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Modern contemplative learning center in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Hosts mindfulness, yoga, and personal-development retreats with leading teachers. Beautiful redwood setting.
View retreat center →Thomas Merton's monastery — the oldest Trappist monastery in the US. Hosts silent retreats in the Cistercian tradition. Donation-based.
View retreat center →Thai Forest tradition (Ajahn Chah lineage) monastery in Northern California. Co-founded by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro. All teachings offered free, supported entirely by dana.
View retreat center →Online silent retreats and meditation programs from Adyashanti and Mukti's Open Gate Sangha. Non-dual awakening tradition.
View retreat center →Thai Forest monastery (Ajahn Chah lineage) founded by Ajahn Sumedho. Major UK center for monastic and lay practice. All teachings free.
View retreat center →Yogananda lineage retreat center founded by Swami Kriyananda. Hosts Kriya Yoga initiation retreats and meditation retreats in the Self-Realization tradition.
View retreat center →Award-winning luxury wellness destination in the Himalayan foothills. Yoga, meditation, and Ayurvedic programs with high-end accommodation. Top of the global wellness retreat industry.
View retreat center →Remote Sōtō Zen monastery in the Japanese mountains. Self-sufficient farming community combined with rigorous traditional practice. Known internationally through Muho Noelke and Kosho Uchiyama.
View retreat center →Thai Forest monastery in Northumberland (Ajahn Chah lineage), led by Ajahn Munindo. Active publishing and online dhamma talks.
View retreat center →Plum Village's Hong Kong center on Lantau Island. Hosts mindfulness retreats for Asian-language practitioners.
View retreat center →Silent retreat center on a working organic farm in central Bali. Self-directed silent stays combining meditation, yoga, and natural setting near sacred Mt. Batukaru.
View retreat center →IMS's sister center, focused on Buddhist study and contemplative scholarship. Combines silent practice with classical Buddhist text study. Faculty includes 60+ teachers.
View retreat center →Sri Lankan Theravada monastery founded by Bhante Gunaratana. Mountain forest setting in West Virginia. All retreats free, supported by donations.
View retreat center →Founded by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, the foremost institution preserving classical tantric yoga and yoga nidra. Long residential courses for serious yoga aspirants. Origin of modern Yoga Nidra.
View retreat center →Thai Forest tradition (Ajahn Chah lineage) monastery in BC. All teachings free, supported by dana.
View retreat center →East-coast Plum Village monastery in the Catskills. Year-round mindfulness retreats in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.
View retreat center →Pacific clifftop wellness retreat hosting major teachers (Jack Kornfield, Adyashanti, Tara Brach have all taught here). Combines retreat hosting with luxury accommodation.
View retreat center →Yoga and meditation retreat resort in the surf town of Nosara. Multiple yoga shalas, teacher training programs, and meditation retreats year-round.
View retreat center →Thai Forest tradition monastery near Perth, led by Ajahn Brahm. Internationally recognized for accessible dhamma teaching.
View retreat center →New Zealand Thai Forest tradition monastery in the Wellington area. Lay retreats and monastic training.
View retreat center →International home of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM, John Main lineage). 800-year-old monastic property restored as a contemplative retreat center.
View retreat center →Africa's primary Buddhist retreat center, in the Drakensberg foothills of South Africa. Hosts silent retreats with international and African teachers across Buddhist traditions.
View retreat center →Insight Meditation center in Cambridge MA, founded by Larry Rosenberg. Strong urban dharma community.
View retreat center →Latin American Shambhala retreat center near Lake Pátzcuaro. Major Spanish-language hub for Shambhala/Tibetan practice in the Americas.
View retreat center →Major FPMT center in Queensland, Australia. Long retreat huts and a full lay/monastic curriculum in Tibetan Buddhism.
View retreat center →Major Chinese Buddhist monastery north of NYC, home to the largest indoor Buddha statue in the West. Hosts Chan meditation and Pure Land retreats.
View retreat center →Original UK Thai Forest monastery, founded 1979 by Ajahn Sumedho with the support of Ajahn Chah. Home to several senior Western forest monastics.
View retreat center →SFZC's urban Zen center in the heart of San Francisco. Daily sittings, sesshin, and workshops in the Sōtō Zen tradition.
View retreat center →Founded by Master Hsuan Hua in 1976. Largest Chinese Buddhist monastery in North America. Strict traditional Buddhist practice including long Chan/Pure Land retreats.
View retreat center →PNW retreat center hosting Insight, Zen, and Tibetan retreats with a wide range of teachers. Strong tradition of Insight retreats with West Coast teachers.
View retreat center →Minneapolis's primary Insight Meditation community, led by Mark Nunberg. Strong focus on diversity and accessibility.
