<p>You should practice Anapana ANY time of the day when you feel your attention needs to focus Here and Now, never forgetting Anicca, Anicca, Anicca. 
When you take the practice to daily live, including motion, while standing, eating, etc. After a while you will be able to do body scans in-motion too. 
It will be easy when you don't follow your stories (thoughts), simply gently go back to the sensations. Every time start again. The gaps will become shorter, </p>

<p><strong>you are bound to be successful!</strong></p>

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2018-03-13T12:42:33.827Z
2018-03-13T12:42:33.827Z
sashabloem
<p>Anapana in the context of the one hour sessions should be practiced if your mind not not calm, i.e., :</p>

<ul>
<li>Lot of distracting thoughts</li>
<li>You are emotional</li>
<li>Hindrances have come up</li>
<li>etc.</li>
</ul>

<p>It is always good to do about 5 to 15 minutes to start with, to calm your mind.</p>

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2016-03-26T12:25:56.793Z
2016-03-26T12:25:56.793Z
Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena
<p>I have completed 10-days Vipassana course and I would like to keep on practicing back home. Goenkaji's discourse tells us to practice Vipassana 1 hour each morning and evening every day.Is there a need to practice Anapana along with Vipassana if so how often?</p>

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Should I practice Anapana after 10 day Vipassana course?
# Should I practice Anapana after 10 day Vipassana course?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-03-26)

I have completed 10-days Vipassana course and I would like to keep on practicing back home. Goenkaji's discourse tells us to practice Vipassana 1 hour each morning and evening every day.Is there a need to practice Anapana along with Vipassana if so how often?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2016-03-26. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

Anapana in the context of the one hour sessions should be practiced if your mind not not calm, i.e., :

* Lot of distracting thoughts
* You are emotional
* Hindrances have come up
* etc.

It is always good to do about 5 to 15 minutes to start with, to calm your mind.


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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-03-13. Score: 0

You should practice Anapana ANY time of the day when you feel your attention needs to focus Here and Now, never forgetting Anicca, Anicca, Anicca.
When you take the practice to daily live, including motion, while standing, eating, etc. After a while you will be able to do body scans in-motion too.
It will be easy when you don't follow your stories (thoughts), simply gently go back to the sensations. Every time start again. The gaps will become shorter,

**you are bound to be successful!**


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