Vipassana Lila

Leela Online

To see what truly

guides your path.

Begin the pathSee the formats

THE BOARD

One path.
Different for everyone.
Countless ways to see yourself.

Vipassana Leela game board with 54 steps and five levels of transformation
7Resistance
54
steps
45–90
minutes
5
poisons
5
wisdoms
Try one step

2–3 minutes · no sign-up · free

HOW IT WORKS

Every step opens
a theme of its own.

Along the way you meet reflection questions and a practice that helps you not just understand what you saw, but live it.

  • See the automatic reaction.
  • Pause and answer honestly.
  • Live the experience through practice.

By the end, the answers form a whole picture.

THE LETTER AFTER THE GAME

After you finish,
you receive a letter.

Not a template.
Not a score.
A reading of your game.

Your letter

Fragment

Here is what your path shows.

Even from the first answers, it's already visible: control shows up not as a wish to be in charge, but as a way to avoid being surprised. As if you calculate in advance what could go wrong, so the reaction never catches you off guard.

Wherever the questions turned to trust, the answers grew shorter. As if trust were something not yet fully believed in.

The full letter forms only after you complete the path.

The letter is shaped from the answers, choices and themes that came up during your path.

is more than a game.

It is a space where play becomes a way to see yourself.

DIFFERENT WAYS TO KNOW YOURSELF

A psychologist

helps you understand.

A journal

helps you think.

ChatGPT

helps you search for answers.

Vipassana

Lila lets you see.

A SPACE WHERE YOU CAN BE HONEST

FORMAT

How do you want to walk this path?

Self-guided

Your own pace. The full experience.

  • Play the game
  • Receive a letter
  • Your own pace

€69

Begin on your own

With me, after the game

The game and a debrief together.

  • Game
  • Letter
  • 1 hour debrief

€149

Choose guidance

Full journey with me

For those ready to go deeper.

  • Private game
  • Letter
  • 3 debrief sessions

€290

Book the game

About the author of Vipassana Lila

FROM THE AUTHOR

Hello.

If you're reading these lines, we've already gotten a little acquainted.

Now it's probably fair to tell you why I created Vipassana Lila.

Yana Malanii in a meditation space

I'm a licensed psychologist. But over time I realized: knowledge alone isn't enough.

I didn't just study different approaches. I lived them through my own experience.

Gestalt therapy, systemic constellations, regression work, somatic practice, meditation.

Each of them opened something important. None of them was the full answer.

I wasn't trying to create another method.

I was looking for a form in which it's easier for a person to meet themselves, without judgment or ready-made conclusions.

ORIGIN

At some point in my life, classical Lila appeared, an ancient game of self-knowledge.

What struck me was the form itself: a game lets you notice what easily goes unnoticed in ordinary conversation.

The word "Lila" comes from Sanskrit and means "divine play."

I wanted to combine this form with the way of observation closest to me: attention to reactions, inner processes, and how the mind works.

This is how Vipassana Lila came to be.

It's not a copy of classical Lila, and not a set of psychological exercises.

It's an original practice, in which an ancient game form became a space for the attentive study of yourself.

That's why I stand behind every letter after the game, every recommendation, and every debrief session.

I'm not looking for the right answers instead of you.

My task is to create a space where you can see your own.

Yana

Author of Vipassana Lila

FAQ

Questions that might remain

Vipassana Leela is an original online self-discovery game. You move through a 54-step path of parables, questions, and practices, exploring your life question, reactions, and habitual ways of acting.

The game is played online, at your own pace. Each step has its own theme, a reflection question, and a practice that helps you not just understand what you saw, but live it.

No. Everything is explained as you go: the first step starts with a simple intro, and you'll get the mechanics within the first few steps. No special preparation is needed.

No. There are no scores and no "right or wrong" here, only your honest thoughts.

Yes. The Self-guided format lets you play the entire game at your own pace and receive a letter afterward.

No, it's optional. You can go through the whole game on your own. Guided support is a separate format for those who want to walk the path together and get a personal debrief.

On average 45–90 minutes, but you set the pace. You might want to linger somewhere, or move faster elsewhere. Both are fine.

Yes. You don't need to finish in one sitting. You can come back and continue where you left off.

Yes. You can play one step of the game to get a feel for the format before deciding.

Vipassana Leela is an original practice inspired by classical Lila, an ancient game of self-knowledge. It's not a copy of the classical game or a set of psychological exercises: the ancient form is combined with attentive observation of reactions and inner processes.

A letter that reads your own game: not a template, not a score, but a text shaped from your answers, choices, and the themes that came up along the way.

No. It's a self-knowledge practice, not therapy or medical care. If you're struggling right now or need professional support, please reach out to a specialist.

Perhaps,
the most important answer
is already within.

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