{"id":5141,"date":"2013-05-20T13:57:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T20:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/?p=5141"},"modified":"2014-04-25T12:34:22","modified_gmt":"2014-04-25T19:34:22","slug":"inner-worlds-adams-vipassana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/20\/inner-worlds-adams-vipassana\/","title":{"rendered":"Adam&#8217;s Vipassana: The Holistic Approach Instead of Hospitals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">During the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.philborges.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/15\/inner-worlds-introducing-adam\/\">first interview<\/a> with Adam he shared the struggles he faced with 4 years of doctors, medications and the side effects that resulted.\u00a0 He also told us about his amazing feat of cutting off the medications when he decided to attend a 10-day silent Vipassana meditation retreat\u2014a retreat that gave him a technique that helped him stabilize himself.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hear what Adam&#8217;s father learned and observed about this time in Adam&#8217;s life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/66351494?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I had heard how difficult these 10-day retreats were, but what I couldn\u2019t stop thinking about was how meditation was able to help Adam replace the prescription drugs.<\/p>\n<p>It made me wonder what type of nurturing the mentors of the Shamans I met used. 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