Sept 23, 2024 UPDATE: Much of this audio can also be used in general for how to prepare for a meditation retreat at home.
I’d also like to mention that due to the sweat pouring off my back from the sun after the last hour long sit of the retreat I didn’t manage to fill out the remaining 30 minutes of the day for formally ending the retreat, Q & A, and transitioning back to everyday life — perhaps only spending 10 minutes or so doing this. There were no questions, comments or responses at the end of the retreat even though the stats showed some 80 or 90 or so participants for each the first and third sessions and over 130 for the second.
Please reach out if you attended and I can assist with anything in anyway. The surrounding temperature wasn’t even that hot. The sun was just so seemingly intense for the last sit as it went from completely overcast the entire time until the last session where it was completely clear.
Oops. There was a bad connection for such a live event on Aug 19 so gave this one another go on 25 August for anyone to explore joining my upcoming, freely offered, donation supported, half-day Insight Timer retreat on September 20, 2024 by explaining, offering preparation suggestions and answering any questions about this mini retreat. [ You can hear the full audio I recorded locally from the botched live event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3XQ7XkfBPw even though this redo is way better]
The idea for an Insight Timer live mini retreat occurred about a week before the announcement about Insight Timer teachers’ upcoming ability to promote offline retreats.
Here’s the tentative schedule for September 20, 2024 (in Central European Time; for conversions to other time zones click here) in three separate live events:
Session 1 — 09:00am – 11:00am — https://insighttimer.com/live/80316108-afe5-498f-9a76-1cb4cf40b582:
- 09:00 – 9:30a welcome, introduction, preparation
- 09:30 – 10:00a minimally guided sitting meditation
- 10:00 – 10:15a minimally guided walking meditation
- 10:15 – 10:45a (perhaps even more) minimally guided sitting meditation
- 10:45 – 11:00a “biobreak”
Session 2 — 11:00am – 1:00pm — https://insighttimer.com/live/e49bb364-7935-4417-87ce-da18d82930ab:
- 11:00 – 11:45a minimally guided sitting meditation
- 11:45a – 12:00p minimally guided standing meditation
- 12:00 – 12:30p silent sitting meditation (or continue in any posture)
- 12:30 – 1:00p mindful transitioning/walking encouragement, food, drink & “biobreak”
Session 3 — 1:00pm – 3:00pm — https://insighttimer.com/live/f0c964c5-0965-4a9d-8f44-6b6c1c538834:
- 1:00 – 1:30p minimally guided walking meditation
- 1:30 – 2:30p silent sitting meditation (or continue in any posture)
- 2:30 – 3:00p ending of retreat, q & a, transitioning back to everyday life
Integrating Presence 