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Visit www.BasicMindfulness.com for phone based classes and retreats with Shinzen.

Without regular extended meditation retreats, it’s usually difficult for most people to realize the exponential growth potential of their practice. That’s why I developed a unique program of monthly phone-based “mini retreats” which involve guided practice, self practice, group discussion and a chance for one-on-one private interviews with a teacher — just like onsite retreats. Delivered via conference call to your home or anywhere you happen to be in the world, these phone-based “mini retreats” typically last four hours.

Visit www.Shinzen.org for articles by Shinzen and for on-site retreats.

This web site is designed to provide information on the basic theory of Vipassana meditation, also known as mindfulness or insight meditation. Here you will find how Vipassana can be applied to many practical issues as well as how it relates to other meditation practices such as Christian contemplation. Removed from its cultural and doctrinal trappings, Vipassana meditation (usually under the name mindfulness) is finding clinical application in the fields of pain management, stress management, compulsions and as an adjunct to psychotherapy.