My First Retreat: What do I bring?

[Guest guest]

Greetings all,

 

I will be attending the retreat in Michigan next week, and I am wondering

what should I bring? What kind of clothing should I wear, should I wear

white as that is the common color? Should I bring a change of clothes each

day, what kind of shoes? Should I bring my Amma doll, or would it be

difficult to carry and keep up with. Tell me anything you can think of. I

am staying offsite, so I have those kinds of things taken care of. Just

for the retreat days is what I am wondering about.

 

Namaste

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

You can wear white if you wish, and many do, but it's not required (although it

is

requested for certain kinds of hall seva, just so you're more easily

recognized). Don't worry

about shoes, as you'll need to remove them at the entrance to the program hall.

Bring your

Amma doll if you like! You'll see quite a few people with them floating around!

 

Hope this helps,

Iswari

 

Ammachi, DB <dises@c...> wrote:

> Greetings all,

>

> I will be attending the retreat in Michigan next week, and I am wondering

> what should I bring? What kind of clothing should I wear, should I wear

> white as that is the common color? Should I bring a change of clothes each

> day, what kind of shoes? Should I bring my Amma doll, or would it be

> difficult to carry and keep up with. Tell me anything you can think of. I

> am staying offsite, so I have those kinds of things taken care of. Just

> for the retreat days is what I am wondering about.

>

> Namaste

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

Bring shoes that you can slip on and off easily. Definitely bring

your Amma doll, if you feel that you want to. Lots of folks do. If

you're going to do seva, etc. you can always leave it in your room

for a program. I'd suggest bringing whatever clothes you are very

comfortable in, white or not. You're right that a lot of people do

wear white, but it's not required (though, some seva coordinators ask

that you wear white for certain types of seva, where dealing with the

public-at-large). If you have a back jack or something similar, be

sure to bring that. I also bring a bottle for water, that I bring

into the hall with me.

 

Most of all, have fun!!

See you there,

Erica

 

Ammachi, DB <dises@c...> wrote:

> Greetings all,

>

> I will be attending the retreat in Michigan next week, and I am

wondering

> what should I bring? What kind of clothing should I wear, should I

wear

[Guest guest]

>

> Bring shoes that you can slip on and off easily.

 

Don't forget to bring sneakers or closed-toe shoes

(i.e. not sandals or flip-flops) for seva purposes.

 

> Definitely bring

> your Amma doll, if you feel that you want to. Lots

> of folks do.

 

Like me! I take my doll with me to all the programs,

unless she wants to stay in the hotel room and watch

football games on the tube It's my Amma doll's

third "birthday".. Got her at the 2001 Ann Arbor

retreat! If your doll needs minor repairs, such as a

replacement mala or nose ring, they can do that at the

retreat.

 

If you have the Bhajanamritam song books and recent

supplements (2002, 03, 04), bring them and you can be

ready with the words for any bhajan Amma and the

swamis throw at you.

 

A lot of people, westerners included, will be wearing

traditional Indian gear such as pyjama kurtas, saris

and salwar kammeez. Where else but Amma retreats and

South Indian temples can I wear a skirt? OK, a dhoti

But sure looks like a skirt to most people.

Someone once asked me what I wear under it? I said

"the same thing a Scotsman wears under his kilt!!"

 

 

Keval

 

 

 

 

 

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