The Metta Vipassana Way Retreat with Bhante Dhammagevesi & Manjula Bhosale
Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation and Sukhita Yoga
May 1 to May 11, 2026
A 10-day Samatha Vipassana retreat with guides Bhante Dhammagevesi and Manjula Bhosale to help you come into balance through a unique combination of meditation and movement.
Whether you are seeking new perspectives; wishing to digitally detox and look after your wellbeing; looking to understand more clearly the nature of mind and body and explore the path to awakening; or feel your current practice has plateaued, this retreat gives a way forward that develops calm and insight as a unified experience.
You will be learning Tranquil Wisdom (Samatha), Insight (Vipassana) Meditation, and Sukhita Yoga; practices that bring awareness to states of mind and the tension we habitually carry that creates resistance in our lives.
Morning practices of Sukhita Yoga will set your body up for a day of sitting and walking meditation and renew your connection with your vitality, give you an insight into the impact of mind states in the body and support the flow of your meditation through the retreat.
Practice during the retreat is in silence with regular opportunities to ask any questions you have either in the Yoga sessions, the evening Dhamma talks or your daily interview with the teachers.
Read more about it : www.mettavipassana.org
For queries and to register, please email us at info@buddhapada.in or Call or WhatsApp on +91 8927243259
The retreat will begin in the morning on may 1 and end on May 11 after the breakfast, and cleaning activities.
About the Guides—
Bhikkhu Dhammagavesi Thero is of Indian origin who started his spiritual journey in 2013 at Wat Pah Nana Chat in Thailand, where he stayed for 1 and a half years. In 2016 he discovered Bhante Vimalaramsi’s Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation, an approach to the Buddha Dhamma and meditation which is easy to understand and immediately effective. He took higher ordination with Bhante Vimalaramsi in 2017. He is the spiritual guide for the Samatha Vipassana Trust in India and guides regular retreats and supports and trains future monastics, students and teachers in the TWIM practice. Students find his approach encouraging and relatable and with his natural generosity towards all aspects of their learning, are able to discover a kind and loving acceptance of themselves.
Manjula Bhosale
with profound respect and gratitude to Acharya S. N. Goenkaji and Bhante Vimalaramsi, here is my spiritual journey…
My parents inspired my interest in meditation and spirituality at an early age. I was introduced to meditation as a child by my grandmother, who meditated regularly.
I am blessed to have met Swarupanand Swami ji at Pawas — a Siddhahasta Yogi — in early childhood. I have also been practicing and teaching yogasanas for over 30 years.
My aunt introduced me to Vipassana in 2005. After completing numerous Vipassana courses, I was appointed as an Assistant Teacher of Vipassana in 2011. I assisted over 55 ten-day Vipassana courses, including courses for teenagers, until 2023. My friend Dr. Rohi Shetty introduced me to TWIM, and I joined a TWIM retreat in June 2023. I was impressed by the simplicity of the technique, especially the 6Rs and the use of the Brahmaviharas as the object of meditation.After two trainings at TWIM with Ven. Bhikkhu Dhammagavesi Thero, Hugh Poulton, and Dr. Madhusudan Cherekar, I accepted the responsibility to serve as a TWIM guide in January 2024. I have been serving residential TWIM courses in Pune since then.
To join, please write to info@buddhpada.in