I meditated in silence for 10 days. (my vipassana experience)

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Hey guys!! so as some of you know, I recently went on a 10-day vipassana course where I sat in meditation for 12 hours a day. The course required total silence, no phones, no eye contact, no writing and a bunch of other rules.
It was genuinely one of the most challenging, but rewarding things I've ever done!! I hope you enjoy hearing my experience 💌 lemme know if u ever go!! It's completely free / donation-based so super accessible to everyone. Big big love to you all ✨
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[@UnJadedJade]

hiiiiiii friends!! welcome to a special podcast-style video 👉👈🌻 go make yourself tea, get cosy and I can’t wait to share my experience with you

[@luisesdream]

I would consider it, when the time feels right :) thank you for introducing us

[@zoegreen388]

yes!! I want to take a year out after I graduate and i think this would really help me

[@AO2437.]

I would love to actually, not sure I could though, looks mighty hard

[@umamaalshahiri8155]

i honestly would love to do it and i want to do it with my best friend that i haven't seen for years due to distance( we both in different countries) ..so imagine not only us meeting up but also go into mind retreat that we both need since life been overwhelming ..anyway love your videooo and hello from azerbaijan 😄🦋♥

[@wysgit9829]

I definitely wanna try it this summer I just graduated this year so I hope it would be helpful in some ways to think clearly Thanks for introducing it Jade 🦋:)

[@beckybeckyblahblah]

Can we just talk about how peaceful this video is!? The video footage, the editing, her voice...all of them add to the peaceful atmosphere of the video.

[@UnJadedJade]

As someone who spent a whole WEEK editing this lil baby-of-a-video, this means a lot 🦋 thank you so so much for being here!! lots of love and peace to you

[@zara-bellevanderleek2763]

you are an insopiutraqtion to me, pls gimme mulch @@UnJadedJade

[@Aurora-wu9vu]

I’ve been fully bedridden since I was 14 (for 6 years) and I’ve been suffering without any outcomes, distracting myself from reality. The way you described your Vipassana experience made me realise my own coping mechanism of disconnecting, instead of observing. Even though my depression is telling me that I’m gonna fail and cause more suffering and that its not worth it, I also feel like this could be just what I need to start mentally healing. I’m gonna go at my own pace though so I don’t over exhaust myself. Even if it’s just small baby steps each day. I’m sure some days are just gonna be two steps backwards, but you might learn something from that too! I’m really happy that you got to experience all of this, and that you shared it with us. I kind of felt that intrinsic connection towards everything that you described. It inspired me, thank you! Much love🦋

[@nejah.6487]

hello:) i have a simmilar problem. i have used internet (yt, netflix) as an escape from reality for past 14 years. and i have also went to the vipassana course some years ago. very interesting stuff:) but what you have described about observing and not succumbing to inner conflict, i really like. have you tried meditating? if so, how is it going for you? greetings

[@graciev2973]

sending much love, peace, and healing to you. you got this

[@tiarra174]

Would you mind sharing an update?

[@cx_n1]

Hey, how are you doing now? I was bedridden too and luckily had a friend help me come out of it who was a researcher. I don’t mind sharing with you some of the things I learned in case it’s applicable to situation but probably depends on what kind of Health Stuff you’re dealing with, sending you Healing wishes

[@flaviuswestfall1718]

I have not watched a 1-hour-long video on KZbin in a long time but something about you narrating the story made me wanna watch this whole thing. I have been following you since you were in high school and I’m very glad you are shining a light on these niche topics and we get to know about them through your firsthand experience. Thank you Jade 🦋

[@nicosrm]

I'm normally a silent watcher but I just need to express how inspirational you are to me. Thank you so much for sharing! 🦋

[@Frankierosestudy]

Me through the whole intro...10 days 😮No speaking 😮No eye contact 😮No phone 😮No writing 😮 Waking up at 4 am 😮12 hours of meditation 😮🤯! What an experience though, must be life changing ✨

[@lornatw]

I crave it constantly but everytime I switch my phone off or even tried a brick type one, I got calls and texts and complaints and no peace anyway even though I'm not ususally that active anyway 😂!

[@shamshonj9227]

@@lornatwuse the dump phone

[@RhymeandRamblings]

This inspired me so much. I didn’t plan on listening to the whole video because it’s late but decided to color a Mandala coloring book while listening and the time flew. I got to the end of the video and realized my entire mandala was full of butterflies. 🦋 During the video I paused several times to decide how to incorporate meditation like this into my life daily and even planned out how to carve out a week for it straight in a few months. So many people, myself included are so numb and restless. This is such a powerful tool to counteract this digital age.

