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Jun 04 2012

Extreme Meditation: Vipassana

Vipassana meditation experience

Most people associate meditation with sitting quietly for 20 or 30 minutes, silently focusing and gaining a new awareness of oneself. This can be a challenge in itself, so how do you think you’d handle 10 straight days of it? Now what if there could be no eye contact with others, no phones or internet, […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Mindfulness · Tagged: extreme meditation, meditation retreat, sri lanka, vipassana, vipassana meditation, what is vipassana

Apr 20 2012

Australia: Wat Buddha Dhamma Meditation Retreat

Wat Buddha Dhamma is a Theravadin Forest Monastery, located 2.5 hours north of Sydney, Australia. It is devoted to the training of monks, nuns and lay practitioners. People are welcome to visit and it is possible to arrange to stay as a guest for a period of time, sharing in the lifestyle of the monastic […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Spirituality · Tagged: Australia, buddhist camp, meditation retreat, monks, Wat Buddha Dhamma

Apr 19 2012

California: Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, in Woodacre, California, is intended to be a place that always looks in two directions: inward and outward. Inwardly, as human beings we need settings where we can renew our connection to ourselves, to nature, and to life itself through silence and mindful attention. Outwardly, the modern world is in crisis […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Lifestyle · Tagged: california, meditation retreat, retreats, spirit rock, spirit rock meditation center, vacations

Apr 19 2012

New York: Peace Village

A weekend retreat at Peace Village teaches simple techniques of contemplation that restores inner peace and creates more positive responses in our daily lives. The retreat includes sessions by experienced seminar leaders on personal development, spiritual wisdom, and resolving problems through reflection on higher values. Topics are varied and emphasize spiritual awareness, meditation, and the […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Lifestyle · Tagged: meditation retreat, new york, peace village, retreats, spiritual retreat

Mar 19 2012

9 Top Retreats for the Inner Journey of a Lifetime

Updated on January 27, 2014.   Considering going on a meditation retreat? Do you desire a more meaningful travel experience? One in which you renew your body, mind and spirit. And where you experience personal growth, or take an “inward” journey among serene and beautiful scenery? It’s impossible to deny the benefits of a holiday […]

Written by About Meditation · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: meaningful travel, meditation retreat, meditation vacation, yoga retreat

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