March Equinox 2010

All-Day Silent Meditation

Welcome to a silent meditation retreat honoring the equinox on March 20. Daytime and nightime hours are equal; day and night are each 12 hours long (see sunrise and sunset); locally from about 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daylight savings time. Eight sitting meditation sessions alternate with breaks, walks, exercises, meals, and ceremonies. Guests attend a choice of morning, afternoon, or all-day. See yoga, galactic alignment, heart-opening exercises, and closing ceremony.

Sunrise approximately 7 a.m.

 

6:15 a.m. Morning (and all-day) meditators arrive at Nancy's house

 

6:30-7 Meditate

 

7-7:10 Slow walk

 

7:10-7:20 Break

 

7:20-8 Breakfast

 

8-8:30 Meditate

 

8:30-8:40 Break

 

8:40-9:40 Walk outdoors to lake (weather permitting, otherwise sharing inspirations)

 

9:40-10:10 Meditate

 

10:10-11 Yoga (led by Caroling)

 

11-11:30 Meditate

 

11:30 End of a.m. session

 

11:30-12 Break

 

11:45 - Afternoon meditators arrive

 

12-12:30 Meditate

 

12:32 March Equinox

 

12:30-12:40 Observe equinox with short ceremony (Caroling, see Galactic Alignment)

 

12:40-12:50 Break

 

12:50-1:30 Lunch

 

1:30-2 Meditate

 

2-2:10 Break

 

2:10-3 Walk outdoors to sea (weather permitting)

 

3-3:30 Meditate

 

3:30-3:40 Slow walk

 

3:40-3:50 Break

 

3:50-4:15 Heart-opening exercises (led by Nancy)

 

4:15-4:40 Tea break

 

4:40-5:10 Meditate

 

5:10-5:20 Slow walk

 

5:20-5:30 Closing ceremony (Caroling, see Closing Ceremony)

 

5:30 End of day

 

Sunset: approximately 7 p.m.

 

See also SouledOut Spring Equinox, Global Visionary's equinox, Aluna Joy's Solar Wave, Season and 12 solstices and equinoxes.