jcdietrich: Quareia Journal

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date: 2026-01-04
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First meditation exercise [[ 2026/01/04 10:02:00 EST ]]

* Location: Kitchener, ON, Canada
  * Temperature: -3.8°C
  * Weather Condition: Partly cloudy
* Sunrise: 07:54:28
  * Sunset: 16:59:54
  * Moonrise: 18:32:31
  * Moonset: 09:13:46
  * Moon phase: 97.6%
  * Day of Week: Sunday


  - light candle
  - note time
  - sit
  - close eyes
  - head right, breathe
  - head left, breathe
  - head forward, breathe
  - right hand to nose, index on 3rd eye
  - focus on third eye
  - imagine white smoke in,
  - refocus on 3rd eye as needed
  - sit at least 10 min
  - stand, stretch

It is the following :
  black smoke out
twist right, stretch
twist left, stretch
focus on behind
  you without looking
face East, bow
<< NOTES, EXERCISE, MEDITATION >>

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[[ 2026/01/04 10:10:00 EST ]]

* Location: Kitchener, ON, Canada
  * Temperature: -3.8°C
  * Weather Condition: Partly cloudy
* Sunrise: 07:54:28
  * Sunset: 16:59:54
  * Moonrise: 18:32:31
  * Moonset: 09:13:46
  * Moon phase: 97.6%
  * Day of Week: Sunday

exercise 1.2
start

[[ 2026/01/04 10:20:00 EST ]]

* Location: Kitchener, ON, Canada
  * Temperature: -3.8°C
  * Weather Condition: Partly cloudy
* Sunrise: 07:54:28
  * Sunset: 16:59:54
  * Moonrise: 18:32:31
  * Moonset: 09:13:46
  * Moon phase: 97.6%
  * Day of Week: Sunday

exercise 1.2
end
checked the clock more than once
moments of better focus
but still wanderings