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The Silence Stay

Five days in noble silence on Australian land. No speaking, no screens, no agenda. The most consistently transformative experience in the Away network.

4.9 · 38 reviews Ruth Calloway · Snowy Mountains, NSW
The experience

What happens
when you stop.

You arrive at Ruth's 200-acre property in the Snowy Mountains and enter silence. For five days you will not speak — not to Ruth, not to the other participants, not on the phone. You will wake before dawn, eat simple food, walk the land, sit with your own mind.

The silence itself is the practice. Ruth creates the structure and holds the space — meals appear, the fire is lit at dusk, guidance is available in writing — but the experience is yours entirely. What surfaces when the noise stops is different for every person and consistent in one way: it matters.

Away's signal engine tracks HRV, sleep quality and mood throughout. The average participant leaves with +68% HRV improvement. 91% report a fundamental shift in how they understand their own life.

Day 1: Arrival, orientation and entering silence by 6pm. Simple dinner. Early sleep.
Days 2–4: Dawn practice at 5:30am. Breakfast alone. Land walks. Sitting practice. Communal meals in silence. Guided evening fire.
Day 5: Silence lifted at noon. Integration conversation with Ruth. Shared final meal. Departure afternoon.
Included
5 nights premium accommodation in a TMPL cabin
All meals — simple, whole food, prepared daily
Ruth's facilitation and land access throughout
Away signal tracking — biometric arc report
Daily dawn practice guide
Integration session with Ruth on Day 5
30-day follow-up check-in via the community
Transport from Cooma on request
Reviews

4.9 out of 5 · 38 reviews

"I went as a complete sceptic. Five days later I came home changed — not converted to anything, just genuinely changed. The silence did what two years of therapy had not managed."
Priya A.
Former Data Science Lead, Atlassian
"By day three I understood something about myself I'd been too busy to notice for years. The HRV data after was the best it had been in years. I'm booked for August."
James F.
Founder · Sydney
"I'd never actually been quiet before — not properly. It's extraordinary what you hear when you stop making noise."
Sarah M.
Teacher · Melbourne
A$1,800
per person · all inclusive · 5 days
Format
Solo participation
A$1,800
Couple (shared cabin)
A$3,200
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Questions? marty@away.au — or reach out to Ruth directly after booking.