self-realisation and peace, involves no drugs (unlike, say, ayahuasca), no intense physical work, and no strict diet – just staying in absolute darkness in a comfortable room for 24 hours a day, for several days….