Places to practise, with honest guides and visitor reviews.
Wat Pah NanachatUbon Ratchathani, ThailandA day in an international forest monastery
Suan MokkhSurat Thani, ThailandThe monthly 10-day silent retreat
Zen Center of Los AngelesLos Angeles, USAA Zen temple since 1967
Deer Park MonasteryEscondido, USAA Plum Village refuge
Kagyu Samye LingScotland, UKThe first Tibetan centre in the West
Gaia HouseDevon, UKSilent retreats in the Buddhist tradition
Birken Forest MonasteryBritish Columbia, CanadaAn off-grid forest monastery
Blue Cliff MonasteryNew York, USAA Plum Village practice center
Sunnataram Forest MonasteryBundanoon, AustraliaSunday talks and working bees
Cittaviveka (Chithurst)West Sussex, UKA Thai forest monastery open each day
Kopan MonasteryKathmandu, NepalTeachings above the valley
London Buddhist CentreEast London, UKA Triratna centre with free classesAbhayagiriRedwood Valley, USAA Thai Forest monastery in CaliforniaSpirit RockWest Marin, USAInsight Meditation in the hillsTisaranaPerth, CanadaA forest monastery near OttawaChenrezig InstituteQueensland, AustraliaA rainforest retreat centreRoot InstituteBodh Gaya, IndiaA Tibetan-tradition centre where the Buddha awakenedNew York InsightNew York City, USAAn urban meditation centerJamyang LondonLondon, UKA Tibetan centre with open doorsInsight Meditation CenterRedwood City, USAA volunteer-run refuge, free by donationHartridge MonasteryDevon, UKA small Theravada communityRigpa LondonLondon, UKA Tibetan centre open to everyoneGuides are written from each place's own published information, never as a personal visit. Photos are freely licensed (credited on each guide) and given one colour grade.
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