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title: "Settling — the first guided sitting (9 min) | Vipassana.Life"
description: "The first guided sitting of the course: settling the body and letting the breath be natural."
url: https://vipassana.life/sittings/settling/
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author: Ocean DYNN
site: Vipassana.Life
modified: 2026-09-23
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# Settling — the first guided sitting (9 min)

The first guided sitting of the course: settling the body and letting the breath be natural.

[Audio](https://vipassana.life/a/day-0-aa-5-settling-A1a5MKerO5sjZKLo.mp3)
Listen · 9 min

- **Practice**: Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing)
- **Part**: Part 1 · Day 0
- **Length**: 9 min
- **Level**: Beginner
- **Languages**: English, Spanish, Russian
- **Teacher**: Ocean DYNN
- **Next**: Part 1

A short guided sitting from Day 0 for settling the posture and the breath before the daily sittings begin on Day 1.

[Begin Part 1](https://vipassana.life/course/part-1-anapanasati-essentials/) · [Sittings](https://vipassana.life/sittings/)