The first week of July I went to a silent retreat for 6 days at Spirit Rock in San Rafael. Now in its 21st year, the People of Color silent retreat offers an opportunity for meditation, contemplation, movement and health. We ate in silence, walked in silence and sat in silence from 6:30a til around 9p basking in the opportunity to slow down. During the retreat we were given opportunities to ask a question. A misconception around mediation, that the goal is to not think and be