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10 Days of Silence, 100 Hours of Meditation – Lessons from My Second Vipassana Meditation Retreat

Two days ago, I’ve come back from my second ten-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat. I had done my first retreat a little over a year ago, and published several well-received articles on my experience. I wrote about the whole ten-day experience, the lessons I had learned, how I would prepare, and tips on how to “survive” […]

7 Tips to Survive Your First Ten-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat

In September 2017, I attended my first ten-day Vipassana Meditation retreat. I share my detailed day-to-day experiences in this article along with an explanation of the technique, my motivations, what I learned, and much more. In today’s article, I want to give you some tips for surviving your first retreat. But… why survive? This isn’t the […]

Vipassana Preparation: How to Be Ready for Your First Ten-Day Silent Meditation Retreat

So you’re thinking about attending a Vipassana retreat? Or maybe you have already registered for one. And now you’re wondering how best to prepare for it. I’ve got you covered. First of all, realize there’s no preparation necessary. On my own retreat, many people attended without any meditation experience and no clue of what to expect. […]

4 Weird Lessons I Learned on My Ten-Day Vipassana Meditation Retreat

For ten days straight, I woke up at 4 a.m., meditated for up to 11 hours a day, and abstained from speaking, reading, writing, exercising, listening to music, using technology, or communicating in any way. It’s called a ten-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat. (For a detailed explanation of the technique as well as my day-to-day experiences, […]

My 10-Day Vipassana Experience (Silent Meditation Retreat)

Recently, I attended a ten-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat – ten days without technology, speaking, reading, writing, listening to music, exercising, or communicating in any way. Oh, and of course, close to 11 hours of meditating a day. In this article, I’ll share my detailed experiences with you. This involves flow experiences, seemingly unbearable back and […]

What Is Meditation? A Brief & Bullshit-Free Beginners Guide

What do Oprah Winfrey, Kobe Bryant, Arianna Huffington, Jennifer Aniston, Ellen DeGeneres, Jerry Seinfeld, Miranda Kerr, Katy Perry, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, Angelina Jolie, Sting, Lebron James, Hugh Jackman, and Madonna have in common? They are ultra-successful. And… they meditate. Tim Ferriss interviewed more than 200 highly successful people on his podcast. In his book, Tools of Titans, […]