Tag: Europe
Journey # 95 Albania
Thursday, February 6, 2020
In December 2019, I visited Albania to organize a series of mindfulness and meditation for psychologists in Tirana. The program is called the inner life, which is organized by an acclaimed psychologist Fleura Shkembi, endorsed by the Albanian Order of Psychologists in Tirana. The training went for 2 days with 4 meditation sessions. Who would have known that this is going to be my last international trip before a hiatus for several years.
Read moreJourney #87 – Ireland
Saturday, June 8, 2019
After finishing the sessions in Iceland, I went to Republic of Ireland to teach meditation in several places.
Read moreJourney #82 – Ireland
Thursday, November 15, 2018
My first visit to the republic of Ireland
Read moreJourney #80 – Slovakia
Thursday, November 1, 2018
A short recap of my meditation sessions in Slovakia during 25-30 November 2018 in 7 cities with over 600 people
Read moreJourney #75 – The Digital Freedom Festival
Saturday, November 25, 2017
This is my first time to participate in the Digital Freedom Festival DFF in Latvia.
Read moreJourney #74 – Switzerland
Friday, November 24, 2017
I once visited Switzerland about 12 years ago as a traveller and would never imagine that one day I could come back again as a monk.
Read moreJourney #72 – Germany
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
This time in Germamy I visited Cleve, North Rhine-Westphalia and Cologne.
Read moreJourney #71 – The Netherlands
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
My first mindfulness and meditation experiernce in the Netherlands
Read moreJourney #70 – Belgium
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
In Belgium, I had sessions in Leuven, Gent and Brussels.
Read moreJourney #68 – Serbia
Monday, October 2, 2017
The third SEE fellowship was conducted in Serbia. I had a chance to visit Belgrade for a day tour as well.
Read moreJourney #59 – Armenia
Saturday, March 25, 2017
The first mindfulness and meditation tour in Armenia.
Read moreJourney #58 – Georgia
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
I have returned again to [International Scout Centre Rustavi ISCS](https://iscr.ge/) in Georgia to conduct the 3rd BRIDGE fellowship, which targets people from Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia who are interested in learning and exploring self-reflection as primary means to create real world change. With about 30 participants from 13 countries who came together to empower themselves with the practice of mindfulness and meditation. In addition, I went to teach at several meditation sessions in Tbilisi as well
Read moreJourney #57 – Albania
Monday, December 19, 2016
Tirana, Albania is where Peace Revolution selects to host the first South Eastern Europe (SEE) Peace Summit. With the help of Fleura and her team, the summit began and ended beautifully. There were also a lot of interests from the media and meditation has become a talk-of-the-town subject overnight.
Read moreJourney #54 – Poland
Thursday, June 2, 2016
It’s my second visit in Poland. Last time, it was during the first Peace On Demand in Europe. This year my visit came unexpected because I suppose to go back from Turkey to Thailand but because an immediate unavailability of LP Pasura, I had to cover this journey on his behalf. And finally, it is going to be the last mission of the 107-day expedition in the first part of 2016.
Read moreJourney #53 – Turkey
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
I visited Fethiye, Turkey to conduct a Peace Revolution fellowship, MENA Salam 3. The purpose of this fellowship is to create a network of Peace Rebels and Agents in spreading Peace Revolution's mission and vision in the Middle East and North Africa region through mindfulness and meditation events. There were 20 participants from ten countries who joined the event. Including volunteers, the number of people was 30 in total. Many participants later came to Thailand and join a two-week training later on.
Read moreJourney #52 – England
Thursday, May 26, 2016
This visit to England is to patch my available gaps between the previous event in Costa Rica and the next one in Turkey. I did not imagine myself teaching anyone when I arrived. However, I ended up teaching three sessions in a Dhammakaya center in Woking, one in Richmond and the last one with a group of Alejandra's friend.
Read moreJourney #51 – Costa Rica
Sunday, May 22, 2016
My first visit to Costa Rica became both quality sightseeing trip and happy meditation sessions. I've met new friends and received very warm and loving hospitality, which will remain for the years to come.
Read moreJourney #46 – Denmark
Thursday, April 14, 2016
In April 2016, I visited Denmark for teaching fundamental knowledge of meditation and Buddhism in Korsør temple for three days.
Read moreJourney #45 – Hungary
Thursday, April 7, 2016
I went to Budapest, Hungary for the first European Peace Summit.
Read moreJourney #41 – Georgia
Monday, March 14, 2016
This is the second BRIDGE fellowship in Rustavi, Georgia, which is about 25 kilometers from the capital Tbilisi.
Read moreJourney #38 – Spain
Saturday, December 5, 2015
This is my second time in Spain. This time everything happened in Barcelona and all the meditation sessions were very cool.
Read moreJourney #34 – Belgium
Saturday, September 5, 2015
This trip is for the sixth European fellowship in Lede, Belgium.
Read moreJourney #31 – Georgia
Saturday, May 9, 2015
This journey is for the first BRIDGE fellowship in Georgia.
Read moreJourney #30 – Russia
Friday, May 1, 2015
I visited Ekaterinburg and Moscow for the PIPO in Russia.
Read moreJourney #29 – Northern Macedonia
Sunday, March 29, 2015
My trip to Lake Ohrid, [Northern Macedonia](/tags/north-macedonia) has been the first [fellowship](/tags/fellowship) in the Balkan region. The initial idea came from a European fellowship when six people from Balkan region were there. It was decided to organize a separate fellowship for the region and North Macedonia was chosen.
Read moreJourney #23 – Belgium
Saturday, September 27, 2014
This trip is for the fifth European fellowship in Lede, Belgium.
Read moreJourney #12 – Poland
Monday, June 10, 2013
The first Peace On Demand (PIPO) in Europe was organized by a Peace Agent from Poland, Weronika. We had sessions in Warsaw, Wrocław and Jelenia Góra.
Read moreJourney #3 – Belgium
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Meditation can be a free medicine that cures different problems. One of them is insomnia.
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