CHAPTER 10Following Andrea’s instructions, Ping and Sam moved the end tables and the couch back from the fireplace, leaving more room around the circular rug centered before the hearth. They then positioned a coffee table over the rug. Diana placed cushions on the floor around the low table and invited everyone to take a seat.
“What is the purpose of having us sit on the floor for the ceremony?” Ping asked.
“It’s not a formal part of the ceremony, but I find there are fewer distractions when you are closer to the ground. It helps me to focus,” Andrea said.
Andrea positioned herself at one end of the table, sitting sideways to the fireplace. Sam sat at the opposite end while Mara and Ping sat on the long side facing the low-burning logs. Diana remained standing on the other side of the t
