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@Leo Gura What retreats, workshops, ashrams, etc. have you attended that you would recommend? I've attended several of Peter Ralston's workshops and enjoyed them very much. I'm looking for other opportunities to guide my journey toward the Truth. Thanks.

Hi All, @Leo Gura or anyone else have a list or website of available meditation/consciousness retreats in the US? Any that you would recommend for a beginner who is 16 years old? Thanks.

@Azrael Thank you for the thoughtful reply. It was very helpful. Sorry for the much delayed thanks. For some reason I couldn't see the responses to my questions for a couple months and figured no one had responded. Thanks again!

Hi All, Been doing mindfulness meditation for 20-30 min everyday for 6 months and sporadically for 18 months. Starting to do SDS and hope you can help me clarify a couple things. 1. Is the goal to create physical discomfort? If I sit in a chair for an hour without much physical discomfort, did I not get the most out of that session? Should I sit cross legged to get more discomfort in the same hour? 2. While I'm not moving, can I do self inquiry? Focus on my breath? Do Nothing technique? Does it matter? 3. Is the goal to go as long as possible or to tolerate the most discomfort? Thanks for your thoughts.

@DrMatthewsausage You are not cutting off circulation to your legs. You are putting pressure on a nerve which is causing the numb feeling. If you were truly cutting off blood flow to your legs, your muscles would start dying in about 2 hours.