Details of Aaron Rodgers' Darkness Retreat Site

ESPN.com reports the former Cal star ended his experience Wednesday and the story discusses the site, its benefits and its history

Former Cal star Aaron Rodgers reportedly completed his experience in a darkness retreat on Wednesday, according to ESPN.com, and now we know what that site looks like.

Rodgers said a week ago that information provided by the likes of Adam Schefter of ESPN and Ian Rapoport of NFL.com may be suspect, because they do not have information from Rodgers' close circle.

However, Xuan Thai of ESPN apparently got this information from the officials at the retreat. Adam Schefter issued a tweet about what the retreat site looked like:

Here's what Schefter's tweet said:

The room in which Aaron Rodgers spent his time is a partially underground, Hobbit-like structure with 300 square feet of space devoid of light, with a queen bed, a bathroom and a meditation-like mat on the floor via @Xuan_Thai:

Xuan Thai reported the story on ESPN.com that describes Rodgers situation, including this excerpt:

Rodgers, 39, completed his darkness retreat at Sky Cave on Wednesday, according to Scott Berman, who owns the facility on hundreds of acres of forested land in southern Oregon. The quarterback, who has played his entire 18-year NFL career for Green Bay, hasn't said whether he's playing in 2023. Before entering the retreat, he said he was hoping to "have a better sense of where I'm at in my life," but was not going to the retreat just to figure out whether he'll play in 2023 or retire. He is under contract with the Packers for $59.465 million guaranteed if he plays in 2023.

Rodgers said he did not undertake the darkness experience to determine whether he will retire from football or play in 2023, but it is expected that he will announce a decision in the near future. If Rodgers returns for the 2023 season, it's unclear whether he would remain with the Packers or be traded. The Jets reportedly have already inquired about Rodgers' availability, and the Raiders are another team that might be intertested after they released Derek Carr.

Rodgers planned a four-day experience in darkness and it is not clear whether he completed the entire four days at the retreat. There were reports that he stayed just two days.

Xuan Thai added this:

The retreat has three dark rooms and is booked for the next 18 months, Berman said, with a waitlist in the hundreds. Seven more rooms are planned to help accommodate the demand.

Retreating into darkness is a spiritual practice thousands of years old, with origins throughout India, China and Tibet. The Sky Cave website traces the roots of darkness retreats to various ancient practices and rituals. Some medical benefits are possible, yet it states that those benefits are not scientifically proven.

You can read the long Xuan Thai story to get details of the site, its origins and its benefits.

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Cover photo of Aaron Rodgers by Dan Powers / USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK

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