VIPASSANA

with Yogilab

RULES & GUIDELINES

Although this practice is entirely compatible with a regular life and can be
applied regardless of your circumstances or living conditions, for the duration
of this retreat there are some simple rules and guidelines that you can follow
to make your learning experience more profound and powerful.

The first thing that we’d like to state here, is that everyone doing this course as
an adult is fully capable and able of deciding what they should or shouldn’t
do. We encourage everyone in control of their faculties to exercise that right,
and take full responsibility for their choices and the consequences they lead to.

However… If you really want to play ball, and engage with this process in the
way that we think is best, here are the rules we would like you to follow for the
duration of this retreat. If you are not willing to follow any of these rules,
please contact us and make us aware of the situation.

The 5 Precepts
1.. To abstain from killing any being;
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2. To abstain from stealing;
2.
3. To abstain from all sexual activity;
3.
4. To abstain from telling lies;
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5. To abstain from all intoxicants, including coffee,
5.
plant medicines, alcohol, tobacco and anything
else you know falls into this category.
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ADDITIONAL RULES
1. To refrain from the use of WiFi, computers & mobile devices
1.
for anything outside of watching course content.
2. To refrain from reading books and exposing yourself to any
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other content outside of the course material.
3. To refrain from writing outside of the allotted time periods.
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4. To refrain from talking, touching, or having contact with any
4.
other human beings in your environment during this 10 day
period.
5. To refrain from eating anything outside of the prescribed diet
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and outside of the allotted eating times.
6. To refrain from doing any work or other activities that aren’t
6.
included in the 10 day program.

These rules are designed to help you optimise your experience of meditation
throughout this retreat, and give you the best possible chance of thoroughly
learning the practice over the 10 day period. If you are not willing to follow any
of these rules, please contact us and make us aware of your reasons and
situation.
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GUIDELINES
The technique of Vipassana is ancient, and has been working for
humanity for thousands of years. Even the Buddha said that he
“rediscovered” it just under 2,600 years ago. Throughout that time, many
religious and non-religious organisations have taught their own
derivations of it.

The version of Vipassana and Anapana that you will learn on this course
is most directly inspired by the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama - and the
scriptures written about his teachings. The Buddha taught that Vipassana
was simply a way to see reality as it is, meditation is just the activity that
allows us to do this.

Because of this, meditation should be taught from direct experience. In

honour of this tradition, everything discussed and taught on this course
will come from the direct, practical experience of the teacher.

The entire YogiLab team welcomes you into this collective endeavour,
and wishes you the best of luck with your practice!

We’ll see you in the course,

May all beings be happy
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GUIDELINES
Here are some suggested guidelines to get you prepared and ensure that
you can make the most out of this practice.

Intention
Be clear about your intention going into this course. Know what you want out of it, and know
what effort you’re willing to put in to get it.

Perspective
Frame this as an exploration of the self. Everything that we will learn on this retreat is a tool
that you can use to explore yourself. Every phenomenon you are about to experience, is an
aspect of yourself and reality. The technique is simply helping you to do this.

Determination
Some of the things you face may potentially be difficult. Be resolved now to have the
determination to face them, and give your best to this practice with an awareness to what may
come.

Know Your Limits

There are times when practicing these techniques where it is useful to push, and others where
it is useful to relax. Be aware of your state of mind and body whilst practicing, and grade your
level of effort accordingly.

Relax
It’s just 10 days. It’s just 125 hours of meditation. After that, you will be in the familiar rhythm
of your world again, with some new skills to face it with.

Be Immovable
There may be a few (or a multitude) of internal and external distractions that attempt to
dissuade you from completing this course. This is the resistance that we all face when
learning something that truly makes a strong impact.
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DIET & PREPARATION

During this retreat you will be on a vegan or vegetarian diet.

Only eat twice a day, so eat as much as you need to feel satisfied.

You have two options for how to approach food prep on this retreat:

Option 1 is to ask someone to prep your food for you, and play the role of
server. If so, you simply need to give them the ingredients list and ask them
to have the food ready for your set meal time.

Option 2, is that you prep the meals for yourself. If you choose to do this,
we would advise you to cook in the mornings before the first sit.

We recommend you wake up in the morning well before the first sit and
prepare your food for the full day. This allows more time during the day for
compounded practice time. Remember, the more time you have practicing
successively, the deeper you will go.