Meditation is an important part of healing. In Thailand I trained at a vipassana meditation ashram called Wat Ram Poeng, located just outside of Chiang Mai city. Vipassana, in the Buddhist tradition, means insight into the true nature of reality in which breath, thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions are used
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Wat Tam Wua Monastery
The most remarkable vipassana ashram is in Mae Hong Son city, Thailand. The forest Monastery is called Wat Tam Wua and is nestled in the forest, surrounded by mountains with streams that wind their way through. It’s a soothing and surreal environment. The monk would teach us that we suffer
Wat Tam Wua Monastery
In Thailand, not far from Pai, is a forest monastery called Wat Tam Wua. A stream winds its way through the monastery babbling over the rocks sparkling with liquid soul, whispering to me, calming me as I ease into the soothing surroundings of the forest. Several mountains around me create