Indriya Retreat Vipassana

Meditation centre offering silent 10-day and 21-day vipassana retreats Welcome to the Indriya Retreat Vipassana community!

We are a dedicated meditation center offering silent 7-day and 14-day Vipassana retreats throughout the year. Our programs are designed for both beginners and experienced meditators seeking a transformative experience in a peaceful environment. What's New for 2025:

Flexible Retreat Dates: Now offering more frequent start dates for 7-day and 14-day programs.
• Experienced Teachers: Guided sessions led by certified instructors with international expertise.
• Supportive Community: Connect with fellow meditators, share insights, and maintain your practice beyond the retreat.
• Comfortable eco-huts: Fully renovated in 2024, with double occupancy. Single occupancy available upon request.
• Easy Registration: Reserve your spot directly via updates in our Facebook group or on our website.
• Additional Spiritual Retreats & Workshops: Occasional workshops on mindfulness, yoga, and holistic wellness are included. Join us to experience deep silence, inner growth, and lasting peace. For updates, registration information, and support, stay tuned to this group.

12/11/2025

Anthony Markwell’s First Live Meditation Teacher Training — a course many have been waiting for.

What if meditation is more than just a practice?
What if it’s a way to inspire others and find meaning in every day of your life?

After 30 years of personal practice, 11 years in monasteries in Myanmar and Thailand, and 12 years of leading retreats, Anthony Markwell is launching what many have long awaited — his first live Meditation Teacher Training.

📅 April 2–22, 2026
📍Indriya Retreat, Koh Phangan

This is not online. This is not theory.
It’s three weeks of deep learning and personal presence — a space where you live meditation from within and learn how to share it with others.

You’ll discover how to teach meditation with confidence and clarity, and how to guide others along this path.

“My teachers entrusted me with their practices.
Now it’s my time to pass them on.” — Anthony Markwell

These will be three unforgettable weeks — filled with meaning, inspiration, and clarity of your own Path.
A time of real transformation, inner insight, and a community united by one intention — the pursuit of awakening.

If you feel that it’s time to share — this is your chance.
If you feel the call — follow it.

✨ Special conditions apply for the first 5 participants.

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Send your application via WhatsApp to receive the video presentation of the course and all details.

Or simply write COURSE in the comments below.

09/11/2025

✨ Right now, the first live retreat with Anthony Markwell is taking place on Koh Phangan — a two-week deep immersion with 27 participants. It’s a truly transformative experience, and soon we’ll be sharing the reflections and insights from this journey.

In the meantime, we invite you to join one of the upcoming Vipassana Retreats with Anthony Markwell:

📅 December 13–20, 2025 (in person)
📅 January 2–10, 2026
📅 March 5–26, 2026 EXPRESS TRAIN TO NIBANNA (in person)

If you’re planning to attend a retreat for the first time, watch this video — Anthony shares a simple yet powerful piece of advice for both beginners and even those continuing their practice:

💬“Meditation is the art of letting go of expectations and simply being in the present moment.” — Anthony Markwell

Don’t expect anything to happen. Don’t try to achieve or attain.
True practice begins the moment you allow things to be just as they are. 🌿

To learn more about retreats with Anthony Markwell, write the word “Vipassana” in the comments. We will send you the details.

06/11/2025

🎉 Celebrate New Year’s Eve on Koh Phangan with us! 🌴

Have you decided where you’ll welcome the New Year?
At the end of December we’d love for you to join us on Koh Phangan!

We know exactly how to make your tropical celebration truly special. 🌺

✨ What to expect:
— the most joyful and sober New Year’s party on Phangan
— a festive seaside buffet
— live musicians and an atmosphere filled with joy and connection
— creative and inspiring community

Come and share this magical night with us — a celebration of joy, mindfulness, and togetherness before the retreat begins. 💫

📅 Dates: December 31 – January 2
📍 Location: Koh Phangan, Thailand

And right after — join the Vipassana Retreat with Anthony Markwell
🗓 January 2 – 10, 2026

Let’s welcome 2026 with warmth, music, and inspiration. 🌊💛

💌 Want to know more?
Drop any emoji in the comments, and we’ll message you with program and all the details! ✨

04/11/2025

🌿 Insight Vipassana & Yoga Retreat with Dmitry Glazkov — seven days of gentle yoga, mindful breathing, meditation, and Dhamma talks.
A space where silence becomes your ally, and presence feels like home.

