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Description: Dr. Angelo DiLullo & I recently did a 6-day silent meditation retreat with 30 healthcare folks from our audience, and here's what happened 🤯 Links to Angelo's book (Awake, It's Your Turn), his YouTube channel, a full transcript and audio podcast, and more episodes in our Awakening, Explained series: zdoggmd.com/meditation-retreat Supporters of the show can get free CME for reflecting on this episode! Check the ad-free version in your supporter feed for details! zdoggmd.com/supporters to join. Show, podcast, music, support, shop, social media, and email: lnk.bio/zdoggmd 00:00 Intro 01:50 What happens when we are silent and meditate, the nature of thought 06:15 Non-verbal connection/communication on retreat 09:51 Strong emotional, empathic openings and experiences 14:04 The group dynamic on silent retreat 15:36 The journey inward, removal of distraction 20:21 Emotion, suffering, and the opening of the heart 24:25 Psychedelics compared with retreat 26:22 Eating in silence with others 29:32 Support on retreat & group activities 34:52 Meditative concentration (joriki) 37:24 How to sign up for retreat 38:11 The Zen tradition, koans, mu 39:26 Angelo’s retreat specifics, pain, guided meditations