Ten Sits: 10-Day Meditation

Ten Sits is a gentle introduction to Vipassana-style meditation for people who can't get away for a long retreat. One guided sit a day, a little longer each time, with a calm, kind voice that teaches you what to do, then leaves you room to practise in silence. THE TEN DAYS Days 1 to 4 — Anapana, awareness of the breath. You learn to settle, notice the natural breath, feel where it touches, and rest your attention on a small area. Days 5 to 9 — Vipassana, seeing clearly. A body scan: moving your attention through the body and meeting every sensation with the same calm, whether pleasant or unpleasant. Day 10 — Metta, goodwill. A last body scan that closes by sharing goodwill with yourself and others. Sits start at 10 minutes and grow to about 30. You can make each one a little shorter or longer. Each day opens once you've sat the one before, and you can repeat any day you've done. GUIDED, THEN QUIET - A short spoken introduction teaches the day's step, then a bell starts the silence. - Optional gentle reminders during the silence: off, occasional or frequent. - A soft breathing circle to rest your eyes on, and a clock you can hide. - Keeps playing with the screen off, with play and pause on the lock screen. MEDITATE ON YOUR OWN After the course, or any time, use the timer: any length from 1 to 120 minutes, breath or body scan, bells on or off, and optional spoken reminders. LEARN AS YOU GO "What you'll learn" explains each stage and the words you'll meet along the way: Anapana, Vipassana, Metta, equanimity, impermanence and more, with how to say them. TWO VOICES Choose a female or male narrator, and switch any time. A DAILY REMINDER, IF YOU WANT ONE Pick a time for one quiet nudge a day. No streaks, no guilt. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No ads. - No account or sign-in. - No tracking or analytics. - No internet permission: everything, including the narration, is built into the app. Your progress (total time and sessions) is stored only on your phone. A NOTE ON WELLBEING Meditation is usually calming, but it can occasionally bring up difficult feelings. It's always fine to stop. Ten Sits is not a substitute for medical or mental-health care. Ten Sits is an independent app by Apollo Innovation. It is not affiliated with any meditation organization or teacher. If you'd like to go deeper after the ten days, the app points you to information about free residential courses. Questions or problems: [email protected]

First release of Ten Sits: a gentle 10-day guided introduction to Vipassana-style meditation. Breath, body, then goodwill, with two narrator voices, a timer for sitting on your own and an optional daily reminder. No ads, no account, no internet.