Aaron Rodgers, star quarterback for the NFL’s Green Bay Packers, had just returned from a dark retreat in Oregon where he planned to seek out out if he would play next season or retire.
Appearance on Aubrey Marcus PodcastRodgers spoke for the primary time about his two-day journey into the darkness.
“I spent just a few days imagining what it might be prefer to retire after which imagining what it might be prefer to proceed playing,” he said.
Last month, Rodgers checked right into a sensory deprivation facility called Sky Cave Retreats for an prolonged stay in a room completely without light. He previously said he spends his time in isolation “having a greater sense of where I’m in my life.”
Asked if the retreat at the hours of darkness shed any light on his decision, Rodgers said he was still unsure but would discover soon.
“I actually desired to reflect on a few of the things related to a few of the relationships in my life, a few of the family stuff, after which in fact the work stuff, simply to let whatever are available in, are available in. And that is the way it happened. Definitely yes,” Rodgers said.
He said he expected some people to be dissatisfied along with his answer.
“If you don’t love it and you think that it’s drama, you think that I’m a diva or whatever, just turn it off,” he said of this major decision. “All right. But that is my life. It’s necessary to me and I’ll make a call soon, we’ll go this route and we’ll be really enthusiastic about it.”
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More details in regards to the retreat
Before entering the retreat, Rodgers told The Pat McAfee Show that he was going right into a dark retreat for 4 days. But in keeping with the report by ESPNshortened his stay by two days.
Scott Berman, who owns Sky Caves, said Rodgers stayed within the 300-square-foot room, which is a semi-underground structure and is pitch black. His accommodation included a double bed, a rest room, and a meditation mat.
Rodgers admitted to Marcus that it was difficult to maneuver at the hours of darkness.
“The worst part was the disorientation, coming out of certainly one of those meditations where you think that the bed is here. And that is how I bumped into things a number of times because I used to be like, ‘I’m good,’ and boom – I bumped into a wall, or rattling, there’s a bath in there.”
But in the long run, he found the darkness invaluable.
“The answers are all inside me, and I’ve touched a number of them – and definitely feelings – on each side of the darkness. I’m grateful for that point,” he said.
