Okay, before you go to that "Free Meditation Class" whose fliers with Buddha on them have been posted all over your neighborhood week after week, here are some to things to keep in mind.
You've already decided you will leave if the class has not started 20 minutes after the time it is advertised to begin.
Decide what time you are gonna leave, no matter what.
Some unethical meditation salespeople will keep the class going late into the night. This will mess up your sleep wake cycle.
So decide for yourself that you will (say) get up and leave at 9:30 PM, no matter what.
This is intelligent self care, this is not being egotistical. Do not let politeness make you afraid to take care of yourself this way.
You can bet that others in the group probably want to get up and go home and feel too shy to assert themselves.
If anyone tries to run a guilt trip on you to stay, this by itself is a sign that this is sleazy.
You've already decided you will leave if the class has not started 20 minutes after the time it is advertised to begin.
Decide what time you are gonna leave, no matter what.
Some unethical meditation salespeople will keep the class going late into the night. This will mess up your sleep wake cycle.
So decide for yourself that you will (say) get up and leave at 9:30 PM, no matter what.
This is intelligent self care, this is not being egotistical. Do not let politeness make you afraid to take care of yourself this way.
You can bet that others in the group probably want to get up and go home and feel too shy to assert themselves.
If anyone tries to run a guilt trip on you to stay, this by itself is a sign that this is sleazy.