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Today was the end of a 9-day retreat I taught here at Brahmavihara #Buddhist monastery (Malaka, #Malaysia). I've taught several weekend retreats before, but this was the first longer residential retreat where I was the leader. There were 17 attendees. I taught objects of #meditation such as mindfulness of breath, mindfulness of body, 4 elements, Metta, and my personal favorite: space element. I gave them some flexibility as to which object to choose, so long as it kept them peacefully in the present - looking for anything where peace would arise. At the end we had a "sharing circle", where I asked them to try to hold awareness of their heart areas, while they shared insights, and what kind of meditation worked best for them.