by Karen Schembs
My friend Linda found herself in a hostel in a small town in Peru when the virus shut down travel. She had meditated with a group in California for years, and she knew, from her body work practice, others committed to practice. She had also connected with people during her travels in South America who were meditators. She had us all get the Signal app and formed a group for us.
Each morning at 8:00 a.m. and every evening at 6:00 p.m. there is a small ding, and Linda types “starting” to the group. Then there is a magical series of dings as the others type back “joining,” and the meditation circle is formed.
Sometimes we focus on earth-healing or sending support to the workers and victims of the coronavirus, but mostly we just deepen our practice. At the end of 45 minutes, there is a closing ding to which we each respond with emojis as we part the circle.
This simple idea gives lovely form to each day and has formed us into a loving community.
