solo retreat setup?

[StarStruck]

What is your setup?

What foods you prepare for a 1-2 week plan?

You do sports ?

How often you shower?

How often you drink water?

What techniques you use?

What other prep you do?

How much sleep?

You take other precautions?

You talk to people?

 

[Javfly33]

lots of fruits, vegs, honey, and some pistachios for fun probably

sports? maybe trekking

I shower before I do any type of spiritual practice (it helps opening up the energy body)

the other questions seem a bit unnecessary, drink water and sleep in the same way when you are not in a retreat ?

Ideally do not talk to people

Also, try to not use your phone...maybe lock it or leave it at home while the retreat

[Schizophonia]

Lol

What timing !

@Enlightement

Edited July 14, 2023 by Schizophonia

[StarStruck]

@Javfly33 what about sports? If you think that is irrelevant that is kind of weird 

[Javfly33]

42 minutes ago, StarStruck said:

@Javfly33 what about sports? If you think that is irrelevant that is kind of weird 

why you want to do sports in a retreat?

[StarStruck]

14 minutes ago, Javfly33 said:

why you want to do sports in a retreat?

If I don’t sport for couple of days I get antsy 

[Schizophonia]

This is a good opportunity for a "dopamine detox".
Especially alone, when I'm with friends I want to do bullshit.

Edited July 14, 2023 by Schizophonia

[Yimpa]

It’s totally fine to not treat it like a school project that you have to ace perfectly.

[Buck Edwards]

10 hours ago, Schizophonia said:

Lol

What timing !

@Enlightement

Right now I'm not interested in retreats. I'm sorry. I have a ton of things to work on including my financial issues. Retreat is the last thing on my mind.. I'm too stressed. 

[dude]

What is your setup? > A Volkswagen crafter camper conversion

What foods you prepare for a 1-2 week plan? > I do month plans but Cheap food, oats, beans, rice, veggies, patatoes, etc

You do sports? > Hikes in the mountains, helps to think clearly.

How often you shower? > I wash my self with a bucket of water and a cloth or I swim in a lake. Mostly only after hikes or long walks.

How much sleep? > 8 to 10 hours

You talk to people? > I try not to, but yhea if your in a van in the woods sometimes you have to lol

What techniques you use? > Spiritual Autolysis, its self inquiry but you write everything down.

How often you drink water? > once every 5 minutes I stand up do a rain dance and then take one tiny sip to expel bad demons and enter nirvana

[Michal__]

If you already have experience with fasting I would definitely kickstart the practice by not eating for the first few days.

I just meditate on my bed, without backsupport, in a cross legged position. At least most days. 

If someone else is home I usually just spend 4 hours during the day + 4 hours during the night meditating. I still work on clients projects even during retreats so I only get about 4 hours of sleep. Which is not a problem because mindfulness => meditation => wakefulness.

On the days where I dont waterfast I do IF.

I drink water whenever I am thirsty. Ideally there should be a period before and after food where you dont drink (1 hour is enough) to aid digestion.

Mostly kasina. Mixed with weed and sometimes holotropic breathing. Tonight I did a LSA, HHC and holotropic breathing trip while meditating from 21:00 to 3:00 AM. I am not even on retreat, just had some spare time. 

Also, if your concentration is already strong enough you should listen to dharma stuff in the background as a peripheral object that gives you transmission at the same time.

Yeah, I talk to people.

I am used to having very intense experiences often, so I do not really take many precautions. Just feel it out and adjust as I go.

I do about two of these for 1 - 4 weeks per year. 

Edited July 15, 2023 by Michal__