[@ellyt3429]

this sounds like an incredible experience! the way you told your story was so beautiful and mesmerising 🦋 i don’t think i could ever face that many hours of silence, with no distractions at all. you should be really proud of yourself xx

[@zohalarbabzada9654]

Wow that ant story, you have so much determination! I am impressed by the sheer effort you put into getting the most of your retreat :) Love this podcast format too, so relaxing and enlightening to listen to and ruminate on. The format of reflecting on your 10 days in linear order was so good! Really immersive for listeners and shows the transformative experience you went through really well to listeners.

[@juditharndt7137]

Dear Jade, I just have to say that you are such an inspiration for me! To hear your experience made me think I would like to do vipassana too. Thank you for all of your daily wisdom! It feels like it helped me see the world in a more beautiful light :) Danke🦋🦋🦋

[@phlutey]

You talking about the details of people’s personalities you’d noticed without ever sharing a word was really touching - something I never thought about when I thought about these kinds of retreats. Thanks for sharing your experience ❤️

[@siennablack4690]

it's rare for me to sit down and watch long videos all the way through (I'm not on KZbin much) - but this was so warm, and inspiring, and refreshing. Everything you said really hit home. I haven't spent ten days meditating in silence, mind you, but I am in my favourite place in the world right now (a very tiny German village where my family are from) and I have felt so incredibly relaxed and renewed and reminded of who I am, what I am aiming for, and who I want to be. I definitely want to do this retreat someday, it sounds amazing. Thank you so much for making this. ☀️🫶🦋

[@nicolescreations9429]

Hi jade, I feel so grateful for your presence in this platform and universe 🦋 today I was feeling really down because of the beginning of uni semester, even though I have just one year left to finish the degree I am experiencing this confusion around it. Your video made me cry because I feel so starved from all of those subconscious sensations, observing nature, just existing and doing that inner work. My schedule is very hectic for the next months, but the Vipassana retreat is definitely going into my to-do list in 2024 🌱

[@arianeperron3750]

🦋🦋 loved this long form - listened to it everywhere as I was doing chores around the house! loved hearing your experience, such a peaceful moment ✨

[@samanthanowell9655]

Watching this through to the end, I noticed how every single word you spoke rang with intense authenticity and presence. You told your story so well, and you can clearly see how this experience has transformed you. That in itself is beautiful! Thank you for sharing 🦋

[@lilliancotten9461]

🦋 I am so grateful to you as a person. I actually found your channel during COVID and during COVID I didn’t have a phone so I had no contact with almost anyone except my family, and I was also really not in a good place mentally. During that time I lost that feeling you were talking about from when you are a kid and had such a love for life. But watching your videos I was always so invigorated and hopeful, and I felt connected in a way to you because you were who I had been wishing I could be (I just loved your mindset and at a time in my life when I was really really sad and hopeless I loved the joy you had for the world and the love that you seemed to give to everything, and how you made everyday mundane things feel special). Anyway I just wanted to let you know that you truly have helped me. I started meditating every day and just enjoying things more even if they are super insignificant which has greatly helped me and I am now a much happier person, so thank you for inspiration and for sharing bits of your life and advice to the world because it has a truly wonderful impact. I luv you💙

[@itikaatri5062]

Jade! You are a shining inspiration for me. Thank you for all the new perspectives i have gained from you over the last 4 years. 🦋🦋🦋

[@ranmalnimathew2706]

im buddhist and i know most of these things & ill be honest there were things that i got to learn more about meditation. sending love to everyone who just read this comment😇

[@luisaschrempf5106]

Jade, your story made me very emotional - thank you so much for sharing. I wasn't expecting to stick around for the whole video but the way you told your story was so gripping, and deeply inspirational 🦋🦋

[@noralotberg6583]

Jane, I was really moved by this video. At first I thought I would just watch the first couple of minutes to hear and understand what this meditation retreat was, but found myself watching the whole video in one sitting, without skipping a second! 🦋🦋 I related to a lot of the things you talked about, and now feel so inspired to do this one day! I only turned 17 a couple days ago though, so I´ll have to start meditating more at home until I get a better opportunity in the future. Thank you so much for this video!🥰

[@AnnaMaria01937]

I’m from Friesland 😊. Very impressed that finished the 10 days. Hope the lessons will stay with you forever. 🦋

[@emmaalexwatson]

This video felt like two besties just sitting together in Jade's room catching up after a week about her experience. This video is all vibes for me. watching this made me feel so connected to you jade. I literally felt like I am sitting right there with you in your room.

