Monthly Archives: November 2019

Nine Takeaways from a Ten-Day Meditation Retreat

Posted on November 23, 2019 by Eric Teplitz

This is the fifth and final installment of a series of posts about a ten-day Vipassana meditation course I completed a month ago. The first of these posts explains how and why I decided to do this: Sitting Down and … Continue reading →

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My Vipassana Course Experience (Part Three)

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Eric Teplitz

Day Nine, being our last day of noble silence, had a different flavor to it, a sort of “last day of summer camp” feel. The last day of anything feels different, if you happen to know in advance that it … Continue reading →

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My Vipassana Course Experience (Part Two)

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Eric Teplitz

Day Five proved to be another pivotal one, although I wouldn’t find this out until it was nearly over. I was doing pretty well. The acute anxiety I experienced on Day Two had thankfully not returned. That episode, in actuality, … Continue reading →

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My Vipassana Course Experience (Part One)

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Eric Teplitz

In the previous post I described my process of making the decision to do a ten-day Vipassana meditation retreat, and shared my curiosities – and fears – about taking it on. The truth is I had to summon up quite … Continue reading →

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Sitting Down and Shutting Up for Ten Days Straight. By Choice.

Posted on November 2, 2019 by Eric Teplitz

Earlier this year I reconnected in person with a friend I hadn’t seen in seventeen years. He was a guy I met on the Appalachian Trail back in 2002 (he ended up hiking about half the distance of the 2,168-mile … Continue reading →

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