Hi all,
I'm still fairly new to the forums around here (joined in November), so if I've posted this thread in the wrong place, please let me know!
So, a question for you all: I'm very excited to sit my first 4-hour zazenkai this coming weekend. But I'm nervous, too. I'm looking for any advice from fellow Treeleafers about how folks handle a long zazenkai with any health restrictions.
Mine specifically are that I'll have to eat a little something during zazenkai. Also, neck and shoulder muscles tense during long sits. I have to stretch often to prevent a migraine. So what do those with limitations do--or have heard of others doing?
Do you watch the on-demand version and hit "pause" to take that necessary food/stretching/meds break and simply come back to it when ready?
Do you do less kinhin, using those times instead for breaks? (Yet I don't want to miss kinhin.)
I also plan to attend the 2-day retreat with everyone in December, so I look forward to using your tips and tricks then, too!
Please let me know how one might sit a long zazen healthfully. Thank you for any insights or tips you might have!
Gassho,
M.C.
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