@hyperbolicist, I will write a little article about vipassana meditation, my primary training and retreat work was with SN Goenka from Burma. His training was developed for lay folk like you and me. Vipassana in the past was only taught to monastics so SN was a pioneer in the Buddhist mindfulness movement. Way befor all this bling-bling mindfulne$$ action now. Www.dhamma.org ...warning, this is not for everyone, it's dangerous cause the mind is the most powerful thing in the universe, it has things hidden that one may not be ready to face and see it is as empty as a soap bubble.