Learn the most important tips for getting the most out of your Sober Buddha vipassana meditation practice.Adding a vipassana meditation practice can change your life forever. You’ll un-stress, learn to concentrate, handle problems more easily and generally be much happier, more productive person. For Sober Buddha Counseling students, here are important tips for getting the most out of your practice. Remember, you will benefit in exact proportion to how consistently you practice.Don’t forget — you’ll benefit in exact proportion to how consistently you practice!
1. Meditate 20 minutes a day to start. When you are comfortable, go to 30 minutes or more. MAKE the time; cut out some TV, etc.
2. Read the printed instructions from your training. Listen to instructions in The Listening Room on this site.
3. Watch vipassana educational videos from Shinzen Young on YouTube. Also Google neurologist Sam Miller’s videos on vipassana. Both very important!
4.Read two essential vipassana books: THE NOBLE EIGHTFOLD PATH by Bhikku Bodhi and MINDFULNESS IN PLAIN ENGLISH by Bhante Gunaratana.
5. Consider joining a meditation group. Use MeetUp.com to find one near you. Also, go to the Orange County Buddhist Church at 909 S. Dale Ave. in Anaheim, CA (714-827-9590). They offer meditation groups that are non-religious.
6. Visit www.shinzen.org for information about Shinzen Young’s Vipassana Support International retreats in Palos Verdes, CA. You should go to at least one retreat every year. Go to www.basicmindfulness.org to find out about how to do an online retreat when a busy schedule won’t let you attend at Palos Verdes.
7. Call me at 949-212-4149 any time you have questions.
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