Retreat Places
Places with favorable retreat conditions in nature (as described in the manual) are not easy to find. Below is a selective list of jhana training-friendly locations, open to places worldwide.
If you manage a suitable place and would like it listed here, please contact me. If you only know of such a place, feel free to encourage the owner or manager to submit it.
If you would like to do a self-retreat near where I live (Beskydy mountains, Czech Rep.) and discuss the practice in person, feel free to contact me.
29 forest cottages for rent in the Czech Republic
Location: Czech Republic
Type: Forest cottages for rent
Affiliation: Owned by the Archiepiscopal Forests and Estates Olomouc
Environment: Forests
Cost: Starting at CZK 600 per night
Rules: See the operating rules of the cottages (Czech only)
Food: Not provided
Language: Czech (contact me for help with translation and arrangements)
Sasanarakkha Buddhist Sanctuary - Retreat Center
Location: Taiping, Malaysia
Type: Retreat center
Affiliation: Theravada/Early Buddhism
Environment: Forested hillside
Cost: Donation-based
Rules: 8 precepts
Food: Provided
Language: English, Hokkien
Website: Sasanarakkha Retreat Center
Note: Choose a period without a group retreat for greater solitude
Pobyt o samotě ("Solitary Stay")
Location: Southern Bohemia, Czech Republic
Type: Private lodging (no electricity)
Affiliation: Independent
Environment: Valley, meadows, forest, river
Cost: Depends on the duration of stay (prices)
Rules: Freestyle
Food: Not provided (the nearest shop is 4 km away)
Language: The owner speaks Czech, English, and basic German
Website: Pobyt o samote
Note: Built for the warmer months of the year