View retreat center →Sōtō Zen monastery in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, founded by Richard Baker Roshi. Traditional monastic training in remote setting.
View retreat center →His Holiness the Dalai Lama's foundational US center near Madison Wisconsin. Hosts Tibetan teachings, including the Kalachakra initiations.
View retreat center →Plum Village–lineage monastery in the chaparral hills of San Diego. Hosts retreats, Days of Mindfulness, and family weeks. All in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.
View retreat center →Major Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist center in southwest France. Hosts 3-year retreat program and ongoing Tibetan teachings.
View retreat center →Victoria's Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day silent retreats in the Yarra Valley.
View retreat center →Mexico's Goenka Vipassana center in tropical Veracruz. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →Spain's Goenka Vipassana center on the Iberian peninsula. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →Australia's first Goenka Vipassana center, established 1983 in the Blue Mountains.
View retreat center →First Goenka Vipassana center in North America. Massachusetts pioneer center, hosting free 10-day silent retreats and longer courses since 1982.
View retreat center →UK Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day silent retreats run year-round in the S.N. Goenka tradition.
View retreat center →Headquarters of the global S.N. Goenka Vipassana network. Largest Vipassana center in the world. Hosts 10-day, 20-day, 30-day, and longer Goenka retreats. Entirely donation-based.
View retreat center →Indonesia's Goenka Vipassana center near Jakarta. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →Myanmar's main Goenka Vipassana center near the original homeland of the U Ba Khin tradition.
View retreat center →Largest Goenka Vipassana center in North America. Sierra Nevada foothills setting. Free 10-day silent retreats run year-round, plus longer 20- and 30-day courses.
View retreat center →France's main Goenka Vipassana center, hosting free 10-day retreats year-round.
View retreat center →Catalan Goenka Vipassana center near Barcelona. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →Belgian Goenka Vipassana center serving the Benelux region. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →South Korea's primary Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day retreats year-round.
View retreat center →South India's main Goenka Vipassana center near Bangalore.
View retreat center →Czech Republic's Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day retreats serving Central Europe.
View retreat center →Southeast US Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day and 20-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →Sri Lanka's Goenka Vipassana center in the central highlands. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →The Netherlands' Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day silent retreats year-round.
View retreat center →New Zealand's primary Goenka Vipassana center, north of Auckland.
View retreat center →Goenka Vipassana center in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas, near Dehradun.
View retreat center →Brazil's primary Goenka Vipassana center serving the Lusophone community.
View retreat center →Switzerland's Goenka Vipassana center in the Jura mountains. Free 10-day silent retreats year-round.
View retreat center →Western Canada's primary Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day retreats with mountain setting.
View retreat center →Quebec's Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day silent retreats in French and English.
View retreat center →Eastern Canada Goenka Vipassana center serving Toronto and Ottawa areas.
View retreat center →Mumbai-area Goenka Vipassana center serving the city's metropolitan population.
View retreat center →Major Shambhala Buddhist retreat center in the Colorado Rockies. Home to the Great Stupa of Dharmakaya. Hosts retreats across Tibetan, Shambhala, and secular contemplative traditions.
View retreat center →Spectacular cliff-top Tibetan Buddhist retreat center on Ireland's southwest coast. Strong programs in spiritual care for the dying.
View retreat center →Oakland-based meditation center known for diversity, equity, and inclusion focus. Offers retreats specifically for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities.
View retreat center →Lodge adjacent to Eihei-ji, head temple of Sōtō Zen, offering structured Zen experience for non-monastic visitors. Includes morning zazen at the monastery.
View retreat center →Iconic human potential and contemplative center on the Big Sur coast. Hot springs, oceanside cliffs, and 50+ years of hosting meditation, somatic, and consciousness work.
View retreat center →Plum Village's European base, hosting mindfulness retreats and applied Buddhism programs in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.
View retreat center →Major UK Insight meditation retreat center. Sister center to IMS in spirit. Offers structured silent retreats and self-led personal retreats.
View retreat center →Hudson Valley contemplative center on the grounds of a former monastery. Hosts retreats for educators, climate workers, leaders, and trauma practitioners. Strong contemplative-meets-secular focus.
View retreat center →Garrison Institute's specialized program for climate workers and leaders. Combines contemplative practice with climate science and resilience training.
View retreat center →Largest stone dome structure in the world without supporting pillars. Built to commemorate the Goenka Vipassana movement. Hosts 1-day and intro courses for thousands.
View retreat center →San Francisco Zen Center's coastal farm. Sōtō Zen practice combined with organic farming. Spectacular Marin Headlands setting on the Pacific.
View retreat center →Hakomi mindful somatic psychotherapy trainings held at multiple international locations. Combines meditation with body-centered therapeutic methodology.
