Pre-Burn Intention Prompts
Of the 10 principles, which will you especially strive to embody this year? How will you remind yourself daily of this?
What’s 1 of your personal comfort zones that you’d like to punch through this year?
What are 2-3 personal goals for your burn? [Consider personal, relationship, emotional, spiritual to name a few]
What are 2-3 anti-goals for your burn? [Think of some personal habits or modes of being that you’d like to leave behind before you get to playa]
Who’s 1 person you’re excited to burn with? How will you show them your gratitude on playa?
What’s 1 personal health metric that you promise yourself to stay on top of this year? [could relate to sleep, hydration, nutrition, hygiene, etc]
How do you envision yourself feeling as you drive off playa after burn?
How do you want people to remember you on playa this year?
Create a mission statement for your burn — could be a word, sentence or paragraph — whatever you’re feeling.
Post-Burn Integration Prompts
What was my intention for my burn? Do I feel that I fulfilled it?
What are 2-3 moments from my burn that I'm proud of?
What were 2-3 of my most challenging moments?
Who's someone new who I connected with? How will I continue this connection in the normal world?
What was a moment where I was in service to others?
What were some things I didn't get to experience?
Was there an art piece I had a deep experience with? Why?
Was there an art car that I really enjoyed? Why?
Was there a theme camp that stuck out to me? Why?
Do I feel that I was over- or under-prepared? What would I have done differently?
What were 2-3 moments of serendipity?
What was my most memorable sunrise?
What was my most memorable sunset?
What was my favorite musical set?
What was my favorite party?
Did I eat enough? What was my favorite meal?
Did I feel connected to my camp + camp mates? Why or why not?
What are a few things I learned about myself through this experience?
How did I show up as a participant of the burn?
How did I show up for my camp this year?
Did I make a proper temple visit? How did it feel?
Which of the 10 principles did I resonate most with during my burn?
What was a great gift I received?
What was a great gift I gave?
Name someone who had an impact on me and how.
What advice would I share with myself looking back to before burn?
Who are the top 3 people I connected with and why?
What 3 words describe my BM experience and why?
What are some ideas for gifts and services for my next burn?
What's 1 comfort of home that I'm grateful to return to?
Were there any moments where I felt out of integrity? Why?
Was there anyone who I had a negative experience with? What did I learn from it?
What was 1 moment where I was uncomfortable in a healthy way? How did I act? Am I proud of it?
What was 1 moment where I was uncomfortable in a bad way? What can I do differently next time to protect myself?
What's 1 key learning about myself that I will carry back into the real world?
Which of the 10 principles will I strive to continue living in my normal life?
Will I do BM again? Why or why not?
What are my intentions or goals leaving playa this year for my day-to-day life?
Hope you find these prompts helpful :) Hit the big ol’ button below for occasional reflection prompts and musings.
Disclaimer: No part of this work is written using AI of any kind. Odds are that this idea came to me mid-shower, with a shout to Siri to “remind me about X”. (and you cannot give Siri the honor of being called AI). I probably stayed up past my bedtime, rambling away at my keyboard in a state of semi-wakefulness. And there’s a good chance that you can find some grammatical errors in here. (Like in the previous sentence)