Retiros de meditação silenciosa de 10 dias pela rede Goenka causaram sofrimento emocional e necessidade de cuidados psiquiátricos para alguns participantes, conforme investigado na série de podcasts “Untold: The Retreat”. 10-day silent meditation retreats by the Goenka network reportedly caused emotional distress and psychiatric care requirements for some attendees, as investigated in the "Untold: The Retreat" podcast series.

Uma nova série de podcasts, “Untold: The Retreat”, do Financial Times e Goat Rodeo, investiga os perigos potenciais de retiros intensos de meditação. A new podcast series, "Untold: The Retreat," by Financial Times and Goat Rodeo, investigates the potential dangers of intense meditation retreats. Concentrando-se em retiros da rede Goenka, ensinando a popular técnica Vipassana, a série relata que alguns participantes do retiro experimentaram sofrimento emocional e até precisaram de cuidados psiquiátricos após completarem sessões de meditação silenciosa de 10 dias. Focusing on retreats by the Goenka network, teaching the popular Vipassana technique, the series reports that some retreat attendees experienced emotional distress and even required psychiatric care after completing 10-day silent meditation sessions.