Today, I begin a ten day silent retreat...
I flew from Chicago to Minneapolis, and am about to surrender my cellphone for the next eleven days.
Talk about unplugging at the end of the school year.
On my way to the Vipassana silent meditation retreat, I hopped on the light rail and hiked this pristine city park. The Mississippi River cuts through Minneapolis and makes a 50-foot drop within city limits. It's breathtaking-- Minnehaha Falls in Minnesota.
Save your pennies, nickels, and dimes and travel. See the world and share your stories!
Vipassana is meditation technique: it's not a religion. If you have a devotion, it might help you to strengthen your practice. I've wanted to do this for quite some time, several years... Each summer I ponder the occasion, and back away citing personal responsibilities and the illusion of unlimited time--"next year...".
At any rate, I don't have romantically notions of this being the first day of the rest of my life, but I know that this moment will forever be imprinted upon my consciousness.
Think about it: 240 hours with your inner monologue to keep you company??? Yes, an experience like that will penetrate the recesses of the soul.
Alas, I'm going on my "Twitter Vacation". Signing off of the blog...
For now.
-Jennifer Lanas
@educateYINZ
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