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Meditation for Hackers
Electromagnetic Field 2022

This is a 2 hour applied meditation workshop, outdoors. No signup or experience required. Location TBD on scouting, will announce at end of day 0. Check https://s.ai/emf or Twitter @saizai or ask in person (I'm the one with hat, glasses, and two white canes). We'll discuss — and practice — several very different meditation techniques, such as: • breath • empty mind • parallel concentration / stack overflow † • "inner sanctum" hypnotic induction ‡ • movement • grounding & shielding / energy play † tends to work especially well if you find "emptying your mind" difficult (e.g. due to ADHD) ‡ very simple, with script 100% disclosed beforehand — no silly stage tricks We'll discuss several variants of the basic mechanisms, how to customise to your own preferences, and personal experiences (iff you choose to share) — but no religion, metaphysics, doctrine, or the like. Please: • wear or bring something comfortable for sitting on grass/dirt • bring a drink & snack • pee and stretch beforehand • silence all electronics while at the workshop • do (only) what works for you I use scripts (with included variation suggestions) that work for most people, but not everyone. Please diverge from my instructions if something else feels right. That's common, and kinda the point — particularly for the hypnotic induction, which needs to be tailored to your own experience). Likewise, if something feels uncomfortable or triggering, please switch to a different meditation exercise instead (e.g. the basic breath meditation we start with). What you share is entirely up to you. I won't call on you. If there's something you'd only be comfortable sharing privately, please find and talk with me at another time.

Speakers: Sai