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Will Power
Spain
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 Posted - May 07 2012 : 12:38:05 PM
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Hi friends,
I've seen that the AYP schedule for extended retreats during the middle days is 2 sessions of practice before breakfast, and then another 2 in the afternoon.
Before reading that I practiced 1 session before breakfast, another before lunch, another before the snacks of the evening, and another one before dinner. In this way the time between you get up and you eat (at breakfast) is not so big, so the hunger that may appear is less distracting.
What are your thoughts about this? Why do you think that consecutive sessions without eating is better?
Perhaps I should try a juice after the first rest period between consecutive sessions, and making a mini-break of about 5 min to digest it?
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mimirom
Czech Republic
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Posted - May 08 2012 : 2:35:35 PM
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Hi Will,
just finished a nice dinner, mmmm yummy 
It never seemed to be a problem for me personally to postpone breakfast when I'm retreating. However if you are the type of person who finds it difficult to tolerate hunger, it might be a good idea for you to eat a spoon of honey before or in between your practice sessions. I've got this from an Australian meditation teacher Tim Mitchell. |
Edited by - mimirom on May 08 2012 2:37:17 PM |
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Medea
Netherlands
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Posted - May 08 2012 : 3:00:50 PM
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Hi Will Power,
I did several AYP solo retreats, and what I would do was getting up 1,5-2 hours earlier then usual :) Even with 2 successive sessions breakfast was still at the usual time so the body didn't protest. If I want to practice but the body is too hungry, drinking a glass of milk helps. Good luck! |
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Will Power
Spain
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Posted - May 08 2012 : 3:59:35 PM
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Thanks a lot mimirom and medea!
Interesting ideas. I'll try the spoon of honey. I think that a glass of milk would fill me too much for the practices or have a prolongued digestion, but I'll keep it in mind.
Sometimes I used a banana and waited for some minutes to digest it.
And indeed waking up early is a very good solution, but not so valid when it's not a solo retreat.
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