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Vipassana Meditation and Body Sensation: Eilona Ariel at TEDxJaffa 2013

2013

Eilona Ariel is a documentary filmmaker whose work was deeply inspired by her life in Asia and her practice of the ancient meditation technique called Vipassana.

13:03 min

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Insight (Vipassana) Meditation