Finding inner peace can be a daunting task, especially if you are a celebrity living in the glare of the limelight. Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o struggled most of her life in meditation, so on her 35th birthday, Jordan Peel’s upcoming second-generation movie "We" decided to use a large dose of Zen. Make a gift of yourself - a retreat, for 10 days, no speech at all.
Lupita Nyong'o revealed that she had a 10-day silent retreat, a complete revolutionary experience. (Source: Sarah Morris / Getty Images Entertainment / GettyImages) "Meditation is something I have always been interested in. It always feels a bit mysterious and can't be touched. In 'Black 'After nther' came out. On the second day after the Oscars, I conducted a 10-day silent retreat. "Nyong'o tells Mary Clare's experience in her new cover story, this is for her own birthday present.
] "This is the best gift because, the thing is, my work has two main parts. There are acting, there are celebrities," she explained. "Celebrities are involved in a lot of dedication. After talking so much, just spending money, spending money, spending money, sitting with yourself, just listening. Our life is full of distractions; you are distracted from one distraction to another." "
The retreat in Texas is not easy for the star. Even if there is an urge to escape, the actress can't, because she has confiscated her phone, no car, and signed an agreement for 10 days.
"I always wanted to leave, and then dare to spend another hour and an hour," she admitted. "Oh, my God, this is crazy and beautiful, because after 10 days, I won't say missed." She explained, "The core of the plan is about attachment to happiness and disgust, we are attached to what we like." The idea of things and things we don't like. Our identity is based on the story that we basically write down the stories of our lives, but learn to free ourselves from control and make life easier to exist."
In Nyong'o After completing the program, the friend who recommended it suggested that she listen to an album she liked. So on the way home from the plane, she listened to Kendrick Klamal's album "Damn", which is a transformational experience. “Usually I listen to music, this is the background. But after that retreat, I was able to focus on that and fill my presence at that moment,” the 35-year-old said.
"I like these music, but rap sometimes makes me feel too fast, but I can't hear it completely. But this time, I heard every word that Kendrick Klamal said. I I heard music. I heard the instrument I had never heard before. It was like clarity. I just, like, wow. I think people sometimes get it from drugs. But just because it takes time to get along with yourself. It's really good. "
In case you are curious about a silent retreat, a good + good reporter, Erin Bunch, recently detailed her experience - this is not a joke. First, she explained that her five-day retreat involved sharing a room with 15 strangers (she couldn't even talk). All her skills - phone, computer, etc. - were taken away by her.
Her days involve vegetarian/gluten-free meals, non-directed meditation and Buddhist/mindfulness reading, and “talks” to retreat. The leader (the leader speaks, the rest listens.) Even non-verbal communication, such as smiling and eye contact, is frustrating. She writes: "As long as the material is based on practice, reading is acceptable, as long as it does not translate into a form of entertainment, writing is acceptable."
Although this may sound very tortuous, But the bundle claimed that it was "venting" and the leader basically "re-established" her in five days. "The countless healing of her now three to four hours a day - five days - is now etched in my brain, and whenever I think of her, I will instinctively put my hand on my heart," she Reporter The reporter continues to explain that the practice of mindfulness “arounds the future that draws your attention from the past, may be frustrating, and may cause anxiety, to the present moment, everything is fine.” They also tend to participate in the practice of self-sympathy, which in turn leads to greater sympathy for all life, which in turn will allow all participantsLife is getting better,
especially for you." also pointed out that this experience gave her a "strong sense of community" because she coexisted and developed a retreat to re-focus her retreat without speaking. This made her pay more attention to technology, although she admitted that she would soon return to many of her old habits.
Although a silent retreat is unrealistic for everyone, it will be meditation and Mindfulness is integrated into your inner daily life and can be benefited in a variety of ways. Multiple studies have linked mindfulness exercises to decompression and even reduced our stress hormone cortisol levels. It also improves your sleep quality and helps you identify Your mindset, and then break the habit of helping you become a better person.
