Vipassana translates to “seeing things as they really are.” It is a meditation technique discovered around 2,500 years ago by Gautama Buddha. S.N. Goenka began to teach it in its modern form in 1969.

One chronically overstimulated guy headed to a silent meditation retreat to spend ten days tuning into his psyche. That’s when the real noise began.

Dr Haricharan G, senior consultant physician, HoD, internal medicine, Gleneagles Hospitals, Lakdi Ka Pul, Hyderabad, agreed that breathing exercises and meditation promote relaxation and mental ...

A detailed motif at the Global Vipassana Pagoda meditation hall in Mumbai. Source: Moment RF / Pardeep Singh Gill/Getty Images Vipassana requires mindful awareness - observing your body ...

This can be useful in the treatment of mental disorders based on Buddhist practices of paramitas and meditation combined with ...

"I decided to go on a vipassana meditation course and it was interesting because I was wanting to actually leave the sport ...

Mumbai: The Global Vipassana Pagoda at Gorai has curated an experiential centre where visitors can travel through the two-and-a-half millennia-old history of the Vipassana meditation technique ...

Another form of meditation is called vipassana meditation. This type of meditation helps Buddhists to seek the truth about reality and to develop wisdom, so that they can reach enlightenment.

Mindfulness prepares the mind for meditation. Some forms of meditation – such as vipassana, zazen and some Tibetan meditations – also include mindfulness. Mindfulness requires attention to the ...

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