[@megangrainger2072]

Jade- thank you so much for sharing your experience in this way. This video really soothed me in a difficult time i’m currently going through, gave me hope and regulation and joy. Seeing your smile being so genuine and alive was beautiful, and I feel incredibly inspired to get into meditation (I have always put off trying it, despite watching u doing it for years). Thank you. It is an honour and a blessing to get to see and hear about your journey through life🦋

[@jolienr.5762]

Your story is so inspiring! 🦋 I've been meaning to get back into a habit of meditation after a session with negative emotions scared me from it, but you've inspired me to keep trying! Thank you for this, and thank you for the collaboration with headspace, signed-up and ready to get going!

[@elleneagles3379]

Wow! Thank you Jade for being so honest and open with your experience, your fears and the emotions you encountered along the way. I sat mesmerised listening to you talk. Well done for being brave and stepping outside of your comfort zone to invest in yourself. It's amazing to hear how life transformative the experience has been for you. 🦋

[@laurine5756]

This truly sounds like such a life-changing and healing experience, but also really challenging! You can be so proud of yourself for doing this thing you dreamed of doing and all the meaningful lessons you learned from it. Thank you for sharing, Jade, it has been very insightful to hear you talk about it. 🦋

[@adasierek2188]

🦋 after watching this I've decided once I turn 18 I'm doing this and in the meantime I'm going to start meditating regularly to prepare myself. I cried while watching this video I could feel the emotions through the screen even though I know they would be so much more if I was the one experiencing them. I'm so grateful I'll be able to go through this at one point too. Thank you.

[@chinglingliao]

🦋🦋🦋hi Jade! Just laid on my bed listening to this, and it was unbelievably soothing. The video almost felt like a meditation session, and literally gave me so much calm and tranquilness. Thank u so so much for making this video! Looking forward to trying Vipassana someday in the future! Hope you have a good day🦋

[@UnJadedJade]

Oh wow. I love imagining you listening to this in such a cosy atmosphere 🦋🤍✨ sending you so much love from afar!! I hope vipassana is as transformative for you as it was for me

[@laura-sandy1492]

Oh my gosh, I was listening to this in bed as well, literally just closed my eyes and completely focused on everything, it felt so calming, enlightening and just sensational. What an incredible story and experience.

[@bubbles4925]

Hi Jade🦋 I usually never comment but I felt compelled to for this video. I did a 10 day Vipassana course back in 2019 and I had a very similar experience as yours. I was cheesin throughout the video because I could feel a lighter, more joyful you. One with a strong sense of purpose and love to give to the world. I just recently served a Vipassana course last month and I would definitely recommend it since you described how you want to be of service to others. It’s a totally different experience but well worth it! Thank you for sharing your journey and such personal thoughts with us. You’re making me want to sit for another 10 day course!

[@maikeebert3195]

I am in awe of your experience! 🦋 The whole video was so immersive and touching, in a way that some of your unique experiences made me reflect on some personal struggles I want to process. You've definitely inspired me to seek this experience out some time (when the time is right). Thank you Jade, and I hope that you can hold on and utilize what you've learnt from your 10 days for a long time to come 🦋🦋

[@devonnicholson1135]

I’ve been struggling with peace and knowing my path so I have looked forward to listening to this video for a while 🦋

[@briannafenske9075]

🦋 thank you for posting this video! After watching this video, I decided to try meditation for the first time! Thanks for all your hard work! 🦋

[@elsanordstrom8437]

Wow! This in itself helped me reflect and listen to my body and feel and I feel so centered now after just watching this video. I can’t imagine how that was, thank you for sharing this with us. 🦋

[@stylea1019]

You inspire me so much Jade, your way of seeing the world just brings me so much serenity and joy (🦋)

[@leapixx]

🦋 i am so grateful that you are willing to share this experience, its so inspiring thank you!

[@antoniarose4379]

🦋 Thankyou for sharing! The part where you said something like "you can know all these things in the moment, you can know your problems and patterns... but it's another thing to feel the solution" really, really felt nice to hear someone describe. The idea of not talking for ten days is so cool... I didn't know there was a place where it was possible to do that and not be weird for it. I hope I get to do something like this in the future. Sending good vibes to everyone in the comment section. 🦋

[@reginakrentsel2806]

I already feel calm just by listening to you. You speak in such a natural speed, like not rushing and not slowly, just as if you are giving each word the opportunity to be heard. And yes, I would try this course ❤ Thank you for sharing 🦋🦋

[@nishkaarora6343]

AHHHHHHH 🦋 I am so very proud of you. I've been quietly watching your channel for so many years and you have grown and transformed so beautifully jade. I wish you the very very BEST.

