VIPASSANA

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Online Vipassana Meditation Course

Retreat discipline.

Home practice.

A five-part Vipassana meditation course in the Theravāda tradition — two guided sittings a day, from mindful breathing to the four foundations of mindfulness. Donation-based.

Free · by dāna

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What is Vipassana.Life?

A self-paced 5-part Vipassana course for home practice. Rooted in Theravada, it adapts ānāpānasati and Sīla for modern life.

A modern digital Sangha translating classical Vipassana integrity into a structured five-part home practice with a donation-based mission.

✓5-part structured Vipassana curriculum

✓Authentic Theravada-based guidance (Goenka & Pa Auk lineage)

✓Daily guided sessions for home practice

✓Ethical precept training for clarity and discipline

✓Optional Part 1 Food Detox path for body-mind balance

Dynn

Meditation & Holistic Wellness Guide · practising since 2012, 20+ retreats in the S.N. Goenka and Pa-Auk Sayadaw lineages

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How the 5-part course works

1

Ānāpānasati Essentials: five-day breath training with two daily sits, journaling, and Sīla.

Open now · start here

2

25 Days of Ānāpānasati: long-form breath guardianship that fortifies Sīla + Samādhi before deeper Vipassanā.

3

35 Days into Vipassanā: bridge Ānāpāna into whole-body sensation work with equanimity drills and extended sits.

4

15 Days of Advanced Vipassanā: focus on Anicca, Anattā, Dukkha while weaving Mettā and the Four Protections.

5

21 Days of Mahāsatipaṭṭhāna: integrate breath, body, mind, and dhammas into daily service and leadership.

Start Part 1 — free

Parts 2–5 unlock in order once Part 1 completes.

How to start your home retreat

1

Confirm your commitment to the five ethical precepts (Sīla).

2

Schedule two daily sits between 04:30–07:00 and 18:00–21:00.

3

Press Start, complete each track mindfully, and let the next step unlock.

Food Detox Edition

Part 1 with mindful eating and detox guidance. Classic and Detox toggle during Part 1; later parts stay classic.

You choose the edition before Day 0 — and can switch any time without losing progress.

In this course
for you

Commit to mindful practice and notice how body, mind, and discipline evolve.

What you build

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5 to 90 minutes · guided bell at the end

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A few times a year, when a new part is recorded. Nothing else, and one tap to stop.

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Wipes every day, reflection and life, and returns you to Day 0.

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Dāna

The course is free. It stays free through dāna.

Monthly gifts are the heartbeat — they let us build sustainably and keep every teaching open to whoever needs it.

Offered freely, in the spirit of generosity. Dāna nourishes others and loosens the grip of ego — giving becomes a path.

No fixed cost. No pressure. Only presence, and the freedom to give — if it feels true.

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One-time · Part 1

Ānāpānasati Essentials

The 5-day course. Pick an amount or enter your own.

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Suggested €19. The course stays free for anyone who gives nothing.

Where it goes

· The 5-part course in three languages
· Recording Parts 2 to 5
· The wider roadmap

Offer Dāna

Your guide

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Step 2 of 3

Choose your edition

Same meditation tracks either way. You can switch later without losing progress.

Classic

5-day mindful breathing meditation for beginners

Ease into Vipassana breathing with 15-minute sits, gentle journaling and steady discipline.

Food Detox

5-day detox purification practice for beginners

Breathwork with plant-based menus and hydration rituals, so body and mind clear together.

Switching later keeps every session you have completed. Parts 2–5 continue in Classic.

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Next: confirm the five precepts (Sīla)

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Binding for the next 5 days

I commit to follow the five precepts during the course:

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🛡️ Your photo stays private — for your personal use only. You can delete it anytime.

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Step 1 of 3 · language

Practise in your language

Switches the whole app — interface, course text and audio. Your progress stays.

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After your sit

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Before you sit

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Find a quiet seat — chair or cushion, spine tall but easy.

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Listen to the tracks in order — morning and evening sits.

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Phone on silent. If the mind wanders, simply begin again.

I am ready

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How did that leave you?

One word. Nothing to fix, only to notice.

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Reflection

Answer honestly

This is for clarity, not for judgement.

Discipline integrity

How many required meditations have you missed so far during this course?

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Attention stability

How long can you stay continuously aware of the breath under the nostrils, without distraction?

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The challenge (optional)

What am “I” capable of?

Progress check

What was “I” capable of today? Check off what you fulfilled.

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I didn’t fulfil it

If something went unfinished, write a line about what held you back.

Tomorrow

What am “I” capable of tomorrow? Choose one, or all eleven. No lives are at stake here.

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Morning 4:30–7:00, evening 18:00–21:00. Sits are 15 minutes; each window opens 30 minutes early and closes 30 after.

Morning sit · 4:30 – 7:00

Evening sit · 18:00 – 21:00

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Congratulations, Dear Soul

You kept the container. Whatever the sits felt like, the continuity is the result.

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What comes next

Part 2 is a 25-day progression that keeps the habit you just built. It is being recorded now.

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See my journey

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Start tomorrow?

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