One-Day Retreat with Ajahn Pikul Manocharoen & Michael Bresnan (6/20/2026)

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This is a rare opportunity to deepen your meditation practice with a leading female teacher who is visiting from Thailand. Please note this is probably the one and only chance we'll have to practice with this teacher in the U.S.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend–open to beginners and experienced meditators. 

  • Ajahn Pikul is considered one of the leading female lay teachers in the Thai lineage of Luangpor Teean. She has been practicing Mahasati Insight Meditation since meeting Luangpor Teean in 1987, and has established her own meditation center in Phayao, northern Thailand.

  • Michael Bresnan is a licensed psychologist, founder of the Center for Mindfulness and Insight Meditation​/Wat Sati-Ma in Redding, CT, founder of ​Wenham Insight Meditation Center​ in Wenham, MA, and author of ​Awareness in Action: A Practitioner’s Guide to Mahasati Insight Meditation. He has been practicing Mahasati Insight Meditation for over 30 years.

While most of the day will be in silence, there will be Dhamma talks and discussions offered in both the morning and afternoon.

The retreat will also feature a potluck lunch. This is a great way to show appreciation for our visiting teacher, her translator, and her guests. If you are able, please bring a dish that you enjoy sharing with others. Please click here for a sign-up sheet of what dish you are bringing. There is a refrigerator, oven, and microwave available to store and heat up the food that you bring. If you have other dietary restrictions, or any questions, you may contact us at info@WenhamInsight.org.

This is a rare opportunity to deepen your meditation practice with a leading female teacher who is visiting from Thailand. Please note this is probably the one and only chance we'll have to practice with this teacher in the U.S.

All are welcome and encouraged to attend–open to beginners and experienced meditators. 

  • Ajahn Pikul is considered one of the leading female lay teachers in the Thai lineage of Luangpor Teean. She has been practicing Mahasati Insight Meditation since meeting Luangpor Teean in 1987, and has established her own meditation center in Phayao, northern Thailand.

  • Michael Bresnan is a licensed psychologist, founder of the Center for Mindfulness and Insight Meditation​/Wat Sati-Ma in Redding, CT, founder of ​Wenham Insight Meditation Center​ in Wenham, MA, and author of ​Awareness in Action: A Practitioner’s Guide to Mahasati Insight Meditation. He has been practicing Mahasati Insight Meditation for over 30 years.

While most of the day will be in silence, there will be Dhamma talks and discussions offered in both the morning and afternoon.

The retreat will also feature a potluck lunch. This is a great way to show appreciation for our visiting teacher, her translator, and her guests. If you are able, please bring a dish that you enjoy sharing with others. Please click here for a sign-up sheet of what dish you are bringing. There is a refrigerator, oven, and microwave available to store and heat up the food that you bring. If you have other dietary restrictions, or any questions, you may contact us at info@WenhamInsight.org.