View retreat center →Award-winning eco yoga retreat on a private bay near Sayulita. Two oceanfront yoga shalas. Hosts retreats with major international teachers.
View retreat center →Canada's leading lifelong learning and contemplative retreat center on Cortes Island. Yoga, meditation, leadership, and personal development programs.
View retreat center →Sacred island off Scotland's west coast, owned and operated by Samye Ling. Hosts long Tibetan retreats including the formal 3-year retreat. Wild, remote, and ecologically restored.
View retreat center →Ecumenical Benedictine community offering Centering Prayer retreats, silent retreats, and eco-spiritual programs near Madison WI.
View retreat center →European Hridaya retreat center in the Tarn region. Silent retreats and yoga programs in the Hridaya nondual tradition.
View retreat center →Sahajananda's Hridaya Yoga center on Mexico's Pacific coast. Famous 10-day silent retreats combining nondual meditation with hatha yoga. Beach setting attracts international yogis year-round.
View retreat center →Major Chinese Buddhist temple of the Fo Guang Shan tradition in suburban LA. Chan meditation retreats and Buddhist education programs.
View retreat center →Major Korean Seon (Zen) temple in Seoul, founded in the 16th century. Hosts templestay programs and traditional Seon retreats. Home of the international Korean Buddhism program.
View retreat center →Gregory Kramer's Insight Dialogue online retreats — an interpersonal meditation practice combining silent meditation with structured relational inquiry.
View retreat center →Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella's center on the SF Peninsula. Active sittings, classes, daylongs, and the Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz.
View retreat center →Co-founded 1976 by Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and Jack Kornfield. The cornerstone center of the Western Insight tradition. Famous for its 3-Month Course (the longest residential silent retreat…
View retreat center →IMC's residential retreat facility in the Santa Cruz mountains. Free silent retreats supported entirely by donations, in the Insight Meditation tradition.
View retreat center →World's largest free meditation app. Offers live group sessions and workshops with thousands of teachers worldwide.
View retreat center →LA's primary secular mindfulness and Insight meditation center, co-founded by Trudy Goodman. Frequent guest faculty include Jack Kornfield and Sharon Salzberg.
View retreat center →The original International Meditation Centre, founded by Sayagyi U Ba Khin in 1952. Foundation of the modern Vipassana movement (parallel to Goenka's centers).
View retreat center →Sadhguru's main ashram at the foothills of the Velliangiri Mountains. Hosts Inner Engineering, multi-day Samyama silent retreats, and yoga programs.
View retreat center →Major FPMT center in Tuscany hosting the Geshe Studies and Masters Programs. The largest European FPMT center.
View retreat center →First Tibetan Buddhist monastery established in the West (1967). Sister centre Holy Isle hosts longer retreats including the traditional 3-year Tibetan retreat.
View retreat center →India's oldest yoga research institute, founded by Swami Kuvalayananda in 1924. Combines yoga therapy, meditation, and the scientific study of yoga.
View retreat center →North American seat of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa. Major Karma Kagyu Tibetan Buddhist center in the Catskills.
View retreat center →First Shambhala center in North America, founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1970. Pastoral Vermont setting hosting traditional Buddhist programs.
View retreat center →Major FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition) monastery near Kathmandu. Famous 1-month November Lam-Rim course is a rite of passage for Western Tibetan Buddhists.
View retreat center →Largest yoga + meditation retreat center in North America. Berkshire mountain setting. Hosts meditation retreats with major Western teachers alongside its core yoga programming.
View retreat center →The Krishnamacharya/T.K.V. Desikachar lineage center in Chennai. Hosts the Krishnamacharya viniyoga teacher training and meditation programs.
View retreat center →FPMT center on 108 acres of redwood forest in the Santa Cruz mountains. Combines Tibetan Buddhism with healing arts.
View retreat center →Major European Tibetan Buddhist temple and retreat center. Houses one of the largest authentic Tibetan temples in the West.
View retreat center →Triratna Buddhist Order's central London center. Strong MBSR/secular mindfulness programming alongside Triratna Buddhist retreats.
View retreat center →Plum Village–lineage monastery in northern Mississippi serving the southeastern US Vietnamese-American Buddhist community.
View retreat center →Buddhist meditation center in Ladakh founded by Bhante Sanghasena. Combines meditation retreats with humanitarian work in the high Himalayas.
View retreat center →Original Mahasi noting-method center, founded by Mahasi Sayadaw in 1947. Long-term yogi pathway leading to teacher authorization within the Mahasi tradition.
View retreat center →FPMT-affiliated Tibetan Buddhist college and retreat center in Portland. Combines academic study with practical retreat programs.
View retreat center →Yoga and meditation center in the Santa Cruz Mountains, founded in the lineage of Baba Hari Dass. Wide variety of meditation retreats across traditions.
