Retreats in Chiang Mai
Wat Suan Dok
Introductory course to meditation and Thai Buddhist culture including chanting and alms giving.
They begin at 2 pm on Tuesdays returning at 2 pm the following day. On the last week of the month participants return Friday. Courses are sometimes cancelled so check the schedule on the web. The course fee is 500 baht plus donation (1000 baht for 4-day course). Participants need to wear white clothes, available at 300 baht.
www.monkchat.net
Wat Doi Suthep International Buddhist Meditation Center
Offering a variety of Vipassana (insight) meditation courses for beginners and experienced students. There are 4, 5, 7, 10, 14 and 21-day courses. Registration must be made in advance and are often full. All courses are run by donation.
www.fivethousandyears.org
doisuthepinfo@gmail.com
Tel: 053-295012
Wat Rampoeng Northern Insight Meditation Center
Disciplined Vipassana courses (with a rule of no food after noon and respectful silence) Taught by Thai monks with translators. The basic course is 26 days but the meditation practice can be “tried out” for ten days with special permission. By donation.
http://www.palikanon.com/vipassana/tapotaram/tapotaram.htm
Tel: 053 278620
Wat Chom Thong Insight Meditation Center
Located in center of the town of Chom Thong 58 kilometers south of Chiang Mai it is the center of the Northern Insight Meditation School developed by the well-known Phra Ajarn Tong Sirimangalo. Offers 4 to 21-day Vipassana (insight) meditation courses taught in English and Thai and some European languages as well. The meditation teachers at Wat Ram Poeung and Wat Doi Suthep are all students of Phra Tong.
By donation.
Tel: 053-826-869
e-mail : watchomtong@sirimangalo.org
Wat Tham Wua Vipassana Center
A forest monastery about 35km from Mae Hong Son town on the way coming from Pai. Meditators are welcome to come anytime and follow the daily program run by the abbot Ajahn Luangta. Reservations are not taken–just come and practice. It is suggested to stay at least three days.
See more about Wat Tham Wua on:
http://watpatamwua.com
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfWatTamWua/
Vipassana Retreats NS Goenka:
Ten-day Goenka Vipassana retreats are held on a regularly scheduled basis in Pasang, a district in Lamphun province about an hour from Chiang Mai. These retreats are quite popular and are often full. The very same retreats are offered at Goenka centers all over the world. They are more strict than most of the other retreats.
http://www.dhamma.org/en/schedules/schsimanta.shtml
Dear Sirs,
I am very much interested in the program in Chiangmai and hoping that I can be part of the retreat. Could you please give me this oportunity to join this good thing?
Yours Sincerely,
Saranrat T.
I want to paticipate the program once time in my life before March. I’m really interested. So hoping that there is a program before. Please tell me:D when I can go…
Wat Suan Dok also offer a free one day meditation course every Friday. Highly recommended.
http://www.wanderingme.com/destinations/asia/south-east-asia/thailand/learning-about-buddhism-and-meditation-at-wat-suan-dok/
Where can i find free introductory sessions by retreats??
You can go to “Monk Chat” at Wat Suan Dok and speak with the people there. The retreat is an introduction in itself.