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Guided meditation courses

Ancient traditions. Modern practice.

Every course names its tradition, its source text and its era. The first three tracks of every one are open to anyone, with no account — so you can hear the teaching before you decide anything.

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Anapanasati — a 15-minute taster

Ānāpānasati — awareness of breathing. Three short sittings, 48 min in all — the breath practice every Path in the library rests on.

Theravāda Buddhism · Pali Canon · ~5th c. BCE

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By donation

Theravāda Buddhism

Vipassana Meditation Part 1 — Anapanasati Essentials

10 sittings · 5 h 26 min

Whole course, by donation

By donation

Theravāda Buddhism

Vipassana Part 1 — Food Detox Edition

10 sittings · 5 h 57 min

Whole course, by donation

€29

Theravāda Buddhism

16 Guided Death Meditation Techniques

17 sittings · 4 h 34 min

€29 once · or with membership

€49

Theravāda Buddhism

Super Power of Real Now

6 sittings · 22 h 6 min

€49 once · or with membership

€59

Kashmir Shaivism

112 Guided Meditations of Vigyan Bhairav Tantra

112 sittings · 43 h 53 min

4.9 · 7 ratings

€59 once · or with membership

€29

Kashmir Shaivism

Sexual Healing — 20 Meditation Techniques

20 sittings · 7 h 5 min

€29 once · or with membership

€29

Advaita Vedanta

Himalayan Silence — I Am Shiva, I Am Presence

5 sittings · 3 h 8 min

4.9 · 91 ratings on Insight Timer

€29 once · or with membership

€39

Advaita Vedanta

Unconditional Love — The Yoga of Liberation

39 sittings · 19 h 40 min

€39 once · or with membership

€29

Bhakti Yoga

Whispers of God — Bhakti Yoga & Anapanasati

10 sittings · 7 h 48 min

5.0 · 13 ratings on Insight Timer

€29 once · or with membership

€39

Greco-Roman philosophy

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

25 sittings · 9 h 23 min

4.8 · 61 ratings on Insight Timer

€39 once · or with membership

€29

Mindfulness for children

Home Alone Meditations by Kewin (Kids 6-12)

15 sittings · 3 h 6 min

€29 once · or with membership

€19

Mindfulness for children

Santa's Mindful Christmas (Kids 6-12)

12 sittings · 2 h 4 min

€19 once · or with membership

Membership

Or open every course

$11 a month · $88 a year

Practice lowers the price: sit on 20 days in a month and the next month costs 25% less; 25 days, half; every day, and the next month is free.

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No one is turned away for money. One honest paragraph to tounknown.com@gmail.com is enough to be given full access.

Questions about the courses

How many courses are there, and from which traditions?

13 guided meditation courses across 6 traditions, with 284 guided sittings and about 135 hours in all. Every course names its tradition and where it comes from.

Which course should a beginner start with?

The free 15-minute Anapanasati taster, with no account: awareness of breathing, the practice every Path in the library rests on. It lets you find out whether sitting suits you before you commit to anything.

What is free, and what does a course cost?

The 15-minute Anapanasati taster and the first three tracks of every course are open to anyone, with no account. With a free account, both Vipassana Part 1 courses open in full, by donation, and several other courses open their first sittings. Membership opens every course: Student at $11 a month or $88 a year; Sādhaka at $33 a month, with a seat in the guided circle; Founding at $108 once, for life. Ten courses can also be bought on their own, once, for €19–€59 depending on length, and are yours to keep whether or not you ever subscribe. No one is turned away for money. One honest paragraph to tounknown.com@gmail.com is enough to be given full access.

How long are the meditations?

Most guided sittings run 14–20 minutes, with a 15-minute taster to begin. The full library is 595 tracks and roughly 135 hours across 13 courses. Introductions and talks vary from a couple of minutes to a full lecture.

What language are the courses in?

The audio is in English. A Russian version of the app is at tounknown.com/ru, with the audio still in English, and there is a Russian Vipassana site at vipassana.tounknown.com.

Can I download meditations for offline practice?

Not yet — sittings stream and need a connection. Offline practice is on the list; if it matters to you, say so at tounknown.com@gmail.com and it moves up.

Can I cancel my membership?

Any time, from your own billing page inside the app — no email required. Access continues to the end of the period you have already paid for. If a charge was a mistake, write to us and it will be refunded.