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Ten Days of Silence in Pecatonica, IL: See You In About Two Weeks

On Wednesday, I will be leaving for a seven-hour drive to the Vipassana Center in Pecatonica, Illinois.  I will be going alone and leaving behind quite a few things I love- my family and friends for one, but also things like: books and other reading materials, pens and paper, COFEE, yoga and other forms of recreational/health-based exercise, alcohol of any type, SUGAR, my laptop and cell phone, eye contact with other humans, and the ability to speak at will without breaking social norms and written agreements.  Oh yes, and also yoga pants and leggings- for modesty’s sake.

…So… This should be interesting….

The schedule for a day in the life of a silent retreat is something like this:

• 4:00 a.m. wake up call

• 4:30-6:30 meditate

• 6:30-8:00 breakfast

• 9:00-11:00 meditate

I won’t go on as you probably get the picture

So what is this about, you are probably wondering?  Here is the description of Vipassana practice from the code they sent me:

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