Ananda’s Annual
All Day Meditation

• December 23

This is an extraordinary opportunity to spend a day, or part of a day, diving as deeply into the inner silence as you are able, supported by dozens of other meditators.

The meditation goes from 8 am to 4 pm, and is interspersed with periods of devotional chanting or sacred music. Here are some suggestions to help you get the most from this experience:

1. If you’d like to join in a good portion of the meditation on December 23, you might want to arrive a day early—on December 21—as a Personal Retreat guest. This will give you a day to become more rested and quiet to be able to more deeply enjoy your meditation. This will also give you more time to learn a technique of meditation that you can use during the meditation.
2. During the Christmas Retreat orientation on the evening of December 22, we’ll answer any questions you have, and talk about ways to get the most from this experience. (Please feel free to call us ahead of time with questions, if you would like.)
3. The windows in the Temple will be open so that we have plenty of fresh air to keep us awake. The room will be heated, but, with open windows, it can become cold in the room, so bring warm clothes with you. Please bring clothes that are loose and comfortable, and “quiet,” in other words, clothes that don’t make noise when you move. Fabrics like fleece, wool, and cotton are great. Please avoid nylon clothing. There will be blankets available for you to use, if you would like. There will also be chairs and meditation cushions available.
4. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner will all be served on the 23rd.

If you have some interest in meditation, do plan to participate in at least some of this very special meditation. We have watched guests participate over the course of many years, and it has been wonderful to see how touched and inspired they have been by their experience.