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Financial Times
Untold: The Retreat
Untold is a new podcast from the special investigations team at the Financial Times. On Untold: The Retreat, host Madison Marriage examines the world of the Goenka network, which promotes a type of intensive meditation known as Vipassana. Thousands of people go on Goenka retreats every year. People rave about them. But some go to these meditation retreats, and they suffer. They might feel a deep sense of terror, or a break with reality. And on the other side, they’re not themselves anymore. Untold: The Retreat launches Jan. 24. Hosted on...
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3.7 stars from 434 ratings
“I’m a psychotherapist who also practices vipassana meditation and gone on several Goenko retreats and given service at many . The first was in France in 2011 , followed by many in England at three centres . They have successfully grown all over the world since the 1980s giving thousands the...”Read full review »
ReetaB via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/20/24
“I feel it’s unfair to blame the meditation center, it’s a silent retreat, there’s no communication. It’s not rehab. It’s not a cult (it’s not worshipping a person). It’s not like people there are brainwashed. It’s silent. Meditation is deeply personal. It’s impossible for the organization to...”Read full review »
1stUse via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/17/24
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“Right from the start is was clear that the makers had done no research whatsoever into what Vipassana meditation actually is. Sloppy, sensationalist journalism.”
Willg65577 via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
04/15/24
Recent Episodes
Madison Marriage hears of another death, one that happened five years before Jaqui’s. Was the Goenka network aware of the dangers of intensive meditation? Marriage asks what the organisation is doing, if anything, to protect people from harm.
For support or more information about adverse...
Published 02/14/24
Published 02/14/24
Jaqui was 22 when she signed up to a 10-day Goenka retreat. It was the last known thing she did before she died. This is Jaqui’s story.
For support or more information about adverse meditation experiences, take a look at the Cheetah House website.
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Published 02/07/24
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