At-home Retreat Guide
Planning a day-long meditation retreat at home is one of the easiest ways we can dive deeper into our meditation practice. It’s easy to plan, costs nothing, and your daily meditation practice will gain significant momentum. You’ll experience the benefits of periodic at-home retreats well beyond the day you do them. My hope is that this guide will empower you to craft day-long retreats and support you in diving deeper in your practice.
Everything you need to plan the purpose of your retreat:
Clarifying the heart of your retreat
Setting your intention, unpacking your practice
Journaling exercises
Picking your primary and supportive practices
Planning the retreat
Creating a retreat schedule
Getting the right meditation gear
Using meditation timer apps
Preparing your space
During the retreat
Journaling
Dealing with difficult experiences
Post-retreat reflections and integration
Worksheets, Checklists, References
You can edit these right on your computer or print them out
Clarifying the heart of your retreat
Unpacking your practice
Retreat planner and schedule
Pre-retreat checklist
Day-of retreat checklist
Post-retreat reflection and integration
Recommendations and links
Sample retreat schedules
Over the last two decades I have completed at-home retreats when I’m feeling called to go deeper but don’t have an opportunity to attend a retreat at a center. I truly love this form of practice and I have done it more times than I can remember. I’m excited to offer all of my experience, experimenting, and hard learned experience in this guide to you.
Ryan Oelke, Teacher at Awakening in Life
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