Create a Retreat at Home with Friends

We’ve gathered some guidelines and practices as an invitation to begin crafting your own retreat experiences at home, maybe with friends or family members. Sharing your practice with others isn’t a call to replace the expertise of teachers; it’s an invitation to bring a thoughtful relatability to moments of reflection. Here’s a list of questions for exploring the stories, benefits, and tips you might want to consider sharing about your practice.

How has meditation changed your behavior or reactions? How would your partner or someone close to you describe its impact on you? Look for objective, tangible stories about how it helps.

About The Author

Jaime Ledesma is a yoga and meditation teacher and well-being specialist at Deloitte. She helps organizations see beyond traditional wellness programs and design a culture of well-being that includes physical and mental health, empathy, connection, and a sense of purpose. She has spoken at national conferences, written articles for media outlets including Thrive Global, and facilitated wellbeing classes for thousands of professionals.

When are you motivated to practice? When do you lose motivation, and how do you overcome it? Connect with your own reason for continuing to practice.

When has life gotten in the way of your practice, and what did you do with that challenge? Share the silly, real stories—like the challenges of meditating in a home with young children.

What do you know about meditation from experience, and what do you know because someone taught you? Acknowledge honestly where you are and articulate the limits of what you know.