[@tamaramylo]

🦋, the way you explained how you realized you turned self-centered in the last few years hit me just in the right spot, and made me think about the right path to live life. i myself may not be ready for the vipassana retreat right now (someday!), but this video has certainly woken up a lot of compartments in my mind that clearly need a reset. thank you for this story, and even though we don't know each other i feel so proud of you for getting through all of that, you're meant to do some amazing things in your life girl. keep on shining🌻

[@maria-nellgambert5336]

I'm normally a silent viewer, but wanted to comment for once on this (very) mong video ! It's amazing to see the impact that these 10 days had on you Jade. ✨️ I'm really impressed by your resilience and how you were able to push yourself and concentrate to meditate ! It's funny because I lived an unforgettable and moving experience this summer as well : I went to World Youth Days in Lisbon, and as a Christian, this really helped me grow in my Faith and become SO grateful for our beautiful world and all the young people who help move it everyday ! So it really resonated with me when you talked about being grateful for being alive, and I thank God everyday for the life He gave me and for its wonders which always leave me speechless (and you have a way of talking about how special life and our earth are, that I admire greatly !) ❤ I wish you all the best for your new life after graduation ! 😊

[@Celinebraga1512]

🦋 Thank you for this honest testimony. I have done a couple silent retreats but this seems like another level. I have heard of vipassana and its difficulty. My first thought was doubting that I could do this but a deep part of myself knows that I am ready and that I need this, it's all fear holding me back. I will definitely check this place when I decide to do it! Thank you Jade 🌻

[@glauciamsq]

🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋 This was the wake up call I needed. I have done vipassana in the past, but lost myself somewhere, and now, with tests for medical residency, and a chronic illness that I recently found out, I reeeeeally need to get back to myself. This is just what I needed. After watching this video and leaving this comment, right now, as I am, I am going to turn off my phone, and start meditating again. Thank you so much

[@nimmaze91]

Thank you so much for this Jade, you spiritual warrior! You inspire me to do it. I will do it this December. Sending lots of love and good energy! ❤️🦋

[@hannahking98]

🦋 wow, first of all I love listening to you share stories your voice is so soothing. Right after watching this whole video I went out for a walk and just observed. I was motivated by this video to absorb what the beautiful fall had to offer. It made my day turn around. Thank you for sharing your whole page is such a delight.

[@reindeergirl]

I've been wanting to do something like that for so long! Thank you for sharing your experiences with us, now I'm even more determined to do this as soon as possible 🦋

[@ashleigh7060]

I'm so glad I found your page. You're going through so many of the same changes and emotions that I am right now and I'm finding so much comfort in seeing someone else speak about this weird post-grad uncertain life stage. Thank you for that.

[@lovethedimplees]

🦋 thank u for this video jade. I was reflecting on a lot last night and realised that you have influenced me more than anyone else in any media. I’ve been watching you consistently since you had just about 10k and from day one the things you do, whether it’s studying hard, travelling the world or doing this retreat, the bravery you have to do them and the way you talk about them inspires me greatly and has made me feel I can do these kinds of things do. So I have :) and I want to thank you for igniting those parts of me. This will be another thing added to my list of things you have inspired me to want to do! Maybe someday when the time is right :) glad you had such a transformative experience n sending all the love x 🦋

[@UnJadedJade]

Oh wow 🥹 thank you so much for growing alongside me for so many years!! lots of love

[@klaratmb8398]

All of this sounds so incredible. I can't even begin to express how I'm feeling about all of the information I just received. I honestly feel so inspired 🦋

[@liekeanna1999]

🦋 I just watched it and couldn't have chosen a better moment to do so... Very inspiring! Thank you so much, Jade! II normally never comment on videos, but felt like I really wanted to this time! don't think you'll ever fully realise your positive impact on other people, but that's okay :) I'm just grateful for you and your videos and your reflections and vulnerability. Sending the biggest hugs to you!! Lieke

[@carysscott7198]

🦋 well done for completing this, it sounds so draining, we are all so incredibly proud of you xxx

[@fatimaaskary6883]

