Greetings fellow yogis,

I was fortunate enough to spend 5 months on retreat last year: one month at Southwest Sangha working with my US teacher Allan Cooper; one month at Tathagata Meditation Center in San Jose with that retreat led by U Pandita; 90 days in Lumbini studying with Sayadaw Vivekananda and Sayalay Bhaddhamonika. I will return to Lumbini in the late summer or early autumn.

I'd be interested to hear of any Mahasi style retreat centers or monasteries in the US besides those listed above--please include The Forest Refuge in Barre in that list as they are out of my financial range. I want to do one or two months of intensive practice before leaving for Asia.

I am also interested in any retreat centers in Thailand that fit the criteria. I have written twice to Sobin Namto's monastery or temple Wat Wangplado but no replies in two weeks.

Thanks for any help or suggestions.

metta