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.

02/12/2025

🔔 How to Know It’s Time to Go Deeper in Your Practice

Meditation brings you back to one simple truth: you are here to awaken and to be free from suffering.
And if you’ve already been on a vipassana retreat, you’ve likely tasted that freedom.

Experienced practitioners often say that, with time, 7 or even 14 days are no longer enough. It’s as if you’re only beginning to enter more elevated states of mind — the very states where it becomes clear why you came into this world.

Perhaps you are someone who doesn’t want to stretch awakening across hundreds of lifetimes, but instead wants to take a decisive step toward freedom in this one.

But how do you know you’re truly ready to go deeper?

Here are a few signs:

1️⃣ You’ve attended at least one retreat — and feel it was only the beginning

Seven or ten days gave you a strong push, but left you with a clear need to continue and stabilize the state you touched.

2️⃣ You’re tired of circling around the same patterns of suffering

Your life may be full — work, relationships, plans — yet you sense that you need a different level of practice to move beyond inner limitations.

3️⃣ The idea of freedom and inner clarity truly resonates with you

Not as a beautiful concept, but as a deep need — to live in a way that isn’t dictated by fear, habits, or old reactions.

4️⃣ You feel called to go deeper, even if fear or doubt is present

Fear naturally arises with any new step. But if behind it there is a strong, steady desire — that’s an important sign. This is often how profound transformation begins.

Sometimes the decision doesn’t form in the mind, but in the heart.
And if somewhere within you there is already a readiness for more — this might be your moment.

“Express to Nibbana” — a three-week retreat for those who are ready to go deeper into their practice.

🧘 Dates: March 5 — 26, 2026
📍 Location: Indriya Retreat Center, Koh Phangan

✅ To receive more information, leave a “+” in the comments.

30/11/2025

🚂 “Express to Nibbāna” — a Three-Week Retreat for Those Tired of Suffering

March 5 — 26, 2026 · Koh Phangan · Indriya Retreat Center

There is a path the Buddha called the road to the highest bliss —
the path to freedom from suffering.
It is not an abstraction, nor a poetic metaphor.
It is a real, tangible process of inner transformation, available to anyone ready to go deeper.

And this very path will unfold at Indriya in the spring of 2026.

✨ For the first time ever, our center will host a long-format, 21-day Vipassana retreat led by Teacher Anthony — “Express to Nibbāna.”

This retreat is for those who:

• are already familiar with meditation,
• feel the inner call to deepen their practice,
• are ready to stop circling around their own suffering —
and finally witness it dissolve.

What makes this retreat unique:

• 21 days of intensive Vipassana — a format rarely available to the public.
• Guided by Anthony Markwell, a seasoned practitioner and teacher in the traditional lineage.
• Teachings translated into Russian, making the retreat accessible for Russian-speaking participants.
• Registration available for 21 or 14 days (but not for a week) — this retreat is designed for continuing practitioners.
• Newly refreshed Indriya Retreat Center on Koh Phangan — silence, depth, and a profoundly supportive atmosphere.

This journey truly changes lives.
Three weeks of practice can divide your story into “before” and “after” —
and give you that unmistakable taste of freedom that cannot be forgotten.

If somewhere inside you hear a quiet, steady “yes” — perhaps this is your path.

🎥 We’ve included a video that will help you stop worrying about mistakes in your practice and start feeling that things are finally beginning to unfold. It’s valuable for both beginners and seasoned meditators.

🧘‍♂️ Dates: March 5 — 26, 2026
📍 Location: Indriya Retreat Center, Koh Phangan
💬 Want more details? Leave a “+” in the comments.

Welcome aboard the most unusual express —
the one that leads toward awakening. ✨

27/11/2025

✨ Rituals of Renewal: How to Release the Old and Welcome the New

There is something special about the final days of December.
It feels as if the whole world takes a long exhale… and invites us to do the same.
To reflect on the year behind us, let go of what no longer serves, clear the space within and around — so we can enter the new cycle lighter, softer, and brighter. ✨

We tidy our homes, finish lingering tasks, write lists of desires.
But the most meaningful renewal always begins in silence.
In the moment we pause and look inward with honesty:
What am I ready to release?
And what am I ready to invite?

If you want to welcome the new year in this way — deeply, mindfully, with a sense of inner rebirth — we have a space created exactly for that.

🌿 Vipassana Retreat with Anthony Markwell
📅 January 2–10, 2026
📍 Indriya Retreat, Koh Phangan

The retreat is guided through daily meditation instructions and high-quality recorded teachings by Anthony Markwell.
These talks create an almost tangible sense of presence — as if the teacher is right beside you, gently leading you deeper into practice.

This retreat is an ideal choice if you wish to:
• clear your mind and heart before the new cycle
• restore your energy after the year
• deepen your mindfulness practice
• spend the first days of January in silence, clarity, and warmth
• invite something new into your life — softly and naturally ✨

Begin the year with an intention that truly transforms.
Silence, awareness, and trust in the moment — this is the most meaningful ritual of renewal.

In this video, Anthony speaks about the challenges you may encounter during the retreat, how to navigate them, and the profound benefits this journey can bring.

Ready to welcome 2026 in deep presence?
Leave a “+” in the comments to reserve your spot. 🌿

23/11/2025

Why do people return to Anthony Markwell again and again?

