Vipassana, the Vagus Nerve, and the Gut-Brain Connection: What Research Shows
Meditation is linked to higher vagal tone and gut-brain signaling. Here is what the research on meditation, the vagus nerve, and the gut shows.
Vipassana vs Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): What’s the Real Difference?
Vipassana and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy both use acceptance and mindfulness, but they aren't the same thing. Here's the real difference.
Avijja: Ignorance as the Root Cause Vipassana Ultimately Targets
Avijja, or ignorance, is described in Buddhist teaching as the deepest root of suffering. Here is what it means and how Vipassana addresses it.
Can Vipassana Affect Aging at the Cellular Level? What the Telomere Research Shows
Some studies link meditation retreats to longer telomeres, a marker of cellular aging. Here is what the research says, and does not say.
Vipassana vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): How Are They Different?
Vipassana meditation and CBT both address the mind, but they work in different ways for different goals. Here is an honest comparison.
How Vipassana Practice Changes Parenting, According to Practitioners
How regular Vipassana practitioners describe changes in patience, reactivity, and presence as parents, and an honest look at the limited research behind it.
Can Vipassana Help With Public Speaking or Performance Anxiety?
An honest look at what is and is not established about Vipassana and performance or public speaking anxiety, without overclaiming a cure for stage fright.
Do the Benefits of a Vipassana Course Actually Last?
An honest look at long-term follow-up research on Vipassana courses, what the evidence actually shows a year or more later, and where it falls short.
Vipassana, Mind-Wandering, and the Brain’s “Default Mode”
What neuroscience actually knows about mind-wandering, the default mode network, and how meditation research connects to Vipassana practice.
Vipassana and Stoicism: A Fair Comparison
A fair, honest comparison of Vipassana meditation and Stoic philosophy, where they genuinely overlap and where they are actually quite different.