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title: "Part 1 · Ānāpānasati Essentials — 5-Day Guided Breath Meditation for Beginners"
description: "Learn the foundation of Vipassana meditation in five days: the five precepts, a practice journal, and two guided sittings a day on the natural breath. Donation-based, in English, Spanish and Russian."
url: https://vipassana.life/course/part-1-anapanasati-essentials/
lang: en
author: Ocean DYNN
site: Vipassana.Life
modified: 2026-09-23
---

# Part 1 · Ānāpānasati Essentials — A 5-Day Guided Breath Meditation Course for Beginners

Learn the foundation of Vipassana meditation in five days: the five precepts, a practice journal, and two guided sittings a day on the natural breath.

[Begin Part 1](https://vipassana.life/)

- **Part**: 1 of 5
- **Length**: 5 days · 2 sittings per day
- **Practice**: Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing)
- **Training**: Sīla and Samādhi
- **Level**: Beginner
- **Prerequisite**: None
- **Status**: Available
- **Languages**: English, Spanish, Russian
- **Cost**: Donation-based
- **Teacher**: Ocean DYNN
- **Tradition**: Theravāda

## Support this course
Part 1 is donation-based. Take it free, or give what it is worth to you — any amount, once. The suggested amount is €19.

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## What you will practise, day by day

- Day 0 — orientation: posture, where attention rests, what to expect, and taking the five precepts for the duration.
- Days 1 to 3 — establishing, then deepening, attention on the natural breath at the nostrils. Two guided sittings of about fifteen minutes.
- Day 4 — the subtle breath: the point where beginners think the object is lost and have in fact found it.
- Day 5 — integration, and a first sitting of mettā (loving-kindness).

Each day also has a short talk, a written reflection, and a discipline prompt. Around thirty to forty minutes in total, split across the day.

## What you need

A place to sit upright that you can hold without shifting; a chair is fine. Headphones or a quiet room. Somewhere to write. No account is required to begin; an account only carries your progress between devices.

## Classic or Detox

Part 1 has two editions and the meditation is the same in both. Classic is the breath training alone. Detox adds optional plant-based menus and hydration prompts on top of the same sittings. The nutrition material is lifestyle guidance, not medical advice; if you are new to meditation, take Classic.

## What comes next

Part 2 — twenty-five days of Ānāpānasati — is in production. Until it opens, repeat Part 1: five days establishes the technique, and a second pass establishes the habit.

[Before you begin, read the safety page.](https://vipassana.life/safety/)

[Part 2 · 25 Days of Ānāpānasati →](https://vipassana.life/course/part-2-anapanasati-25-days/)