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title: "What is Ānāpānasati? (3 min) | Vipassana.Life"
description: "A short Day 4 talk defining Ānāpānasati — mindfulness of breathing — the practice of the whole of Part 1."
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author: Ocean DYNN
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# What is Ānāpānasati? (3 min)

A short Day 4 talk defining Ānāpānasati — mindfulness of breathing — the practice of the whole of Part 1.

[Audio](https://vipassana.life/a/day-4-aa-3-what-is-anapanasatiaa-mnlJR9wrJKuvv8nR.mp3)
Listen · 3 min

- **Practice**: Ānāpānasati (mindfulness of breathing)
- **Part**: Part 1 · Day 4
- **Length**: 3 min
- **Level**: Beginner
- **Languages**: English, Spanish, Russian
- **Teacher**: Ocean DYNN
- **Next**: Part 1

A short talk from Day 4, defining the practice the course has been doing since Day 1 and its place in the Theravāda training.

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