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My Long-Awaited Return to Vipassana

Feb 20, 2023
24 min

My Long-Awaited Return to Vipassana

A day-by-day remembering of my third 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Course

Savouring: An Awesome (and Under Appreciated) Way to Practice Mindfulness

Oct 25, 2021
3 min

Savouring: An Awesome (and Under Appreciated) Way to Practice Mindfulness

Something that really grinds my gears is the way people so consistently conflate mindfulness with meditation. Sure, meditation is a great...

My Sorta Secretive Return to Vipassana (a.k.a. Meditation Jail)

Dec 18, 2019
11 min

My Sorta Secretive Return to Vipassana (a.k.a. Meditation Jail)

I’ve recently returned home from my second Vipassana course! Oh, you didn’t know? That’s because it was a sorta secretive return. I just...

Assorted Thoughts About My 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Course

Jul 19, 2018
7 min

Assorted Thoughts About My 10-Day Vipassana Meditation Course

Well, I’m back from my 10 Day Course, and so far my reintegration into ‘society’ has been great! I'm happy I went and I'm happy to be...

So... I'm Going to Jail!

Jul 2, 2018
6 min

So... I'm Going to Jail!

In a couple days, I'll be checking myself into Mindfulness Jail. That’s the funny-because it's-also-kinda-true nickname I’ve given to the...

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