Thank you for being so open and honest about your experience. This video convinced me to add vipassana to my bucket list and I really hope I'm able to complete it one day! I really hope you continue to show up on youtube and make these kinds of videos because I truly look forward to your insight so much! 🦋

[@alottoftea]

It took me a while to be in the headspace to actually watch this video but it's honestly made my evening. I struggle a lot with anxiety and find it difficult to meditate, but I think a course like this would be lifechanging for me. Thank you for sharing your experience and allowing us on your journey with you 🦋

[@pierrodactille]

🦋🦋 I started this video thinking i would just watch the first 5 minutes to see what it was about. And here I am after 1h and 15 minutes feeling very light from hearing your story. Thank you for sharing this experience ! Its definetely something interesting to try as it must be so different to everything we usually experience in life.

[@emma_tanago]

Jade its your experience, validate it ❤Thank you for sharing it, and thank you for giving us such insight and reflection, what a privilege that you have the time to share this and I have the time to listen. Keep growing and taking care of yourself! Thanks again💗🦋

[@emmadye6782]

🦋This was a beautiful video, I can really see how transformative this has been for you. And I know you’ll hear this a lot from this video, but you’ve truly inspired me to start meditating again. I haven’t done it in ages because I’m always too tired or too busy, general excuses, and this video has truly brought me back to why I started it in the first place, thank you for that. I love all of your videos, been watching for a couple years now. I’m starting sixth form this year and hopefully I’ll be dedicated enough to continue meditating throughout the next 2 years ❤

[@waytofreedom]

Wow. I think it is the first time I cry with a KZbin video. This felt so real and beautiful. I've been meditating for a long time -but only for 5 minutes at a time, nothing like 12 hours ;) - and I find amazing how much more deeply do I feel afterwards. It feels so good to know that other people feel that way too.

[@violetbubbly]

🦋I so so loved hearing about everything you shared. I've never gotten into mediation but is something I've been wanting to get started with. I'm definitely not ready for 10 days of silence/meditation but I've heard a lot about it, and so your honest testimony of your experience was so inspiring, and gave me a window of what meditation can bring to one's life. Thanks for sharing :) :)

[@elyy3493]

Watched this all the way, honestly love love the way you describe the littlest things as if they were a big experience in your life! It just shows how meditation makes us observe and appreciate the smallest things.

[@nwlolo5296]

It's so healing to see someone having such a great, comforting experience (despite the hard moments). I'm glad you got to know yourself so much thanks to this. Thank you so so so much for sharing your experience with us, it's very helpful and it has inspired me a lot to hear you. Let's continue growing and believing in ourselves 🦋💙

[@ellenflannery2763]

🦋 Jade, firstly life is TOO SHORT TO BE SCARED ABOUT SOUNDING HIPPIE! Secondly, I feel you have ventured into some something many of us are terrified of so thankyou for such an open and honest sharing of your experience. Just a me thing now and I don't know if anyone else feels like this? But being ADHD, this feels like something would either be AMAZING or absolutely awful and completely unbeneficial hah, but this has really helped me understand it better. So thankyou girlie, your doing great things

[@OhNory]

My thoughts exactly! I am sure we will get there with enough preparation and practice. If you, or anyone else with AD(H)D try this retreat, I'd love to hear their experiences!❤️

[@GeorgieCora]

🦋Thank you for sharing your experience, it’s truly so interesting to hear. It’s really inspiring hearing how much of a meaningful gift you gave to yourself. I think we can so often feel like we have to run to the next thing and the next thing. I have gone through my 20s like this and now at the cusp of 30 am craving simplicity - perhaps now is the time to introduce meditation to my life 😊

[@keatonstrasky1447]

🦋 you've inspired so many more people than 1 to go to a retreat. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us, Jade!

[@Mossreilly]

🦋I’m so so so glad you’ve shared this experience oml I teared up at so many points because I really relate to the need to release pain in ur body and you were just so honest and vulnerable thank you so so much because I wouldn’t never had considered doing this before this video and now I know that one day I will and you have probably changed so many peoples lives by sharing ur experience. I feel so light just hearing what you’ve been thru ❤

[@mikolajochocki2810]

Thank you for this. Remember to don't try and keep positive thoughts that come and push away negative ones whilst meditating. Just let everything arrive and depart naturally :)

[@rooshi7]

I started meditating this week for the first time in my life and let me tell you, the physical sensations are something I have never experienced before. Had I watched this video before this week, I'd be listening to it through an entirely different, a much more skeptical lense. Now I see is it as inspiring, its actually kinda WILD. For anyone thinking about trying it, just try the guided ones for a few days. You'll truly look at life differently