After the most recent retreat in Russia, we received dozens of reviews—deep, honest, sometimes almost confessional.
And each one echoed the same sentiment:

💬“What I experienced over these days is impossible to find anywhere else.”

People shared how the anxiety that had followed them for years dissolved into silence, how an inner calm finally appeared—one they could live with instead of fighting. Decisions they had postponed for months suddenly became clear, and the inner tension gave way to a sense of grounded stability.

This isn’t something you can buy, read in a book, or get from a conversation.
It’s what happens when you’re guided by a teacher who truly knows how to lead practice deeply—yet safely and gently.

The December 13–20 retreat at Indriya is special in its own way:
it’s the last in-person retreat with Anthony this year.

These aren’t just dates.
They’re a chance to pause before the new year begins,
to release the weight you’ve been carrying,
and step into 2026 not in chaos, but in clarity.

📅 Vipassana Retreat with Anthony Markwell
December 13–20, 2025
Koh Phangan, Indriya Retreat Centre

Why do so many people decide at the last moment?

✨ because they read the reviews and think, “I want to feel this too”
✨ because they understand how rare teachers like this are
✨ because the spots slowly fill up
✨ because the inner “yes” is already there—it just needs form

If you feel the resonance, send a ➕
We’ll send you the details in a private message.

Sometimes it takes just one decision
for everything inside to become quiet.

20/11/2025

Silence that transforms 🙏🏼

The silent meditation retreat with Dmitry Glazkov is a space where the practice unfolds deeply, honestly, and transformatively. And those who have experienced Vipassana firsthand describe it best.

Here are a few short impressions from participants of similar retreats:

✨ Simon
After five years of daily meditation, he felt ready to go deeper. During the retreat, he reached a meditative depth he had never experienced before — all without any external aids.
“This is where you can truly sort yourself out. I left energized, clear, renewed.”

✨ Kian
He didn’t come with a specific issue — just the desire to deepen his understanding of meditation. The week of silence became the most meaningful week of his life in terms of personal growth.
“I’d never encountered techniques this profound. I left with clarity and confidence for whatever comes next.”

✨ Eva
She needed a reset and a return to nature. From the very first hours, she felt trust toward the team and the space.
“The retreat gave me exactly what I needed. Every detail is crafted with care. This is a place of true inner quiet.”

This retreat with Dmitry Glazkov will take place in an intimate setting at Indria Retreat Center on Koh Phangan.
Dates:
📅 December 6–12, 2025

A small group, attentive guidance, tropical nature, and a purpose-built meditation space create ideal conditions for deep inner work.

A few spots remain!

If you’d like to join the retreat,
comment “+”,
and we will send you all the details.

18/11/2025

Quiet Moments of November — how to find them even in the city 🍂

November on Koh Phangan is always special.
It’s a time when the island seems to exhale — slowly, softly, like after a long day.
At Indria, this quiet is especially tangible now: morning light falls gently onto the floor of the open hall where participants sink into Vipassana 🧘‍♂️, the wind rustles through the leaves 🌿, and the air itself seems to ring with calm.

But November’s quiet isn’t exclusive to the island.
Even if you’re in a city, surrounded by noise, schedules, and everyday routines — you can still spend these final weeks of the year more gently and mindfully.

Here are a few ways to find your own soft November moments, no matter where you are:

🌬️ 1. Small morning pauses
Wake up five minutes earlier — just to feel yourself, your breath, your body.
This alone can shift the tone of your entire day.

☕ 2. A warm daytime ritual
Create your own “quiet moment”: a cup of tea, a look out the window, a couple of deep breaths.
It grounds you more than you might think.

🚶‍♂️ 3. Slow city walks
Even a short walk without your phone brings back a sense of space.
Look around, notice the details — it becomes a small urban meditation.

📵 4. One screen-free evening
Turn off the news and social media for at least an hour.
Light a candle, switch to warm lighting, make the space around you cozy.
The city quiets down with you.

🕯️ 5. A little more gentleness with yourself
Ask yourself:
“What can I do today to make things feel a bit easier?”
Sometimes it’s sleep, sometimes it’s silence, sometimes it’s simply a slow exhale.

November can be a time of soft slowing down, wherever you are.
And even in the city, you can create your own small pocket of calm — as warm and grounding as the atmosphere at Indria on Koh Phangan. 🤍✨

13/11/2025

What if being a meditation teacher is your true calling?

You already know that meditation changes lives.
You’ve seen how it brings clarity, stability, and peace.

But what if meditation is not only a path of personal growth?
What if it’s your way of serving the world — your true purpose?

You can spend years learning, attending retreats, reading, searching.
But one day, you simply feel it — it’s time to share.

For those who feel this calling, Anthony Markwell is opening his first live Meditation Teacher Training.

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

This is not just a training.
It’s an initiation — three weeks alongside the Teacher, helping you move from personal practice to teaching.

Meditation, group work, teaching practice, and real transmission — all in live connection with a Master who has dedicated 30 years to meditation, including 12 years of leading retreats for thousands of students.

“This is not about theory.
It’s about direct experience and transmission through presence.”
— Anthony Markwell

Don’t just practice meditation — learn to share it with others.
Perhaps this is the chance you’ve been waiting for — the moment when searching turns into the Path, and the Path becomes your Purpose.

If you feel the call — follow it.

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

Or simply write COURSE in the comments below.

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.

👇
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! ✨