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Page 2 of 5 Barre, MassachusettsIMS is a spiritual refuge for all who seek freedom from the suffering of mind and heart. We offer meditation retreats rooted in the Theravada Buddhist teachings of ethics, concentration and wisdom. These practices help develop awareness and compassion, giving rise to greater peace and happiness in the world. The Retreat Center started its program of silent meditation courses in 1976. It offers a full yearly schedule of over 25 meditation courses, ranging in duration from a weekend to three months. Most retreats run for 7-9 days. All Retreat Center courses provide instruction and practice in insight (vipassana) and/or lovingkindness (metta) meditations. At the Retreat Center, most courses are designed for both new and experienced meditators. Instruction in meditation and evening talks about the Buddha’s teachings are given daily. Individual or group interviews with the teachers take place at regular intervals. Insight Meditation Society www.dharma.org 978-355-4378 Costa RicaSat Yoga is an ancient spiritual teaching—a direct 'pathless path' to the supreme realization, as well as an approach to meditation and transformation of the ego. Sat Yoga Institute offers: Healing and wellness retreats and advanced spiritual transformation retreats in lovely natural settings in Costa Rica, especially for those who come from other countries. Classes in healthful gourmet cooking, using both alkaline vegetarian principles and those of Ayurvedic Psychoanalysis. First and foremost, the Sat Yoga Institute is dedicated to helping all beings who seek knowledge of the higher Truth that alone can redeem our Essence. We provide a place to meditate, to study, to grow and transform in a vibrant spiritual community, one that protects your individual freedom to approach your inner journey in your own way, to move at your own pace in your own direction as you feel called from within. The transfinite truth of Being can accommodate every path within itself, every permutation and transfiguration of the unlimited potentiality that we are. Sat Yoga Institute www.satyogainstitute.org 506-228-1503 ThailandSuan Pa Himawan Retreat Center, a sanctuary for meditators in the midst of rolling hills and mountainous scenery of Phu Ruea, Loei province, Thailand. At the Retreat Center, you will find and learn one of the world’s simplest and most effective methods of meditation and live in a beautiful, comfortable environment. You will also receive personal guidance on meditation that best fits your unique character from experienced teaching monks. We name our meditation retreat after an ancient concept in meditation, the Middle Way, which Lord Buddha referred to as the path that leads to enlightenment. In terms of meditation, it means taking the middle path or the center of the body to reach a desired destination or goal -- whether it is a serendipitous solution to a problem, a creative insight into life and living, or even freedom from emotional suffering. The serenity and natural beauty of the surroundings make the retreat center an ideal place for meditation and conducive for listening to your inner voice that might have been silenced by hectic lifestyles, busy schedules and multiple responsibilities. The Middle Way Meditation Retreat www.meditationthai.org 66-8-9109-9219 |