[@AliceSholtoDouglas]

Jade! I've watched your channel for years, and this video has really moved me. I had just signed up for my own vipassana retreat in South Africa days before I saw you post on Instagram that you'd done one, and I was like, hell yes I get to hear about this from Jade! As an anxious person who likes to feel prepared, this is the most comprehensive, thorough, thoughtful, open, and vivid documentation of this experience I have found, and it had me in tears, especially at the end when you were describing that last day. I am so glad it was so transformative for you and that you've come out feeling lighter. And I feel inspired and prepared and infinitely more secure in my decision to go at the end of this month. So thank you. 🦋

[@autumnsphere1748]

🦋 when I started the video I was like- even though this sounds amazing I can’t be without those intrinsically human things. Writing, speaking.. they’re all a big part of the human experience and I didn’t think I could go even two days without doing at least one of those things. But now I’ve watched the whole video and know what effect it had on you, I get it. Through your passionate speaking I could feel the effect and experience that the meditation made for you and even through just watching this video I went into a very similar meditative state, not as strong as yours of course, but my brain started automatically searching for sensations and my whole body… relaxed. It was magical, I teared up at your description of the dew rain at the end of the video, and even just watching this will be a core memory or lesson for me I think. I need to stop being so dependent on pushing feelings and the things I want to away in favour for pickling my brain in front of a screen. This was a strong lesson for you, but also for me too. Thank you for sharing :)

[@azimmer4536]

i now sat down for some hours and thought about it - about what this video made me feel, what you made me feel, what processes where pushed by it, and why i am kinda annoyed by myself( that i needed this video to do change smth)... its weird how someone so far away, so unknown can lead you to do so many emotions and to these decisions. I wanted to do this for ao long and now i am writing into my dairy (havent been writing into it since months) that i want to do it, that i am goimg to book a flight from germany (where i live) to the uk. that i am worthy enogh to allow myself to have these days for myself, that its not selfish and that i will do this *for myself, with myself, by myself*, so i can be better for myself and others (!) afterwards. at first it may seem 'selfish' but in the end look at this woman in this video (Jade, you!) how you can spreed ao much warmth into the world, i wanna be able to do that too

[@UnJadedJade]

thank you so much for sharing. I’m so glad this video inspired something (a something that existed independent of me!!) to compel you to do this for yourself. I hope it’s just as transformative 🦋 so much love to you from afar!! x

[@laurabertran2115]

🦋I am more of a silent viewer but I felt so many things during this hour long video that i just want to say thank you Jade, you are so inspiring.

[@socialneuro]

That was fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing it so deeply with us. 🦋

[@maryana_me]

🦋 sobbed in the end. Thank you for sharing this

[@christiaantjahhh]

I'm a 20-year-old guy who has never meditated before, but I watched your entire video in one sitting. Your energy is truly unique, and I can't express it in words. I find myself constantly smiling while listening to you. Thank you for being so transparent and sharing your journey. (🦋) I do have a question: How did you communicate with your teacher? Were you still silent?

[@eszterszabadi]

OMG i was wondering the same thing !!

[@jamorfati]

bro you sus?

[@christiaantjahhh]

@@jamorfati bro, are you?

[@nikitachoudhary8558]

They are allowed to communicate with teachers only

[@MiaLogoes]

I think as she mentioned there is a specific time to communicate with the teacher. So I assume that they might be talking for a few minutes then.

[@Lucia-yu7wu]

I feel so blessed that you have posted this video at this time in my life. I started doing Isha Kriya meditation this year after reading “Inner Engineering” by Sadhguru. Being the observer of sensation rather than identifying with it has changed my life in immeasurable ways. My girlfriend loves your channel and I’m constantly trying to reiterate to her how powerful meditation is. This morning she sent me this video! Thank you for pushing her along on the path and probably changing her life for the better. I’m proud of you for all the difficulties you’ve pushed through in those 10 days and in your life :,) I look forward to partaking in something like this when it next becomes available

[@UnJadedJade]

😭😭😭 this is such a special comment, thank you so much. I’m genuinely so glad it resonated with your girlfriend. Meditation can feel foreign and overwhelming, but I’m so happy she’s considering it ✨ sending you both so much love!! (& oooh I need to read that book!) x

[@megan-ui3hq]

