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Posts by Sophia Reeder

Sophia is a proud UCLA alumna and a public relations professional in the entertainment industry, working with top artists and agents. When not navigating the fast-paced world of PR, she writes about holistic health and wellness, while practicing yoga and mindfulness. Recently, she completed a four-month journey through Europe, volunteering on self-sustaining farms, embracing a lifestyle that blends her love for travel, wellness, and personal growth.

How 10 Days of Silence Brought Me Perspective and Peace

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“Removing old conditionings from the mind and training the mind to be more equanimous with every experience is the first step toward enabling one to experience true happiness.” ~S.N. Goenka

I just spent ten days sitting in absolute silence with about 100 strangers, time I previously thought I should’ve spent networking and applying for jobs as an unemployed twenty-something with little savings and no assets, living in a completely new country with no network or job prospects.

There were no conversations, no eye contact, no listening to music, no exercise, no reading or writing—just silence, with twelve hours of meditation …