Teacher Profiles

Ariya Baumann

Ariya Baumann portrait

Ariya B. Baumann (formerly Ariya Nani) was a Buddhist nun for 21 years, ordained in Burma by Sayadaw U Janaka. For many years she had been guiding foreign meditators at the Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Center. She now lives in Switzerland and teaches mettā and vipassanā retreats worldwide.For further detail see Ariya’s website.

Events with Ariya Baumann

Three-week Vipassana Retreat
March 7 - 30, 2025

The practice of vipassanā meditation leads to a profound understanding of reality and ultimately to complete liberation. Through ‘seeing clearly’ (vipassanā) all experiences and processes in body, heart and mind, false views and concepts are exposed and right view is established. The gradually emerging understanding and insight into the true nature of all phenomena weaken the suffering and unwholesome habitual patterns in the heart and mind. The result is an ever-increasing inner freedom to act in the world for the benefit of all living beings (including oneself). With the overcoming of all suffering and unwholesome states of mind, wisdom blossoms…