Don't
frown
your
face.
Its
not
that
Shriya
is
under
some
rumours.
She
is
practising
Vipassana
at
a
mediation
centre
in
Mumbai.
The
technique
is
taught
at
10-day
residential
courses.
Vipassana
is
India's
one
of
the
most
ancient
techniques
of
meditation.
The
word
means
to
see
things
as
they
really
are.
It
is
a
way
of
self-transformation
through
self-observation.
The
technique
was
rediscovered
by
Gautam
Buddha
more
than
2500
years
ago
and
was
taught
by
him
as
a
universal
remedy
for
universal
ills.
Vipassana
focuses
on
the
deep
interconnection
between
mind
and
body,
which
can
be
experienced
directly
by
disciplined
attention
to
the
physical
sensations
that
form
the
life
of
the
body.
Those
who
practise
Vipassana
get
methodical
meditation
instructions
a
number
of
times
a
day,
and
each
day"s
progress
is
explained
by
a
taped
evening
speech
by
S.N.
Goenka.
Complete
silence
is
observed
for
the
first
nine
days.
On
the
tenth
day,
students
continue
speaking,
creating
the
evolution
back
to
a
more
fulsome
way
of
life.
The
course
is
wrapped-up
on
the
morning
of
the
eleventh
day.
There
are
no
charges
for
the
courses
-
not
even
to
cover
the
cost
of
food
and
accommodation.
All
expenses
are
met
by
donations
from
people
who,
having
completed
a
course
and
experienced
the
benefits
of
Vipassana,
wish
to
give
others
the
opportunity
to
also
benefit.
Shriya
is
all
set
for
a
change.
She
will
soon
join
the
sets
of
her
debut
Malayalam
movie
Pokkiri
Raja
opposite
Mammootty.
In
Tamil
she
is
expecting
the
release
of
her
Kutty
opposite
Dhanush.