In this retreat we will develop Metta  (a loving, benevolent attitude towards all living beings) in formal sitting and walking meditation as well as in daily activities. Since the time of the Buddha, this form of meditation has been used as a practice for its own sake, and as a support for the development and deepening of insight.

In this special retreat, yogis will have the unique opportunity to learn the practice of mettā meditation from Ayya Virañani who has shared these teachings for many years in Burma and in the west.

We are also looking for head cooks for this retreat so please get in touch with the office if you’d like to help out with this.

About Ayya Virañani
Ayya Vīrañāṇi began to practice meditation in 1979, as a scientist and conservation biologist in Hawai’i and New Zealand. In the mid-1990s, she began to practice more intensively, and in 2003 took novice ordination in the Burmese lineage of Mahasi Sayadaw. She took permanent ordination in Burma with Sayadaw U Pandita on New Year 2006, and until recently has mostly resided at the Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre in Myanmar. She was one of the editors (for Pāḷi and English) of the translation from the Burmese of Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight published by Wisdom Publications. She teaches mettā and vipassanā meditation retreats worldwide.

Ayya is currently in residence at BMIMC until November and has extended an invitation to anyone (whether attending her retreat or not) who would like to drop around to talk about their practice or the Dhamma generally. Please contact the office if you would like to meet with Ayya for a chat, any time between now an her Metta retreat.