View retreat center →Rinzai Zen monastery in the San Gabriel Mountains, founded by Joshu Sasaki Roshi. Famous for rigorous training and high-altitude setting.
View retreat center →Kwan Um School-affiliated international Zen monastery in Korea, established for Western practitioners by Zen Master Seung Sahn. Long-term residential training.
View retreat center →FPMT monastery in southern France hosting Tibetan Buddhist programs and the Masters Program in Buddhist Studies.
View retreat center →North American seat of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's personal monastery (Namgyal). Tibetan studies, retreats, and meditation programs.
View retreat center →First accredited Buddhist-inspired university in the West, founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1974. Offers contemplative continuing-ed and weekend programs alongside its degree programs.
View retreat center →Camaldolese Benedictine hermitage on the Big Sur coast. Spectacular Pacific cliff setting. Hermit-style silent retreats with private cells.
View retreat center →NYC's primary Insight meditation center. Strong urban dharma community with daily sittings and weekend retreats.
View retreat center →Famous Sri Lankan meditation retreat center near Kandy in the central highlands. Long-term silent practice in the Theravada tradition.
View retreat center →Major holistic education center. Hosts hundreds of meditation, yoga, and wellness workshops annually with prominent teachers across traditions.
View retreat center →Pa Auk Sayadaw's center, focused on the deep concentration jhāna methodology of the Visuddhimagga. Long-term monastic and lay retreat training.
View retreat center →Forest center in the Mahasi lineage, founded by Sayadaw U Pandita. Hosts intensive Western yogi seasons.
View retreat center →Major Hindu spiritual ashram on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh. Daily Ganga aarti, yoga, meditation, and the International Yoga Festival.
View retreat center →Thich Nhat Hanh's principal monastic community, founded 1982. Home of the Order of Interbeing. Hosts mindfulness retreats year-round including the famous Summer Opening for families.
View retreat center →The official Plum Village app, with daily live-stream sessions, Days of Mindfulness, and seasonal online retreats from Plum Village monastics.
View retreat center →Australia's Plum Village monastery (Nhap Luu — Stream Entering Monastery) in rural NSW.
View retreat center →Plum Village monastic community's online retreats. Most are donation-based or sliding-scale, in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.
View retreat center →Headquarters of the Kwan Um School of Zen, founded by Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1972. Long-term residential training and Western Korean Seon retreats.
View retreat center →Major Rinzai-style Zen center founded by Philip Kapleau Roshi in 1966. Strong in koan study and traditional Zen forms.
View retreat center →FPMT center in Bodh Gaya — the most sacred site in Buddhism. Hosts retreats during pilgrimage season near the Mahabodhi Temple.
View retreat center →Major Sakya lineage Tibetan monastery in the West, founded by H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya in 1974. Vajrayana retreats and Tibetan teachings.
View retreat center →Beachfront yoga and meditation retreat on Koh Samui. Founded by Paul Dallaghan. Strong pranayama and Ashtanga focus alongside meditation programs.
View retreat center →One of the most influential Zen centers outside Asia, founded by Shunryu Suzuki Roshi in 1962. Includes Tassajara Mountain Center (first Zen monastery in the West) and Green Gulch Farm.
View retreat center →Sanbo Kyodan/Sanbo Zen lineage center in Kamakura, Japan. Combines Sōtō and Rinzai Zen, particularly influential on Western lay Zen training.
View retreat center →Theravada forest monastery in the Malaysian highlands, hosting long retreats for international yogis.
View retreat center →Swami Satchidananda's Integral Yoga ashram on the James River. Hosts meditation retreats, yoga teacher training, and silent intensives in the Integral Yoga tradition.
View retreat center →Pioneering ecological education and contemplative center in Devon. Combines deep ecology, sustainability, and contemplative practice.
View retreat center →Shalem Institute's contemplative retreats in the Christian mystical tradition. Founded by Tilden Edwards. Two-year formation programs and shorter silent retreats.
View retreat center →Original home of Chan (Zen) Buddhism and Shaolin martial arts, founded ~495 CE. Offers structured programs combining Chan meditation with traditional Shaolin training.
View retreat center →Mindfulness retreat center on the River Dart in Devon. Combines silent retreats with deep nature immersion. Founded in the Buddhist tradition with a contemporary, secular delivery.
View retreat center →Sōtō Zen monastery near Mount Shasta, founded by Houn Jiyu-Kennett Roshi. Western Order of Buddhist Contemplatives. Strict traditional Zen training.
View retreat center →Sivananda Yoga retreat center in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Yoga teacher training and meditation retreats year-round.
