Ayya Virañani VIPASSANA

BOOKING OPENS 17 JANUARY AT 8:00 AM

Satipaṭṭhāna  Vipassanā meditation retreat in the Mahāsi tradition

The retreat is open to all and is in English with Italian translation. It includes alternating sessions of sitting and walking meditation,  interviews with the teacher and Dhamma talks every evening. All participants will be asked to respect the Noble Silence and take the eight or five precepts (see explanations on our website).

Arrival is between 2pm and 5pm on the first day, departure is after lunch on the last day.

Ven. Virañani began to practice meditation in 1979. In 2003, after several years spent working at the Insight Meditation Society in Massachusetts, USA, and training in the Thai Forest tradition, she began a four-year period devoted to intensive practice in the Burmese lineage of Mahāsi Sayadaw. She took permanent ordination in Burma with Sayadaw U Pandita on New Year 2006, and now resides at the Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre North of Yangon. She teaches loving kindness and Vipassanā meditation retreats in Burma, Europe, and Australia. In 2008 she co-founded Mettā In Action, a charity devoted to offering Burmese people in need the means and skills to help themselves. She is passionate about the Dhamma, about nature, and about using both to help others rediscover the intrinsic goodness in all beings.

Retreat fee: 350€