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Chiva-Som is working with the venerable Mettanando Bhikkhu, a Thai Buddhist
monk who has been teaching meditation for over 30 years. From now until 6
June, the monk will be visiting Chiva-Som as a guest consultant and will be
providing group sessions and private meditation lessons at the resort.
Mettanando Bhikkhu obtained his medical degree from Chulalongkorn
University. His Masters Degree from Oxford University specialized in
Sanskrit and ancient Indian religious culture. He went on to receive a
Master Degree in Theology from Harvard Divinity School and a Ph.D. from the
University of Hamburg, Germany. His thesis focused on Meditation and Healing
of the Theravada Buddhist Monastic Tradition of Thailand and Laos. He
currently teaches Buddhism and meditation at Chulalongkorn University and
Assumption University, and is active in the field of alternative medicine in
hospice and palliative care and teaching medical ethics to doctors and
nurses both in Thailand and Internationally. He has the wonderful ability be
able to communicate the most complex message in the simplest of ways.
Programs for Meditation & Buddhist Counseling include Introduction to
Buddhist Meditation, Healing Meditation Body & Mind and Private Meditation
for Healing and Counseling.
Introduction to Buddhist Meditation covers some historical development of
early Buddhist spiritual practice and the concept of balanced body-and-mind
according to the principle of The Middle Way. Meditation will be done in
various postures, sitting, standing and walking, according to the earliest
teaching of the Buddha on meditation.
Healing Meditation Body & Mind is a basic cause for healing meditation
which participants will be introduced to various techniques of magnifying
the energy of joy, happiness and love, and how to build self-confidence and
self-control in the course of the higher Middle Way.
Private Meditation for Healing & Counseling is for the basic character of
each individual, in his/her own unique way of living, belief-system, and
personal challenges. Each session is based on the classical teaching of the
Buddha, with practical advice and suggestion for betterment of body, mind
and the spirit.
Chiva-Som is a luxury tropical health retreat located in the royal beach
resort of Hua Hin. A jewel on the coast spread across seven acres of
beachfront, it is just 210 kilometres south of Bangkok and is easily
accessible by road. Asia’s first internationally acclaimed health resort,
Chiva-Som which in Thai means “Haven of Life”, was a pioneer in combining
traditional Asian therapies with western health and wellness.
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Chiva-Som
Luxury Health Resort Hua Hin
