When Meditation Retreats Go Wrong: Suicide, Meditation and What We Can Do (Jaqui's Story)

Update: 2025-06-02

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Jaqui loved meditating and had been trying to get into a 10 day Goenka meditation retreat for awhile and when her name came up on the list to be able to go, she was very excited.

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When Meditation Retreats Go Wrong: Suicide, Meditation and What We Can Do (Jaqui's Story)