Vajra Fist

I very briefly looked into Vortex Healing after seeing it mentioned here. The foundation course is taught in person only, with a five day requirement at a cost of $705. I don't know anything about it, or whether it's claims are valid. But I don't think a bit of critical evaluation should be classed as slander, especially when the costs are as high as they are.

There is so much information out there, so many methods and teachers, that sometimes the core message gets lost. Here's a great short video series that cuts to the heart of the path to liberation - dependent origination. And teaches a classical meditation technique that a growing number of people are having real results from. From what I gather this teacher also does online practice consultations for free. Hope this is of benefit to people here.

Here's a series on how to meditate according to Mahasi style vipassana. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL603BD0B03E12F5A1&si=jSNFEgUc_7Ldx4Wq Yutadhammo Bhikku has a discord server and offers weekly check ins over voice chat on an individual basis for students.

For anyone still wondering, this is an excellent introduction to Goenka-style vipassana. There's a playlist here with Goenka's 10 day course dharma talks I practiced samatha for many years and ended up hitting a wall. Vipassana has helped me develop a degree of equanimity I had been lacking. I intend to go to a retreat in a couple of months time. There is also a different type of vipassana developed by Mahasi Sayadaw, which involves noting. I've not put any mileage into it yet, but many people report it to be utterly transformative.