View retreat center →Sivananda Yoga Vedanta retreat center in the Catskills. Sivananda meditation and yoga teacher training in the Swami Vishnudevananda lineage.
View retreat center →Hudson Valley Shambhala retreat center hosting Tibetan, Shambhala, and contemplative arts programs.
View retreat center →Major online meditation and contemplative learning platform. Hosts retreats and courses with leading Western teachers across traditions.
View retreat center →Multi-day online silent retreats from Sounds True, often featuring Jack Kornfield, Tara Brach, Sharon Salzberg, and Joseph Goldstein.
View retreat center →Founding center of the Western Insight tradition, established 1988 by Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein, James Baraz and others. Offers daylongs, weekends, residential retreats, and the Community Dharm…
View retreat center →Spirit Rock's online retreat program — silent retreats from your home with Spirit Rock teachers and structured schedule.
View retreat center →Founded by Toni Packer (former Rochester Zen heir) as a non-traditional contemplative center. Silent retreats without religious frameworks.
View retreat center →American Tibetan Buddhist monastery for women, founded by Venerable Thubten Chodron in 2003. Lay programs and silent retreats year-round.
View retreat center →Ashram of the great non-dual sage Ramana Maharshi at the foot of sacred Arunachala mountain. Self-inquiry meditation in the Advaita Vedanta tradition.
View retreat center →Trappist monastery in the Rocky Mountains, where Father Thomas Keating taught Centering Prayer for decades. Centering Prayer intensive retreats year-round.
View retreat center →Trappist monastery hosting silent retreats and Centering Prayer programs. Birthplace of much of the modern Centering Prayer movement.
View retreat center →Major destination yoga retreat in southern Spain. Famous for AcroYoga, Yoga Alliance teacher training, and rotating international teachers.
View retreat center →Tara Brach's online program — weekly Wednesday classes, monthly daylongs, online silent retreats, plus an extensive free archive of dharma talks.
View retreat center →Lama Tsultrim Allione's center for the sacred feminine in Tibetan Buddhism. Home of the Five Wisdoms Institute and Feeding Your Demons program.
View retreat center →First Zen monastery established in the West (1967). Remote Ventana Wilderness location with hot springs. Closed practice periods in winter, open guest season in summer.
View retreat center →Dan Harris's secular meditation app and online retreat program. Features prominent Insight teachers including Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, and Sebene Selassie.
View retreat center →Mingyur Rinpoche's Joy of Living online retreats. Accessible Tibetan-tradition meditation taught for the global lay practitioner.
View retreat center →Mingyur Rinpoche's principal monastery and the international hub of the Tergar meditation community. Home of the Joy of Living curriculum and Meditation Teacher Program.
View retreat center →Plum Village's Thailand monastery serving the Southeast Asian Buddhist community in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.
View retreat center →IMS's facility for experienced practitioners committed to long-term silent practice (typically 3 weeks to several months). Self-directed schedule with optional teacher interviews.
View retreat center →Off-grid jungle retreat on Koh Phangan accessible only by boat. Famous in the wellness scene for detox programs combined with yoga and meditation.
View retreat center →NYC Sōtō Zen center founded by Roshi Pat Enkyo O'Hara, in the White Plum lineage. Strong engaged Zen and LGBTQ+ inclusion focus.
View retreat center →Major destination yoga and meditation studio in the heart of Ubud, Bali. Hosts daily classes, multi-day retreats, sound healing, and trainings with international teachers.
View retreat center →Thai Forest tradition monastery in Eastern Ontario, sister center to Abhayagiri. Lay retreats and monastic training.
View retreat center →FPMT-affiliated Tibetan Buddhist meditation center above McLeod Ganj. Famous 'Introduction to Buddhism' 10-day course is among the most popular intro programs for Western travelers in India.
View retreat center →Restored ancient village in central Sri Lanka offering 1- and 2-week yoga and Ayurveda retreats. Limited season (Jan-Apr, Jul-Sep). Carries deep traditional credibility.
View retreat center →Roshi Joan Halifax's Zen training center. Strong programs in compassion, end-of-life care, neuroscience, and engaged Buddhism. Hosts ~100 affiliated teachers.
View retreat center →FPMT-affiliated Tibetan Buddhist retreat center in the Santa Cruz mountains. Long retreat cabins for solo practitioners.
View retreat center →Triratna Buddhist Order's main UK retreat center. Hosts retreats across the Triratna calendar, focused on the Western Buddhist Order tradition.
View retreat center →Off-grid yoga retreat in central Portugal's mountains. Permaculture-based, vegetarian, focus on simplicity and silence.
View retreat center →High-altitude wilderness retreat center hosting nature-based meditation retreats, especially with teacher Mark Coleman. Combines silent practice with deep wilderness immersion.
