The attorney who attends meditation retreats may learn to step out of the complexity of daily life, and listen deeply to the body, heart, mind in order to discover understanding and freedom when communicating with others.
Meditation retreats at Spirit Rock in Woodacre, CA usually consist of silence – no speaking, reading, writing. Silence allows the individual to stay with the present moment as the experience unfolds. Awareness sharpens and space opens for insight.
Since there is no place to hide from the self, there is nothing to distract from self-knowledge, understanding of fear, and clarity from judgment.
Meditation may be in the form of sitting, walking, eating, working. In sitting meditation, stillness and concentration develops. Walking meditation involves attending to body sensations in the midst of activity. Eating meditation involves mindful understanding of nourishment, connecting to the sun, rain, earth, tree, picker, trucker, grocer as the food is eaten. Work meditation coordinates the mind, body, heart as the work supports community.
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