Retreats
Win Metta holds meditation retreats of 3, 7 or 10 days, online on Zoom and in monasteries. Each retreat is led by a Sayadaw or Venerable, with several meditation sessions a day.
No retreat is scheduled right now.
New retreats are announced on winmetta.org and on our Facebook page. Past retreats are below.
How Win Metta retreats work
Online retreats run on Zoom. The Sayadaw leads several meditation sessions each day. Win Metta volunteers host the Zoom meeting, and in breakout rooms yogis can ask the Sayadaw individual questions about their practice.
In-person retreats are held in a monastery. The Sayadaw leads the meditation sessions, and Win Metta volunteers take care of the logistics. Yogis who cannot travel can often join over Zoom.
Past retreats
Retreats: 15
- 13th 10-day retreat
Dec 25, 2025 – Jan 3, 2026
Online and in person
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda) · Mettananda Vihara, Oakland, CA, USA
- 12th 10-day retreat
Apr 18 – 27, 2025
Online and in person
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda) · Mettananda Vihara, Oakland, CA, USA
- 3-day retreat
Apr 5 – 7, 2025
Online and in person
Ashin Kuṇḍadhāna (Dawei) · Kusalakari Monastery, Fremont, CA, USA
- 11th 10-day retreat
Oct 25 – Nov 3, 2024
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 10-day retreat
Jul 22 – 31, 2024
Online
Ashin Kovida (Seikphyu)
- 10th 10-day retreat
Dec 22 – 31, 2023
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 9th 10-day retreat
Sep 1 – 10, 2023
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 8th 10-day retreat
May 26 – Jun 4, 2023
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 7th 10-day retreat
Dec 23, 2022 – Jan 1, 2023
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 6th 10-day retreat
Sep 2 – 11, 2022
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 5th 10-day retreat
Apr 9 – 18, 2022
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 4th 10-day retreat
Dec 24, 2021 – Jan 2, 2022
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 3rd 10-day retreat
Sep 3 – 12, 2021
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 2nd 10-day retreat
Apr 16 – 25, 2021
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)
- 1st 10-day retreat
Dec 25, 2020 – Jan 3, 2021
Online
Sayadaw U Ghositābhivaṃsa (Mettānanda)