The Threshold of Ma
Cross physically and symbolically from ordinary life into the retreat. Less explanation. More space.
Kyoto · Japan · 1–7 April 2027
ZERO
POINT
Come back to stillness.
Come back to balance.
Come back to centre.
A seven-day immersive journey into Zen, embodied presence and the art of remaining centred regardless of what is happening around you.
View the retreat brochureWhat remains when nothing outside you is required to change?
We spend so much of life waiting for the outside world to become quiet before allowing ourselves to feel peaceful.
A relationship changes.
Work changes.
The future becomes uncertain.
Something we wanted does not happen.
And suddenly our inner world moves with it.
Zero Point asks a different question.
Can you remain connected to yourself while life continues to move?
零
Chapter I · What is Zero Point?
Zero Point is the quiet centre beneath reaction.
It is not emotional numbness.
It is not withdrawal from life.
It is not avoiding desire.
It is the ability to feel deeply without being completely governed by what happens outside you.
- regulationrather thansuppression
- presencerather thanhypervigilance
- responserather thanreaction
- balancerather thanpolarity
- allowingrather thancontrolling
- embodimentrather thanconstant mental analysis
The world can move without taking you with it.
Stillness is not the absence of life.
It is the place from which you meet it.
Chapter II · Why Kyoto?
A city that has been practising stillness for centuries.
In Kyoto, temples, gardens, tea, ritual, beauty, discipline, silence and modern life coexist. A raked garden is tended each morning. A bowl of tea is offered with complete attention. A thousand-year-old shrine sits a short walk from a contemporary city.
Kyoto itself becomes part of the retreat — a living environment that invites you to slow down, notice more and return to yourself.
Zen is an inspiration and an experiential influence here. Zero Point and Inner Union are Mani and Mariana’s contemporary spiritual teachings, not traditional Zen Buddhist practices. Japanese and Zen concepts are used respectfully as contemplative lenses, while formal Zen Buddhist and Japanese cultural teaching is entrusted to qualified local practitioners.
Chapter III · The Experience
Culture, ritual and sacred beauty.
01
Zen Buddhist Temple Experience
Stillness, meditation and entering a space shaped by contemplative practice.
02
Japanese Tea Ceremony
Attention, simplicity, ritual, receiving and the sacredness of one moment.
03
Kimono Experience & Professional Photoshoot
An elegant cultural and visual experience in Kyoto.
04
Geiko / Maiko Cultural Performance
A respectful experience of Kyoto’s living artistic traditions, subject to availability.
05
Temples & Shrines
Curated exploration of Kyoto’s sacred architecture and spiritual landscape.
06
Traditional & Modern Kyoto
Lantern streets, temples and historic Kyoto alongside elegant contemporary Japan.
07
Cultural Excursion Day
One curated day devoted to experiencing Kyoto beyond the retreat villa.
Chapter IV · The Signature Journey
Seven days.
Seven lenses.
One centre.
Zero Point is not seven days of trying to become peaceful. It is seven days of discovering what remains when thought, emotion, desire, uncertainty and the outside world are allowed to move without automatically moving you with them.
01 · Ma
The Space Between
There is space.
Ma becomes the felt interval between event and reaction, slowing the pace enough for another response to become possible.
02 · Shoshin
Before the Story
I meet reality before my story.
Explore beginner’s mind: experiencing a moment before interpretation, certainty and old narrative take over.
03 · Mushin
The Mind That Does Not Cling
Thought can move without controlling me.
Notice thought, sensation and impulse without allowing every internal movement to become instruction.
04 · Non Attachment
Love Without Grasping
I can love without gripping.
Explore the difference between loving something and demanding that reality obey you.
05 · Impermanence · Mono no Aware
The Beauty of What Cannot Be Held
Everything moves.
Explore the quiet beauty of allowing something to matter without needing to make it permanent.
06 · Kyoto
Japan Becomes the Teacher
I experience beauty without needing to possess it.
Step outside the villa and experience Kyoto through temple, tea, kimono, living culture and unhurried presence.
07 · Zanshin
The Awareness That Remains
Awareness remains.
The test of Zero Point is not how peaceful you feel in Kyoto, but who you become when Kyoto is gone.
Chapter V · Signature Experiences
The experiences that give Zero Point its language.
The Empty Cup
Tea becomes a metaphor for receiving without gripping, forcing or demanding certainty.
The Trigger Laboratory
Practise the movement from trigger to body to story to impulse to conscious choice.
The Rope & The Bell
Hold what you are trying to control, then learn to loosen without rejecting it. Release is not rejection.
The Still Point
The defining Zero Point experience. Movement, sound and light gradually fall away until awareness remains, before gentle disturbance is reintroduced and centre is practised while the outer field changes.
