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RE: 10 More Days of Silence: Completing My Second 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Course

in #mindfulness7 years ago

Awesome post on meditation @darwinruiz . I give you credit for making it through two bouts of 10 days of silence! That sounds very intense, but also something many of us in this technotronic era could benefit from. I'll resteem for you and follow your blog, very cool article. You may like my most recent post on fasting:
https://steemit.com/health/@enduro1776/intermittent-fasting-scientific-evidence-for-benefits-of-fasting-and-how-to-do-it-right-part-1

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Thanks, @enduro1776. I appreciate that. Yes, it was very intense...but well worth it. I plan to do the course again since I think each time is a unique experience. Thanks for resteem and follow. I'll have a look at your article on fasting.

My pleasure @darwinruiz . I do have to ask, what is it like when having that first conversation after not communicating with any body for 10 days?
Thank you for checking out my article! Have a good night.

Great question, @enduro1776. In fact, I found that I was very hesitant to begin talking to others again. It's the same thing that happened the first time I did it.

Although a lot of the other participants were quick to start talking again, I (and a few others I noticed) took my time getting back to that. I went for a walk around the trails and just had to take it all in a bit longer.

The first conversation felt great. It was good to express what I was thinking and share with others what we'd gone through.

I did find myself stumbling over words though. Haha. That was a funny thing to experience...as if my mouth needed to get used to talking again.