I meditated in silence for 26 days.
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- hello everyone! after a long break away from social media, I am back to talk about my 26 day Vipassana silent meditation retreat. yes, you read that correctly: 26 days. I meditated 10+ hours daily for almost an entire month without having access to any electronic devices or the outside world. I was also unable to speak, read, write or listen to music during this time. here's what happened...
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- timestamps
00:00 intro
00:42 benefits of meditation
01:36 meditation experience prior to the retreat
02:22 what is Vipassana?
03:13 daily routine
04:40 my experience
08:43 key lessons
11:07 "determination"
13:25 overall thoughts and lessons
17:56 outro
- things mentioned
10 day vipassana silent meditation retreat experience | • 10 DAY VIPASSANA RETRE...
wat ram poeng temple | www.watrampoeng.com/vipassana...
vipassana meditation | www.dhamma.org/en/index
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where are you from? i'm british chinese, grew up in london and currently living in lisbon!!
what did you study and where? i studied classics for 4 years at oxford university & did a term abroad in rome at sapienza university
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you are glowing!! Falling in love
Wow that is an amazing dedication you had Viola! Respect. So amazing how something so simple can bring so much joy and peace.
This video just poppedd up in the best moment, it has gigen me some ideas to put on practice for sure. Thank you for your content 🤍The best wishes and huge hug from Uruguay 🫶🏻
so glad to hear this video resonated with you 🤍
I have attended a couple of 30 day silent Vipassana meditation retreats. What really stuck out to me in this video is when you said you had to stay in your room for 3 days and no sleep… That isn’t what they did in the retreats I attended but after so many days of 10 plus hours of meditation every day, I found that I needed virtually no sleep at all. It’s weird how that works and I’m sure there’s some kind of scientific explanation for it.
Anyway, I enjoyed your video, you have a glowing personality.
Thanks!
thank you for watching! where did you do your 30 day retreats?
@@violahelen_
I did my retreats in the US, Kaufman Texas to be more specific.
No sleep is natural state. I experienced it in my first Vipassana 10 day course in 2005 itself. right meditation preserve energy and hence sleep is not required if sufficient energy is available to body and mind.
There was me thinking my daily meditation streak on my app was impressive but this is on another level, well done Viola. I wanted to do a vipassana retreat this while i was in chaing mai at the temple on doi suthep but didn't realise i had to book way in advance....hopefully i can go and do one soon as i really want to test my mental fortitude and clear my mind.
a 26 day retreat is definitely mentally challenging haha, i think most people think i'm crazy! would highly, highly recommend doing a retreat if you can at least once in your life (even if it's only for 5 days!). i'll be interested to hear what your experience is like :)
long time no see Helen!!! miss you so much, happy to see you again!
thank you for supporting xx
what an experience ! I'm flying all the way from Canada to do 10 days meditation in January
Thank you for your video. When is the best time in the year to go?? I want to sign up for 26 days 😊
What was the name / location of the Sanctuary where you did your meditation?
Can’t seem to find this temple listed on the vipasanna dhamma website. How did you book this?
amazing
hi! would you still recommend going immediately for the 26-day basic course (not a lot of experience with meditation beforehand/no retreats whatsoever)? X
Everyone can do 26days ? Or should do an exact amount of 10days?
Where in thailand?
wow ive done 3 day in Sri lanka but 26 is awesome
how did you find the 3 days? :)
@@violahelen_ It was tough but there were only three of us and the meals were so delicious, I have go admit i so looked forward to the dharma talks where we shared hassles in our lives. 26 days of 10 hours a day. That is amazing and this skill will pay huge dividends for you now!:)
I get ANXIETY OMG maybe i should try SOME MEDITATION ARGHHH
I got really interested in doing a silent retreat. Could you tell me how to get there? 🥹🙏🏽