Should YOU do a silent meditation retreat? Dr. Angelo DiLullo & I recently held a 6-day retreat with 30 healthcare folks from our audience, and here's what happened \U0001f92f\nVideo: https://zdoggmd.com/meditation-retreat/\nGet Dr. Angelo DiLullo's book on awakening, Awake: It's Your Turn, here. Check out Angelo's YouTube channel with excellent pointer videos here. Sign up for Angelo's email list for future meditation retreats and updates here. And watch ALL of our videos on awakening with my fellow Dr. D here.\xa0\nTopics & Timecodes\n00:00 Intro\n01:50 What happens when we are silent and meditate, the nature of thought\n06:15 Non-verbal connection/communication on retreat\n09:51 Strong emotional, empathic openings and experiences\n14:04 The group dynamic on silent retreat\n15:36 The journey inward, removal of distraction\n20:21 Emotion, suffering, and the opening of the heart\n24:25 Psychedelics compared with retreat\n26:22 Eating in silence with others\n29:32 Support on retreat & group activities\n34:52 Meditative concentration (joriki)\n37:24 How to sign up for retreat\n38:11 The Zen tradition, koans, mu\n39:26 Angelo\u2019s retreat specifics, pain, guided meditation\nVideo archive, audio podcast, music parodies, Supporter Tribe membership, merch, social media, and email:\xa0https://lnk.bio/zdoggmd\nSupport us with a 1-time donation and get a personal email thank you from me:\xa0paypal.me/zdoggmd\nMore about Dr. Z:\xa0zdoggmd.com/about-z\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices