A 10-day silent meditation retreat involved over seven hours of sitting meditation and six hours of walking meditation daily, with a vegetarian diet and limited social interaction.

“So, to clarify, so no talking like I feel like it's a bit of a misnomer. Because it's like, yes, it was silent, but like that wasn't the hardest part. Like, it was, I mean, I was meditating, just sitting meditation over seven hours a day. And then also like probably six hours of walking meditation plus instruction, you know, there was time off for meals. I had a little bit of time to exercise. But, you know, it's a vegetarian diet. You know, you actually couldn't even really...you weren't supposed to make eye contact with anyone.”