What To Expect From Your First Vipassana 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat
“I gave my watches away—ain’t got no time for that!” This mantra hummed in the back of my mind every time I craved my phone, a book, or even a […] The post What To Expect From Your First Vipassana 10-Day Silent Meditation Retreat appeared first on Essence.
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By Empress Varnado ·Updated October 14, 2025 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… “I gave my watches away—ain’t got no time for that!” This mantra hummed in the back of my mind every time I craved my phone, a book, or even a pen—anything that allowed me to escape into communication. Deciding to do the Dhamma 10-Day Vipassana Silent Meditation retreat was one of the hardest choices I’d ever made. I willingly gave up all of my dopamine triggers to learn how to tap into the most profound inner peace and equanimity that a human can experience.
The first few days of the Vipassana, which means “to see things as they really are,” is one of India’s most ancient meditation techniques, taught for over 2,500 years as a universal remedy for human suffering. After years of reading stories about other
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