I took two Vipassana courses in Tuscany last year when I lived in Italy. The most amazing thing I've ever done in my life. Kudos to you for being disciplined enough to keep it going. I didn't last consistently more than 2 weeks with my practice after either course.

Thanks so much for sharing!

it helps if you keep the eyes closed, as the outside surroundings are irrelevant to how your breathing is occurring, and the sensations you feel in your body.


there are so many odd things that happen in meditation, and all, as my teacher put it, are 'normal.'

i had a feeling at one point like i couldn't breathe, like i had stopped breathing, and indeed, i had. my breath would on occasion slow to a near.stop. then pick up again. i also felt in turns incredibly emotional and would cry tears of joy.

lots of weird things happen!

according to my teacher it was a manifestation of the deeper stuff in our psyche coming to the surface. meditation of this sort is a bit like doing deep surgery on yourself, and the deeper you dig to remove the festering wounds, the more pus that comes to the surface. this may come in the form of frightening or sad thoughts, or pain in the body, or other strange occurrences.

meditation is super powerful.