How to set up for sound:

• Headphones are helpful to experience the binaural microphones and elements
• Bluetooth Speakers or Sonos Speakers (through Apple TV) can provide you with the most realistic sound in an open space, similar to being in-person

How to navigate the technology:
It’s important to temporarily turn off sound notifications for whichever computer, smartphone or tablet you are using.

These notifications can be disruptive taking you out of your experience.

How to set up for the experience:

• Prepare to lay down in a comfortable place: bed, couch, recliner, or a floor with a yoga mat and have cushions
• If you need additional support, a blanket is helpful as we get more relaxed our body temperature lowers
• An eye mask is encouraged, but optional

You register. You receive a link and password. You show up and sit virtually in community with people for up to 4 hours.

The meditation times will be  mostly silent, from increasing from 20-40  minutes with supportive aid of "half-bell" during longer times.

The actual schedule and instructions will be sent via email Friday prior to the sit 12pm PT/3pm ET/8pm GMT

You can expect there will be some instruction, some encouragement, sitting, walking, sitting, walking, a short talk, sitting, walking, a break & snacks (bring your own), walking and sitting.

Great. You're welcome. 

This is not an exclusive space.  You are welcome.  Come with all your identities: race, gender,  spiritual practice, religion or belief you hold.The only requirement is your desire to engage your life. 

It's not a Buddhist meditation. Or a not-Buddhist. It's for beginners and advanced folks. It's for anyone that could use an extended period of time of intentional practice, whether to start, build, maintain or invigorate the practice you have.

If you are a history of mental health concerns, please check with your mental health professional that meditation is advised for your particular situation.

No. And yes.

Rev. angel understands the unique value of having periods of returning to meditation practice over and over again. The SIT is intended to provide a container for that kind of extended practice. You can just drop in lots of places. The key word here is extended.

That said, this time is for you. The strong encouragement is that you try to come for at least two hours. If you cannot, choose to be in integrity with yourself and come for whatever period of time you can.

You're not paying. You're making an offering as a gesture of honoring the container held by a teacher with decades of experience. 

Amounts are suggested because most Westerners don't have a reference point for what it means to sustain people that have devoted so much of their lives to deepening their own practice, insight and wisdom so they can hold space for others to do the same.

Some will offer more. Some less. We trust it will all work out and not having high space costs means these offerings become more viable, especially for teachers that do not have (or wish to have) institutional support.

You don't "pay to sit." What you can touch on in a strong container are flashes of insight or expanded awareness that can be folded into the rest of your life.

That's priceless.

So offer what makes you feel generous, rather than contracted.

No one will be turned away for lack of financial resources.

You may send your question to [email protected]