@@UnJadedJadehellooooo, i’m the girlfriend in question 😁 i went vegan aged 15 after watching your video about it (i literally made a mindmap straight after watching and it’s still on my wall). i’m 21 now, you’ve helped me immeasurably through so many aspects of my life & now i can’t wait to give meditation a proper try. thank you so much for the love & light you put out into the world ❤✨

[@jacdyson]

This was so incredibly inspirational, not to mention calming. I can't wait to go on my own retreat, however know I will start introducing some of these thoughts and techniques into my daily practice. Thank you as usual, Jade 💖 🦋

[@luisesdream]

🦋 Hey Jade, There are so many thoughts this video has brought up in me and I think I can summarize all of them to a big THANK YOU! If it’s about me, you, life, uni, friends, the relationships, core values and so on - there are so many things that need healing and rethinking and you are a great part in that process

[@edyoung4630]

🦋🦋 loved the video! I am going to my first vipassana retreat in just over a weeks time at Dhamma dipa. I have know about this retreat for at least 5 years, but only now do feel I am very ready to go. I am really excited, and am inquisitive about what will arise. Hearing your experience was lovely and I just stumbled upon it which was very fitting! Peace and love! =)

[@pamukseker3909]

How was your experience ?

[@alishaokeeffe7574]

🦋 I’m so grateful for your channel. I feel you are definitely achieving your goal of being helpful. You have given guidance and structure to so many people, myself included. Ive been meditating for a couple of years on and off now and the practice of mindfulness has helped me drastically. I would love to try something like this one day. Also, I absolutely cried when you talked about Alisha (Alicia?) partially because that’s my name and I felt like you were talking about a younger me. I was EXTREMELY shy, quiet and sad at that age. I wonder if I would have built up my confidence faster if I had an opportunity like this at that age. Anyway I wish you the best and I’m glad this experience was rewarding for you 🦋

[@user-qe9em6iu1k]

Thank you Jade for sharing this experience with us. It is so inspirational, beautiful and warm. I literally cried at some moment. Thank you for always being so genuine!

[@claudiatrubiani]

hi Jade 🦋 what you said and told us was really needed, I felt connected and inspired, I hope one day I will feel ready to embark on such an experience too 🌼 lately I have been trying to follow this way of being, just myself with no phone, no notebooks or sketchbook, alone in the forest and just those two hours can be extremely challenging but ultimately recharging. I really want to thank you for your videos, they make me feel so much better and looking forward a more peaceful and serene version of myself!

[@franziskamarie2902]

I haven't listed yet because I'm actually going to a vipassana course in September myself! Got inspired by Leahsfieldnotes but just want to experience it first before listening to yours :) So excited!! 🌞🙏🏻

[@annusharaya8461]

Hi jade , I am from India and I also did the vipassna meditation course . It has been one year and I will be turning 21 this year . Glad , you made a video so that more people can benefit

[@talulalulaloo]

🦋wow, around a year ago i listened to Leahsfieldnotes podcast about her vipassana experience and something in that moment felt so right. now, almost exactly a year later your video came out and i felt that same sense of rightness. i know i will be there one day sitting in silence for 10 days. i can feel it in my bones. i am approaching my senior year of highschool so that means many paths of life are beginning to open. i am really looking forward to this future experience. thank you for sharing Jade. this has pushed me farther towards something that resonates so deeply. much gratitude. talula🦋🌟🌞

[@nataliaaa3352]

this video was beautiful jade! thank you for sharing perspective with such optimism! 🦋

[@denisa7280]

🦋 I did the same course when I was 20 (4 years ago) and it was so so hard but so so life-changing. Over the years Ive really got into a rut though, haven’t meditated regularly and just felt all the clutter come back in. Thank you for your video, your experience has reminded me of my own one and has motivated me to get back into it and maybe do another retreat. ❤

[@nikolazabkova8018]

Wow! That sounds so interesting, and you have me hooked! I have so many questions! 1. What if you are allergic to a given fruit/ food? 2. Do you have to sit in the 'yoga' position the whole time? Can you prop yourself by the wall? Can you lie down? I think that alone would be really hard for me! 3. Do you talk to the teacher during the afternoon individual session? 4. Is there a contraindication to this retreat? (e.g. depression?) 5. Did anyone cheat with the non-speaking part? What would happen? 6. Can you cry? I did a 24h silence at a camp once. Actually twice. I spoiled it the first time by saying 'Sorry' to my friend for accidentally touching her (on a knee) when standing up from a bench. I always wanted to do something like this or that retreat where you stay in a complete dark for a week. Well, that's all, thank you if you even just read my comment. 🦋 (can't do blue butterfly)

[@japiro14]

I'm one month away from doing my first 10 days vipassana. From what I have researched: 1. you can tell them what you're allergic too 2. you have to be sitting, you can choose different positions or use a chair or a cushion and yeah its hard for everyone 3. you can talk to the teacher, I dont know how often though 4. yes, deep trauma can arise and be very hard, some people can't complete the ten days, personally I would recommend therapy for ur depression and when u feel better go do this 6. you can cry as long as u dont bother other people.