The Last Bell
Close without dependency. Leave with a route back to centre rather than the belief that peace exists only inside the retreat.
Chapter VI · The Zero Point Method
一
Stabilise
Learn to recognise activation and return to the body.
二
Empty
Release excessive story, projection, control and the need to know everything.
三
Centre
Learn to remain present while life, emotion and relationships continue to move.
Not escaping life.
Learning how to remain centred within it.
Ancient ritual. Modern life.
The same invitation to become present.
Chapter VII · A Day Inside Zero Point
A sample rhythm.
Dawn
meditation · breath · movement
Morning
breakfast · teaching · immersive practice
Afternoon
culture · temples · tea · rest · Kyoto
Evening
sound · ritual · reflection · stillness
Some days turn inward.
Some days take us into Kyoto.
Both are part of the retreat.
Chapter VIII · The Place You Will Return To
The aim is not to leave Japan permanently blissful.
It is to experience enough stillness that you begin recognising the path back to yourself once ordinary life resumes.
Kyoto · Japan · 1–7 April 2027
When the message does not arrive.
When plans change.
When someone disappoints you.
When uncertainty returns.
When life becomes loud again.
Zero Point becomes the place inside you that you know how to return to.
Chapter IX · The Stay
Private luxury villa · Kyoto
Practice · Meals · Rest · Tea · Silence
Zero Point is held inside an intimate private luxury villa: a quieter retreat world away from the pace of ordinary life, with space for practice, meals, rest, tea, silence and integration.
The villa is not intended to imitate a monastery. It becomes a beautifully held contemporary retreat home in which presence is easier to practise.
Private chef dining
All meals included, prepared by a Japanese chef with a French twist.
Meals are prepared with care inside the villa, creating a quiet rhythm of nourishment, beauty and attention to detail throughout the retreat.
Chapter X · Your Facilitators
Held by Mani & Mariana.
Founder of MySpiritualSoul
Mani · Manjinder Singh Sidhu
His work brings together spiritual teaching, NLP, Timeline Therapy, hypnosis, inner-child healing, shamanic healing, energetic work and Angelic Light Codes.
For Zero Point, Mani explores consciousness, attachment, emotional reaction, inner stability, embodiment and the return to centre.
Shaman · Healer · Sound & Movement
Mariana
Shaman, healer, sound healer, yoga and meditation guide and ecstatic-dance facilitator.
Mariana brings movement, sound, ritual, embodiment, meditation and energetic integration into the Zero Point experience.
Chapter XI · What Is Included
Everything held, so you can be present.
International flights are not included.
- Seven day Zero Point immersive programme
- Private luxury villa accommodation
- All meals prepared by a Japanese chef with a French twist
- Round trip private transportation between Kyoto Station and the villa
- All facilitator led Zero Point experiences
- The seven lenses: Ma, Shoshin, Mushin, Non Attachment, Impermanence, Kyoto and Zanshin
- Meditation, breath, movement and embodied stillness
- Hypnosis and future integration
- Sound and shamanic grounding
- Curated Kyoto cultural immersion day
- Zen Buddhist temple experience with a local practitioner
- Japanese tea experience
- Kimono experience
- Professional Kyoto photoshoot
- Professional photography during selected retreat and cultural moments
- Private geiko / maiko cultural experience where available
- Temples, shrines and curated Kyoto experiences
- Pre retreat communication
- Integration within the retreat
The Investment
Zero Point · Kyoto · 1–7 April 2027
An investment in the place within you
that does not move when the world does.
Zero Point is an intimate seven-day immersion in Kyoto designed around stillness, non-reaction, non-attachment, embodied presence and the art of returning to centre.
Places are intentionally limited.
If you have not yet completed the Inner Union Application, please apply before securing your place.
Application required
Zero Point is an intimate retreat and places are offered following review of your Inner Union Application.
Please complete your application before making payment unless Mani or the retreat team has already confirmed your place.
Begin my application01
Secure your place
£1,111
Retreat deposit
Non-refundable · contributes towards the full retreat investment
Secure your accepted place with the retreat deposit.
The remaining balance can be arranged according to the payment schedule agreed with the retreat team.
Pay deposit
By proceeding with payment, you confirm that you have read the Retreat Terms and Refund & Cancellation Policy.
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Early Bird
£3,333
Full retreat investment
Available until the end of November 2026
A limited early investment for guests ready to secure their full retreat place ahead of the regular investment period.
Pay in full
By proceeding with payment, you confirm that you have read the Retreat Terms and Refund & Cancellation Policy.
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Regular investment
£4,444
Full retreat investment
The regular investment for Zero Point · Kyoto · 1–7 April 2027.
