On leaving a retreat, you will probably feel revitalized in ways that you never imagined before undertaking this deep inner work. At the same time, without the preparation of setting realistic goals and expectations, it can be challenging to return to a life that you lived before, with temptations and triggers you might feel to fall into old habits. You’ll understand yourself and your surroundings in new ways, but it might be difficult to cope with the fact that your world you return to will be the same world you left behind. So, it’s possible you’ll that you’ll fall back into the old habits you thought you were leaving behind. For this reason, we recommend that you prevent this from happening by creating a life transformation support system.

The wonderful thing about meditation is that there is no right or wrong way to do it. All that is important is to develop a consistency of practice and to honor your intentions. One amazing way to get started is to attend a Vipassana meditation retreat. There is a lot of great work that you can do through your own practice of meditation, but a meditation retreat will allow you the with a space free of distractions, meals provided for, respect for a noble silence, support from experienced facilitators. Vipassana meditation is the oldest, purest lineage of meditation that there is, descending from the teachings of Buddha himself. And in order to assure that all beings of the earth have the chance to participate, they run strictly off of donation. To find out more about Vipassana meditation, visit https://www.dhamma.org/.

Seek new knowledge

Read wisdom-filled texts both ancient and modern, watch movies that stimulate your higher mind, go online to find out more about the growing worldwide communities that you’ve made yourself a part of. Seek the types of knowledge that will help you to become the type of person who you dream of becoming.

Cultivate healthy relationships and break with those that aren’t

Go ahead and laugh at whatever voice inside is telling you that you are not an artist and that it should be left to the those other freaks of the world. This is a lie and it’s time to expose it as such. There is a depthless magic within you that you have to share. Consider reading the book “The Artist’s Way,” by Julia Cameron. It’s sold millions of copies for good reason: it was written for anybody and everybody who wants to connect with their artistic self.

Give thanks