🧘 1. Mahasi Meditation Center (Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha) – Yangon
Founded by: Sayadaw U Mahasi
Focus: Vipassanā (Insight) Meditation using “noting” technique
Who Can Join: Locals and international students
Known For: Structured retreats, Dhamma talks, and monastic discipline
- Address: No. 16, Sasana Yeiktha Road
Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)
🧘♂️ 2. Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Center – Yangon & Hmawbi
Founded by: Sayadaw U Janaka (Chanmyay Sayadaw)
Focus: Vipassanā meditation in the Mahasi tradition
Known For: Teaching in English; very welcoming to foreigners
Branches: Also in Hmawbi and internationally
Address: 55A, Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Mayangone P.O., Yangon 11061, Myanmar
Phone: +95 1 661479
Fax: +95 1 667050
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.chanmyay.org
🧘♂️ 3. Pa Auk Forest Monastery – Mawlamyine, Mon State
Founded by: Pa-Auk Sayadaw
Focus: Both Samatha (concentration) and Vipassanā (insight)
Environment: Deep forest monastery ideal for long-term practice
International Appeal: Hundreds of monks, nuns, and laypeople from across the world
Address
Pa-Auk Forest Monastery (Main)
c/o Major U Khan Sain (Rtd)
653 Lower Main Road
Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar
📞 Tel: +95 57 27853 / +95 57 27548
📧 Email: [email protected]
🌐 Website: www.paaukforestmonastery.org
🧘♂️ 4. Shwe Oo Min Dhamma Sukha Yeiktha – Yangon
Founded by: Sayadaw U Tejaniya
Focus: Mindfulness in daily life, informal style
Known For: More relaxed, awareness-based teaching method; especially popular among Westerners
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Email: Not publicly listed for the center.
International Contacts:
North America: [email protected]
Europe: [email protected] Salesforce+3
🧘♂️ 5. Panditarama Meditation Center – Yangon & Bago
Founded by: Sayadaw U Pandita (disciple of Mahasi Sayadaw)
Focus: Intensive Vipassanā retreats with strict schedules
International Center: Bago branch (Panditarama Forest Center) is the most popular for foreigners
Address: 80-A Than Lwin Road, Bahan Township, Yangon Division, Myanmar
Phone: +95 1 535 448, +95 1 705 525
Email: [email protected]
Address: The Phyu Chaung Village, Inntakaw Township, Bago Division, Myanmar
Phone: +95 9 494 507 87, +95 9 7678 64672, +95 9 7789 48650
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.panditarama.org
🧘♂️ 6. Dhamma Joti Vipassana Center (S.N. Goenka Tradition) – Yangon
Affiliated With: S.N. Goenka’s global Vipassanā movement
Focus: 10-day courses in the U Ba Khin tradition
Free of charge: Donation-based
International Access: Courses taught in English and Burmese
Address: Wingabar Yele Kyaung, Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon 11201, Myanmar
Phone: +95 1 546660, +95 1 549290
Email: [email protected]
Website: joti.dhamma.org
🧘♂️ 7. Thabarwa Center – Thanlyin, Yangon Region
Founded by: Sayadaw Ashin Ottamasara
Focus: Meditation, compassionate service, care for the sick and elderly
Known For: Open to everyone, even those without resources
Unique Offering: Combines meditation with social service
Address: Thanlyin Pagoda Hill (Between Kyaik Khauk Pagoda and East Yangon University), Phayar Kone Village, Thanlyin Township, Yangon Region, Myanmar ThaBarWa Centre+2ThaBarWa Centre+2Flickr+2
Phone Numbers:
+95 9972 743 022 (English)
+95 9784 563 653 (English)
+95 9250 047 330 (English, French, Italian) ThaBarWa Centre
Email: [email protected]
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