I've done a lot of 10 day retreats with Goenkaji's outfit. They have centers all over the world. It is rigorous but I found it very helpful though you may find a lot of your 'stuff' comes up. The first one I did, I had a great release and cleansing of emotional baggage. In 7 years I did about 11 retreats and got a lot out of it but finally I knew I had to broaden my practice. They want you to use their method and no other.
You see, they truly believe there's is the only way. It's subtle but when you sit in silence for 10 days and all that you hear are talks by Goenka at night, it penetrates into the mind. The method is fantastic though - like the Mindfulness book only with Goenka's vipassana, after 3 days of focusing on the breath, you move to sensations going from the top of the head to your feet, slowly part by part in a systematic way. It's very powerful. I just wish they wouldn't mock other paths. (My sthick!)
Bhavya
