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
08:30 Breakfast
09:30 Pack lunch, Walk to Beach, & read
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Guided Meditation
15:00 Listen to Rodriguez Cold Fact Album
16:30 Play my ukulele
18:00 Afternoon walk
19:00 Restorative Yoga Flow
20:00 Play with trains
Sunday
08:00 Gentle Yoga
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
17:00 Play my ukulele
18:00 Afternoon walk
19:00 Boardgames with Diana
Monday
08:00 Gentle Yoga
08:45 Breakfast
09:30 Pack a lunch and go for a hike
12:00 Lunch
15:00 Listen to Regina Spektor
16:30 Play my ukulele
18:00 Afternoon walk
19:00 Restorative Yoga
20:00 Boardgames online with my Mum
Tuesday
08:00 Gentle Yoga
08:45 Breakfast
09:30 Walk to Experimental Farm and read
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Earth Journey Meditation for Deep Relaxation
15:00 Listen to Piano Man Album
16:30 Play my ukulele
18:00 Afternoon walk
19:00 Restorative Yoga
Reality
Saturday
08:00 Face Yoga
08:30 Breakfast
09:30 Pack lunch, Ride to Beach, & read
12:00 Lunch
14:00 half of a Guided Meditation
15:00 Listen to Rodriguez Cold Fact Album
16:30 Play my ukulele
18:00 Get a little high for yoga
19:00 Restorative Yoga Flow
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
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
16:30 Play my ukulele
18:00 Afternoon walk
20:00 Boardgames online with my Mum
Tuesday
08:00 Face Yoga
08:45 Breakfast
09:30 Rode to Experimental Farm and read
12:00 Lunch
14:00 Earth Journey Meditation for Deep Relaxation
16:30 Play my ukulele
18:00 Afternoon walk
19:00 Online Thai massage session 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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title: "Online Retreat Reality"
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date: 2020-05-20 20:00:00 -0400
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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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