Sober Yoga Girl (Alexandra McRobert)

Sober Yoga Girl (Alexandra McRobert)

#179 You Have to Experience It Yourself

I finished my Vipassana.... and there are literally no words.

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Alexandra McRobert
Dec 15, 2025
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Yesterday, I finished my Vipassana in Java, Indonesia.

Exiting a Vipassana is an intense experience. Everyone wants to know how it was, wants to hear about it. But how can you even sum up what you’ve experienced in ten days to someone who’s never experienced it before?

Goenka said: “The real work is done inside. Words are only pointers.”

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