View retreat center →Holistic wellness retreat combining Ayurveda, Sowa Rigpa (Tibetan medicine), yoga, and meditation. Sal forest setting in northern India.
View retreat center →Japan's Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day retreats year-round.
View retreat center →Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters' Burmese-tradition retreat center on Maui. Long retreats in the Mahasi/Sayadaw U Tejaniya lineage.
View retreat center →Northern Thailand Mahasi-tradition vipassana center, popular with Western practitioners for accessible long retreats.
View retreat center →Forest monastery in northeastern Thailand teaching the dynamic Mahasati moving meditation method developed by Luangpor Teean. Free 7-day retreats for international yogis.
View retreat center →Thai Forest monastery established for non-Thai monks under Ajahn Chah's guidance. Lay practitioners can stay for short or extended periods. Strict traditional Vinaya practice.
View retreat center →Famous 10-day silent meditation retreats run by the International Dharma Hermitage in the lineage of Buddhadasa Bhikkhu. Open to anyone, every month, very affordable.
View retreat center →One of the oldest Zen centers in the US, founded by Taizan Maezumi Roshi in 1967. Sōtō/Rinzai Zen tradition.
View retreat center →Mountains and Rivers Order Zen training monastery in the Catskills. Rigorous Zen training combining traditional sesshin with modern Western context. Founded by John Daido Loori.
View retreat center →Tantric yoga school on Koh Phangan offering 200/300/500-hour teacher trainings combined with meditation. Controversial history but large global following.
View retreat center →Permaculture and yoga retreat near Sevilla. Combines organic farming, yoga, and meditation in rural Andalusia.
View retreat center →Clifftop yoga and meditation retreat overlooking the Pacific in Montezuma. Cross-tradition yoga and meditation programs.
View retreat center →Akhanda Yoga ashram in Rishikesh founded by Yogrishi Vishvketu. Yoga teacher training and meditation programs.
View retreat center →Yoga Society of New York's ashram in the Hudson Valley. Founded in the lineage of Shri Brahmananda Sarasvati. Strong in classical yoga, Sanskrit, and meditation.
View retreat center →Thai Forest tradition monastery in Devon. Lay retreats and monastic training in the Ajahn Chah lineage.
View retreat center →Wellness retreat on the small island of Koh Yao Noi in the Andaman Sea. Yoga, meditation, and traditional Thai healing.
View retreat center →Insight Meditation community across Australia hosting retreats with leading Western Insight teachers.
View retreat center →Insight meditation community in the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. Spanish-language retreats and English-bridge programs.
View retreat center →Melbourne's primary multi-tradition Buddhist center. Hosts retreats and classes across Theravada, Zen, and Tibetan traditions.
View retreat center →Luxury wellness resort outside Ubud. Personalized retreat programs combining yoga, meditation, Ayurvedic treatments, and nutrition.
View retreat center →Cambridge Insight Meditation Center's residential weekend and weeklong retreats, often at off-site venues throughout New England.
View retreat center →Tamarindo-area yoga and meditation retreat combining surf, yoga, and meditation in beachfront Guanacaste setting.
View retreat center →Mediterranean yoga and meditation retreat on Spain's southeast coast. Rotating teachers, vegetarian cuisine.
View retreat center →Tulum-area Zen and meditation retreat center on the Caribbean coast. Combines Zen practice with yoga in tropical setting.
View retreat center →Tulum-based yoga and meditation studio. Daily classes, multi-day retreats with rotating teachers in beachfront jungle setting.
View retreat center →Meditation center in colonial Mérida, Yucatán. Spanish-language and English silent retreats and yoga programs.
View retreat center →Mahasi-lineage forest meditation center near Yangon. Hosts long retreats for serious practitioners.
View retreat center →Rinzai Zen temple in Chicago, in the Tenzan Tetsuyu lineage. Strong koan training in traditional Rinzai forms.
View retreat center →Cultural village resort in Canggu, Bali. Yoga, meditation, and Balinese cultural programs in traditional Joglo houses.
View retreat center →Goenka Vipassana center in Iran. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →UAE's Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day silent retreats in the Middle East.
View retreat center →Goenka Vipassana center in the Blue Mountains, NSW. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →Russia's Goenka Vipassana center near Moscow. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →Kuwait's Goenka Vipassana center. Free 10-day silent retreats serving the Gulf region.
View retreat center →Founded by Steven Snyder. Combines Insight practice with the Diamond Sangha-influenced approach. Online courses and in-person retreats.
View retreat center →Alpujarras-region retreat center in southern Spain near Granada. Yoga, meditation, and sound healing in mountain setting.
View retreat center →Caribbean-coast yoga and meditation retreat in Puerto Viejo. Authentic Costa Rican setting away from the main tourist circuit.