[@_sammy5144]

I'm so grateful, Jade! Thank you for sharing this. Even watching the video was a spiritual experience for me. Love and love only!🦋

[@pucksteenvoorden2919]

It truly sounds like an amazing experience! thank you so much for taking us with you through your journey. Lots of love and kindness ♡

[@Amanda.Marraa]

🦋 how touching and amazing experience!! I am so grateful that you had the bravery of sharing it all with me (cause, yes, you may don’t no, but you really are a close friend). Thank you, Jade!

[@Aeolian_Wisp]

🦋You voice is so inspiring, I really appreciate that and I hope that you can too :). I have hay fever and have tried to force myself to not itch my nose when going to sleep, it is so hard! I can't imagine how exhausting that would be. Well done, what an achievement!🦋

[@sophiarain8901]

Hi Jade! 🦋 This video was so inspiring to watch and made me feel very emotional. Thank you! That sounds so hard but like such a strong experience. I feel like in parts I can relate because I have been meditating and even been to (meditation) retreats, but never that long and never in total silence or with that many hours of rigorous meditation. You can be very proud of yourself for sticking to it till the end! Maybe I'll be brave enough to do something like that myself one day.

[@heyiamilse]

Ive wanted to do this for years and this video again sparked so much inspiration. Thank you for that! I hope my moment to do it will come soon 🦋

[@mariefriedrichs9705]

This was so inspiring to listen to! Now I feel like at some point I want to try that as well 😁🦋

[@Biomika]

Dear Jade. Omg I cried at the end of the video. I am a meditator an had done Vipassana myself, and I exactly know what you are talking about. Your words let me relive it :) Enjoy your new projects and goals 🌸

[@janhvi143]

🦋 this was so beautifully narrated!! thank you so much for sharing your experience jade

[@eljaysa]

thank you 🦋❤ i feel as though you've given me a new lens to view life. i have practiced meditation for a while, and there were (and are) many things i didn't understand, things i didn't see how they'd be beneficial, you've helped me fill in some gaps 🥰 looking forward to trying this eventually. thanks jade!

[@bellapeardon3787]

UHHH!! Jade 🥺 (Vipassana meditator here!) Haven’t watched your whole video yet, but made me smile seeing you went on the vipassana journey. I hope your video inspires more to go on this beauty. Metta, Bella xxxxx

[@rachelnidhugain5398]

🦋couldn't find the blue butterfly, Jade💙 but thank you so much for an insightful and truly beautiful description of your experience at the retreat. You showed immense equanimity with the ants in particular! I loved your description of the volunteers on Day 10 as well during the prayer session. I have watched your videos since before Minerva and I will always continue to watch!! 🇮🇪 xX

[@emmasawyer4260]

🦋 thank you for this vulnerability, jade. your videos have really inspired me to start a meditation practice of my own and I am excited to start with headspace 💛

[@jennybrockartist]

Wow this sounds so challenging yet profoundly rewarding. I found myself tearing up a few times listening to you describing the journey, imagining how I might have felt in those moments too 🦋

[@qmuhammadahmed]

🦋 Jade, this video was literally the calm before the storm (My A2 session begins tomorrow, eep! 🌟) Listened to you while relaxing on the beach after my bike ride: was totally captivated by your experience and learnings! The way you were able to power through this challenge with your determination and grit, I honestly can't put my appreciation for you in words... 🌟 Thank you for being who you are, Jade! Truly appreciate it! ♥🍀🌻 (Also, I wake up at 3.00 a.m. to meditate for an hour as well! 🙂)

[@miriamfridstrand9939]

❤🦋

[@UnJadedJade]

Eeeeep good luck with A2!! You’ve got this friend 🦋 I’m so glad you found value in my experience. So so much love for you ✨ (also woahhh 3am is impressive!!) x

[@qmuhammadahmed]

@@UnJadedJade Thank you, Jade! It means so much to me... 😍 I got 4A's in AS as well!