✨ For the first time at Indra — Dmitry Glazkov, founder of Sadhama Rewild Retreats (UK), an experienced teacher of meditation, yoga, and Ayurveda.
📅 6–12 December 2025
📍 Koh Phangan, Thailand

🌸 Dmitry’s project — Sadhama — has been recognized as one of the leading retreat programs in the UK and was awarded “Best Meditation Retreat 2025.”
Over the past six years, he has led more than 30 retreats, welcoming over 1,500 practitioners from around the world.

🪷 With more than 15 years of personal practice, numerous long-term Vipassana retreats and Vision Quests in the wild, Dmitry’s journey has shaped a deep, lived understanding of the Dhamma — shared with warmth, sincerity, and a touch of humor.

For the last three years, Dmitry has been teaching yoga at Indra during retreats with Anthony Markwell and Igor Budnikov, offering participants his rare blend of clarity, depth, and presence.

He brings together Buddhist wisdom 🕊, yogic practices, and Ayurvedic principles, helping each participant reconnect with their natural wholeness.

💬“I don’t offer my personal experience,” says Dmitry,
“but tools for you to discover your own inner Wisdom.
Every path is unique — like breath, like rhythm.”

The retreat is open to experienced practitioners as well as those new to silence.
Each day unfolds through:
🧘‍♀️ morning yoga and breathwork,
🌞 mindfulness practices,
💬 inspiring Dhamma talks,
🌙 and quiet evening sessions in stillness.

This is an invitation to see yourself anew — gently, without striving.
Through breath, movement, and conscious presence.

🌺 6–12 December 2025
Indra Yoga & Healing Space, Koh Phangan

💫 If something inside you resonates — trust that calling.
Leave a 🌿 or the word “retreat” in the comments,
and we’ll reach out to share more details about the program and registration.

02/11/2025

🌸 Season 2025–2026 at Indriya — a time for stillness, renewal, and true presence

On the island of Koh Phangan begins a new cycle of retreats — a time to return to yourself, to feel life without haste, and to let everything simply be as it is.

Indriya Retreat Center is a sanctuary where nature, awareness, and silence come together to support your inner transformation.

Each retreat is its own story —
a story of attention, trust, and stillness that becomes the foundation for a new chapter of life.

🌿 Retreat Schedule 2025–2026:

* Vipassana Retreat with Anthony Markwell (in person)
📅 05.11.25–20.11.25

* Freestyle Vipassana Retreat with Jeff Oliver
📅 21.11.25–28.11.25

* Vipassana Retreat with Anthony Markwell (in person)
📅 13.12.25–20.12.25

* Vipassana Retreat with Dmitry Glazkov of Sadhama
📅 06.12.25–12.12.25

* Vipassana Retreat with Anthony Markwell
📅 02.01.26–10.01.26
05.03.26-26.03.26
*Meditation Teacher Training Course
with Anthony Markwell
📅02.04.26-22.04.26

🌺 Indriya Retreat Center is an invitation to slow down, breathe deeper, and simply be.
📍 Koh Phangan, Thailand — a place where the soul rests and the heart remembers peace.

Leave a “+” in the comments, and we’ll send you the program in a private message.

30/10/2025

🕊 Друзья, важное обновление

Из аккаунта Indriya Retreat Center мы убираем анонсы русскоязычных ретритов.
Теперь этот профиль будет посвящён только англоязычным событиям центра.

Если вам интересны ретриты и программы на русском языке, приглашаем вас в наш русскоязычный Telegram-канал, в котором публикуются все новости, расписание и полезные материалы на русском 💫

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Спасибо, что вы с нами и продолжаете путь осознанности вместе с Indriya.
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We’re transitioning our main Indriya account to focus solely on English-language programs. Russian retreats and updates will now live in our dedicated Telegram channel.

29/10/2025

🌿 Mindful New Year with Anthony Markwell
📅 January 2–10, 2026 · 📍 Indriya Retreat, Koh Phangan

You asked — and we listened 💫
Our retreat is now available during the most sought-after months!
By popular request, we are delighted to present an exclusive opportunity — the long-awaited “Mindful New Year” retreat with Anthony Markwell.
Instead of winter and rush — the sea, stillness, and a gentle beginning to the year.

1 week of silence and mindfulness — a time to steady the mind and open the heart.

✨Daily meditation instructions and high-quality recorded Dhamma talks with Anthony, presented in the meditation hall. These talks carry a vivid sense of presence, allowing you to immerse deeply in the practice — as if Anthony were right there beside you.

