Practice Opportunities
mahasi retreats in the west
The Tathagata Meditation Center in San Jose, CA hosts monastics from the Mahasi Sayadaw lineage, and offers teachings and retreats online and in person.
Vipassana Metta on Maui teacher Kamala Masters offers Mahasi style teachings, including an annual Mahasi retreat at IMS.
Ven. Vivekanada, a western monk trained by Sayadaw U Pandita, and resident teacher at Panditarama Lumbini, also offers some retreats in the west.
mahasi retreats for westerners in asia
The Saddhamma Foundation organizes 2-month retreats for westerners at the center founded by the late Sayadaw U Pandita in Myanmar (Burma), about 2 hours from Yangon.
Vipassana Hawai'i organizes 3-week retreats for westerners at the historic Kyaswa Monastery outside of Mandaly in Myanmar (Burma).
Panditarama Lumbini in Nepal offers opportunites to practice with monastics from the Mahasi Sayadaw lineage.
Long insight meditation retreats in the USa
The Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA offers an annual three-month retreat from Sept - Dec, with some spaces for those who would like to attend for 6 weeks.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Woodacre, CA offers an annual two-month retreat in Feb - March, with some spaces for those who would like to attend for 1 month.
The Forest Refuge in Barre, MA offers flexible stays for periods from 2 weeks to multiple months.
theravada centers in the dc metro area
Bhavana Society in High View, WV founded by the venerable Bhante Gunaratana, offers teachings and retreats online and in person.
Dassanaya Buddhist Community in Alexandria, VA maintains a small center led by Dhammadipa, a teacher with training in both Theravada and Zen lineages.
Ky Vien Tu (Jetavana Vihara Temple) in Washington, DC maintains a small center established by Bhante Khippapanno, a Vietnamese monk who trained with Mahasi Sayadaw.