View retreat center →Eco-conscious wellness retreat on the Ayung River. Combines Balinese healing, plant-based cuisine, yoga, and meditation in luxury setting.
View retreat center →Luxury eco-retreat in eastern Bali combining yoga, meditation, and Balinese cultural immersion. Smaller boutique setting.
View retreat center →Coastal retreat center on the Sussex Downs. Hosts independent meditation, mindfulness, and yoga retreats with various teachers.
View retreat center →Sustainable wellness retreat in Nosara. Smaller intimate setting with focus on yoga, meditation, and ecological living.
View retreat center →Thai Forest tradition monastery in Devon. Smaller community, closely linked to Amaravati.
View retreat center →Plum Village's monastery for nuns and lay practitioners north of Paris. Mindfulness retreats in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.
View retreat center →Sanbo Zen-affiliated Zen center in southern California, founded by Roshi John Tarrant lineage. Strong koan training.
View retreat center →Sahajananda's Hridaya nondual meditation tradition, accessible globally through online silent retreats and structured courses.
View retreat center →Australian branch of the International Meditation Centre in the U Ba Khin tradition. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →UK branch of the International Meditation Centre in the U Ba Khin tradition. Free 10-day silent retreats.
View retreat center →Community Insight Meditation sangha in Santa Cruz. Hosts weekly sittings, daylongs, and study groups.
View retreat center →Major Chinese Buddhist temple in Houston. Chan meditation retreats and Pure Land programs.
View retreat center →Karma Kagyu Tibetan center in London under Kagyu Samye Ling. Urban Buddhist programs and short retreats.
View retreat center →Mahasi-tradition Vipassana center near Colombo, hosting long retreats for international yogis.
View retreat center →Shambhala Pacific Northwest center hosting weekend and week-long Vajrayana programs.
View retreat center →Australian Krishnamurti foundation hosting retreats and dialogues in the J. Krishnamurti tradition.
View retreat center →Remote eco-lodge bordering Corcovado National Park on the Osa Peninsula. Yoga, meditation, and wilderness retreats in pristine rainforest.
View retreat center →Women's-focused yoga and meditation retreat on the island of Lesvos. Strong feminine spirituality and Greek cultural integration.
View retreat center →Insight Meditation community serving the central US. Hosts retreats and study programs in the Insight tradition.
View retreat center →Online silent and themed retreats from Mindful Schools, oriented toward K-12 educators and parents.
View retreat center →Pittsburgh-area secular mindfulness center offering MBSR programs and meditation retreats.
View retreat center →Alentejo coastal yoga and meditation retreat. Combines yoga, meditation, and Portuguese countryside culture.
View retreat center →Santa Fe Zen center in the Sanbo Kyodan lineage, founded by Henry Shukman. Strong koan training and Western Zen approach.
View retreat center →Sierra Nevada Insight Meditation community led by John Travis. Hosts retreats in the Insight tradition.
View retreat center →Major Theravada Buddhist education center in Malaysia. Retreats and educational programs in the Burmese forest tradition.
View retreat center →Yoga retreat near Arenal Volcano combining yoga, meditation, hot springs, and rainforest setting.
View retreat center →Established yoga and meditation school in the surf town of Nosara. 200/300/500-hour Yoga Alliance teacher trainings and meditation retreats.
View retreat center →Algarve coastal yoga and meditation retreats. Year-round programs with regular international teacher rotation.
View retreat center →Nashville's Insight Meditation community. Daily sittings, daylongs, and weekend retreats.
View retreat center →Authentic Panchakarma Ayurvedic retreat in Ubud. Full-program detox combined with yoga and meditation.
View retreat center →Boutique wellness retreats in the Ubud jungle. Combines yoga, meditation, healing arts, and Balinese cultural experiences.
View retreat center →Holistic healing center on Koh Phangan combining detox programs, yoga, and meditation. Long-term wellness focus.
View retreat center →Center of Sri H.W.L. Poonja (Papaji), continuing the lineage of Ramana Maharshi. Satsang and self-inquiry teachings in Lucknow.
View retreat center →Swami Ramdev's massive yoga and Ayurveda complex in Haridwar. Yoga and pranayama-focused retreats with traditional approach.
View retreat center →Mahasi-tradition meditation center in Penang, Malaysia. Long silent retreats with international and Burmese teachers.
View retreat center →Traditional yoga and meditation ashram on the Ganges, north of Rishikesh. Famous 7-day retreat program for Western seekers.
View retreat center →Ayurvedic retreat south of Colombo. Combines traditional Ayurvedic treatments, yoga, and meditation in a heritage colonial-era estate.
View retreat center →Plum Village mindfulness community in South Africa, organizing retreats in the Thich Nhat Hanh tradition.
