The meditation retreat went very well. I ended up doing it for 5 days and I kind of wanted to keep going but also felt the need to get moving again. It felt really good to go to training after sitting so much.

It was so much easier to go without food when I was just by myself, normally I get kind of grouchy if I don't eat but it actually felt really good to eat so lightly. It was also so much easier to sit without being crammed into a room with 20 people. If I was in pain I could stand up and walk around for a minute and it was much more comfortable after that. I sat for as long as I wanted to each time, sometimes longer than others, I read a lot, wrote in a journal, I went for a few walks on the mountain behind the school, it was so nice. Being alone so much was amazing in itself. Overall I had a great experience.

As far as my goals went, I think I definitely achieved them. I did cleanse physically but I think emotionally and energetically as well. I feel so much lighter now and just more...myself. It's hard to explain but I felt like I was holding on to some stuff and that I couldn't fully relax and be natural. It took a few days but eventually I was able to release it. My other goal was a little more vague, to get in touch with some inner guidance, but I managed to do that too. It's actually even more difficult to explain but I was able to figure a couple of things out on my own, without consulting a book, teacher, or even friend. I'll need to do a lot more of that after returning home so I wanted to get started now and kind of get to know my inner teacher.

Speaking of inner teachers, everyone should watch the movie Kumare. I've seen it 3 times, it's amazing.