Pay in full
By proceeding with payment, you confirm that you have read the Retreat Terms and Refund & Cancellation Policy.
Payments & cancellations
Your deposit and subsequent retreat payments are subject to the Refund & Cancellation Policy. If you choose to cancel or withdraw, payments are non-refundable to the extent permitted by applicable law. If Zero Point is cancelled by MySpiritualSoul because of circumstances on the organisers’ side which prevent the retreat from proceeding, retreat payments made directly to MySpiritualSoul will be refunded.
Read the Refund & Cancellation PolicyFlexible payment options
Choose the way that allows you to enter the experience with ease.
Following your deposit, the remaining retreat investment may be completed in full or through one of our available payment options.
- Klarna via Stripe
- Eligible guests may choose a 3-month instalment option through Klarna at checkout, subject to Klarna availability and approval.
- PayPal
- Prefer PayPal? Email us and we can arrange an invoice. Eligible customers may be able to use PayPal's 4-month interest-free credit option, subject to PayPal's own eligibility and terms.
- Wise
- Bank transfer through Wise is also available by arrangement.
For payment support or to request a PayPal/Wise invoice:
hello@manjindersidhu.co.ukRoom upgrades
Room upgrades may be available at additional cost, subject to availability.
Please email us to enquire about room options:
hello@manjindersidhu.co.ukYou are not coming to Kyoto
to escape the movement of life.
You are coming to discover
the place within you that can remain.
ZERO POINT
Kyoto · Japan · 1–7 April 2027
The Brochure
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Read the retreat brochureQuestions
Before you begin.
Do I need to be on a Twin Flame journey to attend?
No. Zero Point is open to people from many spiritual and personal backgrounds. The retreat centres on stillness, balance, embodiment and inner stability.
Do I need previous experience with meditation or Zen?
No.
Is this a Buddhist retreat?
No. Zero Point is an independent spiritual retreat influenced in part by contemplative principles and experiences in Kyoto. It is not presented as formal Buddhist training.
What is included?
Your place includes seven nights within the Zero Point retreat experience, accommodation in our private luxury villa, all meals prepared by a Japanese chef with a French twist, the complete facilitator led programme, round trip private transportation between Kyoto Station and the villa, and the curated Kyoto cultural immersion including our Zen Buddhist temple experience, tea, kimono, professional photoshoot, temples and shrines and the geiko / maiko cultural experience where available. Pre retreat communication and integration support are also included. International flights and transportation to Kyoto Station are not included.
Are flights included?
No.
How do I arrive at the retreat?
Guests make their own way to Kyoto Station. Round trip private transportation between Kyoto Station and the retreat villa is included at the designated arrival and departure times. Detailed meeting instructions will be provided to accepted participants before the retreat.
Can I attend alone?
Yes.
How much does the retreat cost?
The retreat deposit is £1,111. The full retreat investment is £3,333 on Early Bird through 30 November 2026, or £4,444 at the Regular Investment rate. Places are offered following review of your Inner Union Application.
Can I pay for the retreat in instalments?
Yes. We want the payment process to feel as considered as the retreat itself. After your deposit, you may pay the remaining investment in full or, where eligible, choose a 3-month instalment option through Klarna via Stripe. If you prefer PayPal, email us at hello@manjindersidhu.co.uk and we can send you an invoice. Eligible customers may be able to use PayPal's 4-month interest-free credit option, subject to PayPal's availability and approval. Payment by Wise bank transfer can also be arranged directly with us. All third-party credit and instalment options are subject to the provider's own eligibility, country availability and terms.
What is the cancellation and refund policy?
Retreat places involve substantial advance commitments for accommodation, facilitators, catering, transfers, cultural experiences and other arrangements.
If you choose to cancel or withdraw from the retreat, deposits and retreat payments are non-refundable to the extent permitted by applicable law. Where applicable, any amount retained will reflect costs and losses already incurred or committed in connection with your place and which cannot reasonably be recovered.
If MySpiritualSoul cancels the retreat because of circumstances on the organisers’ side which prevent the retreat from proceeding, all retreat payments made directly to MySpiritualSoul for that retreat will be refunded.
We strongly recommend that every participant obtains comprehensive travel insurance covering cancellation, illness, travel disruption and other unforeseen circumstances.
Please read the full Refund & Cancellation Policy before making payment.
The Next Step
Your journey to Kyoto begins with one honest yes.
Tell us where you are, what is calling you and why Zero Point feels aligned with your next chapter. Every application is reviewed personally.
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ZERO POINT
Kyoto · Japan · 1–7 April 2027
The world does not have to become still
for you to discover stillness within it.