A five-day meditation course north of Bangkok. Practise at dawn and in the evening, learn the method and the mechanism of the mind in the morning talks, and bring what is stuck in your practice to the meditation clinic in the afternoons.
Five days in Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, built around three parts. You practise in the early morning and in the evening. In the late morning there is a talk on the technique of practice and on the mechanism of the mind. In the afternoon there is a meditation clinic: you write down how your practice went and what got in the way, and you receive advice on what to do about it.
You leave with a method you understand, not only one you have tried — and with answers to the problems you actually met.
The course is open to beginners and to those who already practise. Teaching is in English.
We charge only for food: three meals a day at 1,000 THB a day. For the five days that is 5,000 THB. Your room and the teaching carry no charge.
For now the courses are held at the Bhavanarak Club, a meditation centre in Khlong Sam, Khlong Luang, which kindly lends us its place. This is a temporary home while our own place, Vimutti Valley, is being planned. The compound has a large air-conditioned practice hall, rooms for staying, a dining room, a kitchen and a laundry.
Vimutti Valley is the place we are planning as the long-term home of these courses: a quiet site in Pathum Thani, north of Bangkok, with a meditation hall beside a reflecting pool, a library and a dining hall.
Instead of shared rooms, each practitioner will have a small house of their own, set among gardens and paths, so the stay is far more private and the practice can go deeper.
The pictures here are an early, incomplete draft of the design — much is still to be revised. The land has not been bought yet — we are waiting for supporters who wish to help, and the planning continues. Meanwhile we have started the courses at a borrowed place, so that the practice does not have to wait.
If you would like to help Vimutti Valley come to be, message us on WhatsApp: +66 82 195 6535.
Early concept design by MOOD, September 2026. Incomplete — much will change. More at vimuttivalley.com.
A few simple agreements keep the place quiet for everyone.
Inside any building your phone is switched off. If you need to use it, step outside the building and use it there.
You may stay in a room here, or book your own hotel nearby and come in each day for the whole day of practice, then return to your hotel in the evening. You arrange your own transport.
The fee is 1,000 THB a day for every participant, whether you eat here or not. Meals are ordered for the whole group in advance.
Photos, feedback and interviews. Photos are taken during the course, so agreeing to their use is part of registering. At the end, everyone fills in a short questionnaire on their experience. A video interview about your practice and progress is never assumed — we ask each person privately, and only those who are happy to do it take part.
| Time of day | What happens |
|---|---|
| Early morning | Practice — quiet sitting in the hall |
| Late morning | Talk — the technique of practice, the mechanism of the mind, and related topics |
| Afternoon | Meditation clinic — from Day 2, you hand in a written note on your practice: how it went, and the problems and obstacles you met. Each note is answered with advice on how to work through what is stuck. After that, a break, then quiet sitting on your own. |
| Evening | Practice — quiet sitting in the hall |
| Day | Date | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Wed 3 March 2027 | Arrive in the afternoon, check in, settle into your room |
| Day 1 | Thu 4 March | Opening in the morning, first talk and instructions, practice in the evening |
| Days 2–3 | Fri 5 – Sat 6 March | Practice, morning talks and the afternoon meditation clinic on your written practice notes |
| Day 4 | Sun 7 March | A Buddhist holy day (wan phra). The teacher has duties at the temple in the morning, so the morning is your own practice and rest. The talk and the meditation clinic are held together in the afternoon. |
| Day 5 | Mon 8 March | Final day of practice, closing session and a short feedback questionnaire |
| Departure | Tue 9 March | Breakfast, then leave in the morning |
The hour-by-hour timetable will be sent to registered participants before the course.
Bhavanarak Club
19/9 Soi Khlong Sam 8/5, Khlong Sam,
Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand
The centre is in Khlong Luang district, north of Bangkok. From either Bangkok airport (Don Mueang or Suvarnabhumi) the simplest way is a taxi or a Grab car — show the driver the map link below. Enter Soi 8/5 and look for Gate 1 with the number 19/9 on the sign.
If you stay at a hotel, choose one you can reach easily by car each morning.
Fill in the form to hold a place. You then pay the meal fee by bank transfer through Wise. Your place is held for 7 days while the transfer arrives.
After you register, please add our WhatsApp, +66 82 195 6535. All news and updates about the course are sent there.
Your reference number:
Please pay 5,000 THB within 7 days. Keep this page or write down the reference — you will need it for the transfer.
All news and updates about the course are sent by WhatsApp. Add +66 82 195 6535 and send your reference number.
Open WhatsAppWe check every transfer by its reference and confirm your place once the money has arrived. If no transfer arrives within 7 days, the place is released to the next person.
