The Transcendence of Silent Meditation Retreats | FlowCast #60 with Tony Francis
Tony Francis is a registered massage therapist and flow junkie. He recently attended a virtual 5-day silent meditation retreat and today we go deep on the purpose of meditation retreats in the world we live in today.
1:00 - Welcome Tony Francis to the show
2:00 - Silent meditation retreats and the journey into them
2:30 - What retreat was this?
4:15 - What does mindfulness mean to you?
6:00 - How to visualize the completion of a biking challenge*
7:45 - Seeing a sports psychologist for the first time.
9:00 - What drove Tony to seeing a sports psychologist?
10:00 - How do you deal with getting behind in a tournament situation? *
12:00 - Grit, Mindset, Recovery
16:00 - Too many gurus
17:00 - Sticking to true passions
18:30 - Tennis coach lesson*
21:30 - What's Tony's learning process?
24:30 - Pushing the challenge level for the love of the game *
31:00 - The virtual silent retreat experience
36:30 - 10% Happier with Dan Harris
41:00 - The brain starts ramping up again when the end is near
42:30 - How do you slow the mind from anticipating the end of a meditation or break?
45:30 - We typically wait until we are anxious to go and meditate *
48:00 - Keeping the energy flowing during longer meditations
49:15 - Sitting with anxiety
52:00 - Trade your expectations for appreciation
54:00 - The transformational experience of a silent retreat
59:00 - What will Tony carry away from his silent retreat?
1:01:30 - Could a digital detox serve a similar purpose to a silent retreat for someone not ready to go all in on a retreat?
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