5 DAYS OF SILENCE · After ten years of dreaming about doing a meditation retreat, I finally found the courage to do it last month. In this solo episode, I share what it was like to spend five days in silence at a mountain retreat center in California. I had written it down as a New Year’s resolution because I LOVE exploring personal development strategies, but following through on this goal was SO HUMBLING. When I recorded this episode, I had just gotten back into the "real world," so I (very slowly) talk about the funny moments, spiritual downloads and realizations that floated in to my mind when there were no distractions. I hope that this reflection can serve as a touchpoint for how silence can reset our minds and hearts if we give ourselves enough time to slow down. Mahalo :) Episode Highlights 00:20 – POD NEWS! New website, listener survey, guest interest form! Plus, rate & review us - mahalo! 01:45 – Doing 5-day silent meditation retreat 06:42 – Daily breadth: a day in the life of a yogi, cultivating a meditation practice 13:14 – The vow of noble silence, meals, the four most important words, laughing 26:59 – Reemergence: From silence to society 31:40 – Closing bells
5 DAYS OF SILENCE · After ten years of dreaming about doing a meditation retreat, I finally found the courage to do it last month. In this solo episode, I share what it was like to spend five days in silence at a mountain retreat center in California. I had written it down as a New Year’s resolution because I LOVE exploring personal development strategies, but following through on this goal was SO HUMBLING. When I recorded this episode, I had just gotten back into the "real world," so I (very slowly) talk about the funny moments, spiritual downloads and realizations that floated in to my mind when there were no distractions. I hope that this reflection can serve as a touchpoint for how silence can reset our minds and hearts if we give ourselves enough time to slow down. Mahalo :)
Episode Highlights
00:20 – POD NEWS! New website, listener survey, guest interest form! Plus, rate & review us - mahalo!
01:45 – Doing 5-day silent meditation retreat
06:42 – Daily breadth: a day in the life of a yogi, cultivating a meditation practice
13:14 – The vow of noble silence, meals, the four most important words, laughing
26:59 – Reemergence: From silence to society
31:40 – Closing bells