Winter Retreat
The monastery entered the annual three-month winter retreat on January 3, 2026. Our Abbot, Ajahn Nyaniko, will be in Thailand until early March and on solitary retreat for most of March with the exception of Magha Puja on March 3. We are pleased to welcome back Luang Por Pasanno from his year-long stay at Amaravati Monastery in England as well as Ajahn Karunadhammo from England. Both Ajahns will be at Abhayagiri for the duration of the winter retreat. During the three months of our winter retreat, the resident community takes time to engage in more formal meditation practice following a changing schedule of group and individual practice. We will resume the normal routines the first week of April.
During the winter retreat there will be no overnight guests. To schedule overnight visits please contact us on or after April 1st. Day visitors are still welcome to visit the monastery to participate in the meal offering or bring offerings of requisites at the meal time or attend the evening Dhamma talks on Saturday night. There will not be a Dhamma talk on the lunar observance days. Please note that the community is practicing noble silence. Thus, conversations with the monastics and retreat crew are very limited.
On Saturday evenings the meditation and Dhamma talks will begin at 7pm. You may view a livestream of the Saturday night programs via the Abhayagiri YouTube channel. The general public is welcome to attend the Saturday evening meditation and Dhamma talk. New Dhamma talks and readings will be posted regularly throughout the retreat.
