Shinzen Young is offering introductory home-based Vipassana retreats through his website BasicMindfulness.com. These are retreats which you can do anywhere in the world as long as you have access to a phone with either a handsfree or speakerphone option. Previously, only those who had done a residential or non-residential in-person program with Shinzen could participate. He is now offering the intro program that will allow you to acquire the skills and languaging to do his other home-based retreat offerings. The next introductory series will be held in May. Check the web site linked above for details. I often participate in these home-based retreats myself and find them to be a good support for my daily practice. A listing of Shinzen’s residential and non-residential retreats can be found at Shinzen.org.
For those of you wishing to embark on the path of mindfulness meditation this is a good non-threatening way of receiving instruction from a wonderful teacher.
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