Vipassana meditation 1: Body like a mountain

Join in a Vipassana meditation in this episode of Great Minds. Vipassana can be translated as 'insight'. It's a mindfulness meditation practice that works through self-observation. Your guide is teacher Shanti Gowans from Shanti Yoga. Take a seat for a relaxing and energising body scan focused on posture.

Sit like a mountain, majestic and inspiring. Credit: Getty Images

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Shanti Gowans

'Shanti' is a Sanskrit word that means peace, and yoga teacher Shanti Gowans has been involved in sharing peace and wellbeing for the last five decades. She believes peace is a result of practice. Shanti is the CEO of Health Institute Australasia and author of several books on meditation, yoga, ayurveda and more. She guides three meditations in this series, looking at body, breath and mind.

Great Minds is a podcast from SBS Audio that guides you through different meditation styles from around the world.

In season two, experience meditations led by practitioners of Ngurramurrah, Mettā, Vipassana, Tibetan Tonglen, and these sound bath meditations. Try three short episodes in each style.

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