I am also looking at a 10 day school put on by the
Vipassana Meditation website. They have a school within 180 mile from where I live. It is interesting from the standpoint that they do not charge anything for their course, food or lodging. All their funding comes from past students. You do have to fill out an exclusive questionaire and from this they make a decision on whether you are a good candidate for their program. They have a program starting in the spring and one again in the fall. The one in the fall would work better for me. In fact, the fall course is going on right now. It is fairly rigorous.
The website is:
Vipassana Meditation Website
Intersting stuff here with a lot of information.
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