✨Supportive individual meetings with a teacher personally trained by Anthony Markwell. Each participant will receive personal guidance in a safe, caring space for mindfulness and inner reflection.

✨A balanced daily rhythm of sitting and walking meditation, complemented by morning yoga to support the body and the breath.

✨A simple and warm atmosphere of silence, nurtured by the care of the Indriya team and the strength of a like-minded community of practitioners.

We’ve received wonderful feedback from our previous recorded retreat with Anthony — and we’re confident you’ll find this one just as rewarding.

📍 Indriya Retreat is a unique sanctuary created to help you return home — to your true self.
Surrounded by nature and silence, it invites you to reconnect with what truly matters.

📅 January 2–10, 2026
📍 Indriya Retreat, Koh Phangan

Begin the year in silence — with clarity and mindfulness 💛

📩 To learn more, write DHAMMA in the comments.
Spaces are limited 🌿

26/10/2025

“Each time you return to the retreat, you discover something new — even if you’ve walked this path ten times before.” — Anthony Markwell

The Vipassana retreat in Indriya is for everyone — beginners, experienced meditators, and advanced practitioners.

Each person finds what they need: a first step, a deeper practice, or a living connection with the Buddha’s teachings.

It’s a space where meditation truly comes alive in the heart.

📅 Upcoming Vipassana retreats with Anthony Markwell (in person):
🗣️ English language with Russian translation
— 05.11.25 – 20.11.25
— 13.12.25 – 20.12.25

23/10/2025

🌀 Meditation Is A Workout For The Mind

“Real meditation isn’t about drifting away somewhere. It’s not about esotericism, astral travel, or chasing a state of zen. Real meditation is about training certain qualities of the mind — and this training can be compared to exercising your body in the gym.” — leader of the mindfulness movement in Russia, student of Anthony Markwell, Igor Budnikov

It seems simple — to sit in stillness.
Yet the moment we close our eyes, the mind begins to protest: “I’m too busy.” “I can’t quiet down.” “This isn’t for me.”

These are the traps of the mind — subtle defenses that keep us from truly meeting ourselves.
The mind fears silence, for in silence it loses all it clings to: thoughts, roles, control.

But it is within this very silence that awakening begins.
Meditation is not about silencing the mind — it is about returning, softly and patiently, to yourself.

🌿 Do not fight your resistance — simply notice it.
Each time you choose presence over escape, you are already meditating.

Many participants of Indriya retreats say that by the end of the retreat, meditation becomes clear and natural to them. Join us and discover how simple and accessible true mindfulness can be.

📅 Vipassana Retreat with Anthony Markwell (in person)
🗣 English Language (with Russian translation)
05.11.25 – 20.11.25
13.12.25 – 20.12.25

📅 Freestyle Vipassana Retreat with Jeff Oliver
🗣 English Language
21.11.25 – 28.11.25

📅 Vipassana Retreat with Dmitry Glazkov of Sadhama
🗣 English Language
06.12.25 – 12.12.25

You can find more information about the retreats at this link:
https://indriyaretreat.com/indriyaretreat

21/10/2025

🌿 Why does Indriya have a registration fee for retreats?

This fee is more than a formality. It helps the Indriya Retreat Center cover essential organizational costs to make your stay as comfortable and nurturing as possible:

🥗 nourishing meals and quality ingredients
🧘‍♀️ salaries for chefs and staff
🧺 laundry services
🏡 upkeep of the center — rent, electricity, cleaning, repairs
📋 and other necessary expenses

It also confirms your sincere intention and secures your place in the group.

Taking the first step toward joining the retreat is simple — just fill out the registration form and submit the registration fee. Once your payment and registration are complete, you’ll receive a confirmation email with important details about your upcoming retreat.

✨ This is your first step toward a profound inner journey.
Silence, mindfulness, and rejuvenation await you at Indriya Retreat Center.

If you’re not quite ready to take the leap yet, stay connected and feel free to ask any questions. We’re here to support you every step of the way on your journey toward a more balanced and harmonious life🙏

📅You can find the list of upcoming retreats on our website via the link in our bio.

20/10/2025

Dear friends! 🌿
Thank you to everyone who took part in our poll “Which language is more comfortable for you to read in?”

The results showed that most of you prefer English— so from now on, all our posts will be published in English only.

If you still find it easier to read in Russian, just let us know in the comments or via direct message — we’ll send you a link to our Russian Telegram channel.

Thank you for being with us!
Have a wonderful day ✨