COMING AUGUST 28-30, 2026:

YOU ARE WARMLY INVITED TO:

A WEEKEND ONLINE RETREAT WITH LIENCHI TRAN AND DOUG MCGILL

AUGUST 28-30, 2026

Pacific Time: Friday 5 PM - Sunday 3:30 PM Central Time: Friday 7 PM - Sunday 5:30 PM Eastern Time: Friday 8 PM - Sunday 6:30 PM

For the full retreat schedule, click here.

On this retreat you’ll learn how to instantly access your deepest inner wisdom and peace—from the mo- ment you wake up until the moment you fall asleep.

This is the daily life meditation as taught by Sayadaw U Tejaniya, the renowned Buddhist monk and meditation teacher, who says:

“When we meditate in daily life, the challenges and benefits of practice become much more more real.”

“WHAT WILL I LEARN FROM THIS RETREAT?”

🌼 Easy-to-remember ways to cut through doubts and instantly reset negative thoughts, feelings, be- haviors and perspectives throughout the day;

🌼 How to be fully energized, engaged, positive and interested in life under all conditions;

🌼 How to experience life as an effortless flow of awareness and wisdom.

THE RETREAT INCLUDES:

🌸 Daily dharma talks, guided meditation, and Q&A’s on daily life meditation practices;

🌸 Continuing unlimited access to audio records of all talks, meetings, and Q&A’s after the retreat;

🌸 Direct teachings on daily life meditation from Saya- daw U Tejaniya, the Buddha, and other wisdom teachers.

THE TEACHERS:

LIENCHI TRAN Lienchi has practiced in Burma with Sayadaw U Tejaniya for three years, and now teaches his meditation style around the US at the Insight Meditation Society, the Spirit Rock Meditation Center, LA Insight, and Cloud Mountain; and with students internationally. A native of Vietnam, Lienchi was first inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings, and has ordained with Sayadaw U Pandita in Burma; Bhante Khippapanno in Riverside, CA; and Sayadaw U Tejaniya in Burma. With Sayadaw's encouragement, she now teaches solely in his style. For more information on Lienchi, visit her website here. 

DOUG MCGILL Doug founded and taught insight meditation at the Rochester Meditation Center in Rochester, MN, from 2004 to 2020, and in 2019 he edited Relax and Be Aware: Mindfulness Meditations for Clarity, Confidence and Wisdom, by Sayadaw U Tejaniya. Since 2013 he has published The Daily Tejaniya, a daily email practice message, and since 2020, he has led a weekly meditation meeting, Monday Friends, and taught online retreats in Sayadaw's style. Before turning to the Dharma and meditation, he was a reporter at The New York Times, Bloomberg News, the Asahi Shimbun, the Twin Cities Reader, and other publications. 

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THE COST OF THE RETREAT IS $149.

If the cost is prohibitive or uncomfortable, drop
us an email and we're happy to accommodate.

You can pay and enroll by Venmo at
Venmo @dougmcgill; by PayPal; or by a   
check made out and sent to Doug McGill,   
P.O. Box 6513, Rocheser, MN 55903.

To pay and enroll by credit card, click here. 

Any payment enrolls you in the course.

If you have any questions about the
course, send us an email.