10-day silent meditation retreat experience 🧘‍♀️

[0:00]So I just spent the last 10 days meditating in absolute silence for 12 hours a day. Can you tell I'm in a bit of a post-grad crisis? Imagine, no talking, no eye contact, no phone, no writing, no physical exercise. Sitting with your thoughts, all day, every day. My first three days were especially hard. I felt like I couldn't sit still. I kept fighting. I wasn't used to sitting cross-legged for hours. I was thinking of a million different things. And I nearly fell asleep in every 4:00 a.m. meditation session. On day three, I wanted to scream, I wanted to sing, I just wanted to hear my own voice. Slowly, ever so slowly, it got easier. I got better at the meditation technique and my focus on my breath improved. It was all worth it because day nine was one of the most transformative days of my life. I don't know how to describe it, but I could feel the sensations in every single inch of my body. I could feel all these little vibrations everywhere. I just felt so light. I was able to sit for over an hour without moving a single muscle. These difficult things came up from my past that I was able to work through with strength. I can't wait to tell you what I learned.