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title: "Online Retreat Reality"
author: Greg
layout: post
permalink: /2020/05/online-retreat-reality/
date: 2020-05-20 20:00:00 -0400
comments: True
licence: Creative Commons
categories:
  - health
  - mental health
tags:
  - non-travel
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I need to turn off and on again. An IRL retreat is out of the question so this is the DIY approach. Starting Saturday morning, four days, no social/news media, lots of lazy activities.

# Expectation

## Saturday

08:00 [Gentle Yoga Flow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g13nVd7OLYs)  
08:30 Breakfast  
09:30 Pack lunch, Walk to Beach, & read  
12:00 Lunch  
14:00 [Guided Meditation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyg3abur5VI)  
15:00 Listen to [Rodriguez Cold Fact Album](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esG4gK-pieA&list=PL2IchvXqOz1Fvfi1gNTw2uZQ26AZzcJNb)  
16:30 Play my ukulele  
18:00 Afternoon walk  
19:00 [Restorative Yoga Flow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c56tAJ9KjRg)  
20:00 Play with trains  

## Sunday

08:00 [Gentle Yoga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcLwsrx0tw0)  
08:45 Breakfast  
09:30 Ride to canal and sail my RC boat  
12:00 Lunch  
13:00 Give Diana a massage  
14:00 Facemasks & bath  
16:00 Listen to [Don Mclean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk&list=PL6F3D86FAD1C25BCA)  
17:00 Play my ukulele  
18:00 Afternoon walk  
19:00 Boardgames with Diana  

## Monday

08:00 [Gentle Yoga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcLwsrx0tw0)  
08:45 Breakfast  
09:30 Pack a lunch and go for a hike  
12:00 Lunch  
15:00 Listen to [Regina Spektor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSMwz0-39aY&list=OLAK5uy_mZkIcBeqj3eQ9ENXiylIlHp2Dbz7YW4WE&index=1)  
16:30 Play my ukulele  
18:00 Afternoon walk  
19:00 [Restorative Yoga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifH3uFL3-YU)  
20:00 [Boardgames online](https://boardgamearena.com/) with my Mum  

## Tuesday

08:00 [Gentle Yoga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcLwsrx0tw0)  
08:45 Breakfast  
09:30 Walk to Experimental Farm and read  
12:00 Lunch  
14:00 [Earth Journey Meditation for Deep Relaxation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPCTXAxBVo)  
15:00 Listen to [Piano Man Album](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKAHLHSGyrg&list=PLQI4c18AJDrjp3j2N4A1ZVHZRbsCnNJXG)  
16:30 Play my ukulele  
18:00 Afternoon walk  
19:00 [Restorative Yoga](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifH3uFL3-YU)  

# Reality

## Saturday

08:00 [Face Yoga](https://upwarddogyoga.ca/)  
08:30 Breakfast  
09:30 Pack lunch, Ride to Beach, & read  
12:00 Lunch  
14:00 half of a [Guided Meditation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyg3abur5VI)  
15:00 Listen to [Rodriguez Cold Fact Album](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esG4gK-pieA&list=PL2IchvXqOz1Fvfi1gNTw2uZQ26AZzcJNb)  
16:30 Play my ukulele  
18:00 Get a little high for yoga    
19:00 [Restorative Yoga Flow](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c56tAJ9KjRg)  
20:00 Watched Sharknado 2  

## Sunday

09:15 Breakfast  
10:30 Ride to canal, & sail my RC boat  
12:00 Did some acro in the park  
14:00 Got a little day drunk playing online board games with Diana, my brother, and sister in law  
16:00 Listen to [Don Mclean](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxHnRfhDmrk&list=PL6F3D86FAD1C25BCA)  
17:00 Had an afternoon nap  
19:00 BBQ dinner  
21:00 Watched Onward  

## Monday

09:15 Breakfast  
09:30 Pack a lunch and go for a hike  
12:00 Lunch  
15:00 Listen to [Regina Spektor](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSMwz0-39aY&list=OLAK5uy_mZkIcBeqj3eQ9ENXiylIlHp2Dbz7YW4WE&index=1)  
16:30 Play my ukulele  
18:00 Afternoon walk  
20:00 [Boardgames online](https://boardgamearena.com/) with my Mum  

## Tuesday

08:00 [Face Yoga](https://upwarddogyoga.ca/)  
08:45 Breakfast  
09:30 Rode to Experimental Farm and read  
12:00 Lunch  
14:00 [Earth Journey Meditation for Deep Relaxation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPCTXAxBVo)  
16:30 Play my ukulele  
18:00 Afternoon walk  
19:00 [Online Thai massage session](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thai-massage-tuesdays-mardis-massage-thai-tickets-107128450078?aff=erelexpmlt) with Diana  

Even though I didn't follow my schedule my big take away was that I need to distance myself from recommended content and infinite scrolling.
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