Retreats
Retreats in the U.S.
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June 4-June 14, Annapolis, MO
10-Day, Metta to Nibbana, residential retreats, Delson Armstrong, Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center -
May 14-June 24, Annapolis, MO
10-Day, Metta to Nibbana, residential retreats, Delson Armstrong, Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center -
July 2-12 , Annapolis, MO
10-Day Dependent Origination, Advanced residential retreat, Delson Armstrong, Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center -
July 17-25 , Annapolis, MO
10-Day, The Buddha’s Cosmos study/meditation retreat, Ven. Ajahn Punnadhammo & Delson Armstrong, Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center -
July 31-Aug 7, San Juan Bautista, Calidornia
7-Day residential High Altitude retreat with Delson Armstrong and Doug Kraft, St. Francis Retreat Center -
March 19-28, 2027, San Jaun Bautista, California
10-day Easter residential retreat with Delson Armstrong, Cassandra Gearhart, Ph.D., and Adam Eurich, St. Francis Retreat Center
Retreats Outside the U.S.
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UK, Newport, Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation UK, TWIM Centre, Newport, Wales
Aug 14–23, 2026, residential retreat with Venerable Obhasa, Oxford Buddha Vihara, St Briavels, Lydney -
Austria, Metta Retreat, St. Georgen Abbey on Lake Längsee
Sept 11–20, 2026, residential retreat with Venerable Obhasa and Delson Armstrong -
Poland, Awakening Meditation Retreat, Warmia, Poland
Oct 11–20, 2026, residential awakening retreat with Delson Armstrong and Andrzej Stasiak -
Spain, Special Retreat, Albacete, Spain,
Nov 1–28, 2026, Inner Radiance—Inner Serenity residential retreat with Delson Armstrong -
India, Brahmavihara Retreat, Mahabodhi Center in Sarnath, India
Dec 7–17, 2026, the Brahmavihara, jhanas, dependent origination, and awakening with Delson Armstrong -
India, Dhammasukha India, Samatha Vipassana Trust operating the Mettā Vipassanā Way
Many retreats year around in Pune, Kalimpong, Deer Park, and Goa with Ven. Bhante Dhammagavesi, Hugh Poulton, and others -
Netherlands, Buddha in the Boardroom
Jan 2–March 12, 2027, Beyond Mindfulness online 8-weeks to build resilience, disolve stress, gain freedom of mind with Khin La Maw -
Indonesia, Dhamma Sukha Indonesia, Jakartak
Many classes and in-person 10-day, Zoom retreats for all levels, and TWIM teacher training program with Brenda Ie-Mcrae and others in Jakarta and Bali. -
Argentina, Full Moon Sangha, Dhamma Sukha Argentina, Buenos Aires
Zoom and In-person retreats and sitting groups with Federico Gurisatti, Spanish and English, Sangha de Luna, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Guidelines
Ethical conduct (sīla) is a clear code of behavior suggestd by the Buddha to stabilize the mind and mood to support joyful awareness in meditation and daily life .
Right Effort with the Six Rs makes it intuitive to do the 4-Right Efforts using the Six Rs method as described in the Suttas.
Cultivation of the Brahmavihāras (heavenly abodes) with loving-kindness (mettā), compassion, altruistic joy, and equanimity.
Stages of meditation (jhāna) combines tranquility (samatha), natural stillness (samādhi), and insight (vipassanā) leading toward awakening (nibbāna).
Daily one-on-one interviews with personalized guidance to remove obstacles for progress in the stages of awakening.
This technique is unique in that it combines Vipassana with letting go combined with loving-kindness to strike the perfect balance between effort and effortless—intention, and surrender.
— Frank Yang, YouTuber
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