View retreat center →Eco-retreat in Sidemen valley, eastern Bali. Tantric and nondual meditation traditions combined with hatha yoga.
View retreat center →Beachfront yoga and meditation retreat in the surf town of Santa Teresa. Daily yoga, meditation programs, and oceanfront villas.
View retreat center →Beachfront boutique yoga and meditation retreat in the surf town of Troncones, Mexico. Year-round programs with rotating international teachers.
View retreat center →Sound healing and meditation pyramids in Ubud. Daily sound bath sessions and immersive meditation experiences.
View retreat center →Ubud-based yoga and meditation school co-founded by Daniel Aaron. Strong in vinyasa flow, breathwork, and meditation intensives.
View retreat center →Northern California retreat center in the Rangjung Yeshe (Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche) lineage. Nyingma/Dzogchen retreats.
View retreat center →Bay Area secular mindfulness center offering MBSR retreats, classes, and daylongs.
View retreat center →High-end wellness retreat near Shanghai combining Chan/Zen meditation with traditional Chinese medicine, breathwork, and modern wellness.
View retreat center →Online meditation community offering daily live group sessions and weekend online retreats with rotating teachers.
View retreat center →Atmavidya self-realization retreat center in southern Costa Rica, founded by Shunyamurti. Combines depth psychology with non-dual meditation.
View retreat center →Mexican Shambhala center in the colonial city of Cuernavaca. Spanish-language Vajrayana programs.
View retreat center →Shambhala Buddhist center in Manhattan. Urban Vajrayana programs in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
View retreat center →Authentic Indian yoga retreat outside Bangalore. Vedic/Hindu tradition with strong yoga and meditation focus.
View retreat center →Yoga retreat on a private island off Greece. Solar-powered, spring-water, traditional stone houses. Limited group sizes.
View retreat center →Eco-retreat in rural Alentejo, Portugal. Silent meditation retreats and yoga programs in restored farm setting.
View retreat center →Luxury Ayurvedic retreat in central Bali combining traditional Ayurvedic medicine with yoga and meditation programs. High-end wellness destination.
View retreat center →Mysore-area Ashtanga yoga and meditation retreats in the Pattabhi Jois lineage region. Strong traditional practice base.
View retreat center →San Diego-area Sōtō Zen center, founded by Seisen Saunders Roshi. Sittings and sesshin in the Maezumi lineage.
View retreat center →Beachfront yoga and meditation retreat on Sri Lanka's south coast. Combines yoga, meditation, surf, and Ayurveda.
View retreat center →Sharpham Trust's silent retreat house. Long personal retreats in a small community of practitioners.
View retreat center →Eco-resort and yoga retreat center on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Sacred feminine and goddess-tradition retreats.
View retreat center →Boutique tantra and yoga retreat in Canggu. Hosts intimate retreats focused on integration of meditation, embodiment, and conscious sexuality.
View retreat center →Snowdonia retreat center in north Wales. Hosts mindfulness, secular meditation, and themed retreats with diverse facilitators.
View retreat center →Canadian Insight Meditation organization hosting bilingual silent retreats with leading Insight teachers across Quebec and Ontario.
View retreat center →Major Shinto shrine offering traditional misogi (waterfall purification) and Shinto contemplative practice retreats.
View retreat center →Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche's Karma Kagyu Tibetan retreat center in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
View retreat center →Remote luxury wellness retreat accessible only by boat, south of Puerto Vallarta. Hosts retreats with major international teachers in dramatic mountain-meets-sea setting.
View retreat center →Family-run yoga retreat villa in the Ubud rice fields. Hosts private and group retreats with rotating teachers.
View retreat center →Hawaii's primary Insight meditation community, hosting daylongs and annual silent retreats with Western Insight teachers.
View retreat center →Thai Forest tradition monastery, home of Ajahn Anan. Long retreats for Western lay practitioners. Strict Vinaya practice.
View retreat center →Master Sheng-yen lineage Western Chan retreats held at various UK locations. Combines Chan/Zen practice with Western contemplative pedagogy.
View retreat center →Headquarters of Won Buddhism, a modernized Korean Buddhist tradition. Hosts retreats and meditation training in the Won tradition.
View retreat center →Beachfront yoga retreat south of Puerto Vallarta, accessible only by boat. Multiple yoga shalas, meditation programs, and traditional palapa accommodation.
View retreat center →Beachfront yoga school in southern Baja. Yoga Alliance teacher trainings and meditation retreats. Ocean-facing yoga shalas.
View retreat center →Andalusian yoga and meditation school. Beachfront retreats and Yoga Alliance trainings on the Costa de la Luz.
View retreat center →Coastal yoga and meditation retreat on the south coast of Crete. Mediterranean setting with year-round program.
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