You don't have to learn anything, but it's a fairly big step to go straight for a long sit. See http://www.dhamma.org http://www.dhamma.org for info on intensiv

You don't have to learn anything, but it's a fairly big step to go straight for a long sit. See http://www.dhamma.org http://www.dhamma.org for info on intensive Vipassana courses. For something a bit easier that you can do at home, check out this self guided course: http://palousemindfulness.com/selfguidedMBSR_week1.html http://palousemindfulness.com/selfguidedMBSR_week1.html