Recent heavy weather brought strong rains which washed away many sections of the dirt path leading to our neighboring village of Naam Piang Din. The village head was able to get basic support from the local administration, however it was not enough to secure a safe passage on the main path to the village. Considering the urgency of this situation, Suan Sompou supported the construction work with the help of our network of friends, successfully strengthening the path with concrete. Our gratitude goes out to the generous people who never hesitate to give for a greater cause.
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At the start of 2023, a large group of Karenni people had fled the fighting within Kayah State of Myanmar. They had been seeking refuge inside the forest by the Thai border, with no access to basic needs over a few months. Once we had come in contact with them, our network quickly mobilized help by sending necessary food, until we were sure that their local leaders were able to organize regular aid from elsewhere. Towards the end of 2023, many Shan villagers started pouring into Thailand, also fleeing the intense fighting inside Kayah State. Many of them tried settling in our neighboring village of Naam Piang Din. As they had no income or access to basic necessities, we supported each family with a sack of rice and will continue to do so for the time being. Please support our cause by sharing with your friends about what we do at Suan Sompou!
Hello Dear Friends!
Nice to be back. We had a wonderful 2022 winter season moving into 2023. It was refreshing, rejuvenating, our teacher Thay Phap Lu was on fire with amazing new teachings and discoveries, the mountains greeted us with kind conditions, new friends, old friends, simply wonderful. As you can imagine, we are all looking forward to the coming season. But don't just take our word for it, look for yourself here at our gallery! Good News #1 SUAN SOMPOU IS DEBT-FREE! Thank you for all the contributions, we are very grateful and so inspired by you all! Now we can look forward to bringing more health and healing to more people, as well as building the community at Suan Sompou. That leads us to.... Good News #2 WE HAVE DATES FOR THE COMING SEASON! And namely, some changes to the usual program... Bad News #1 Spaces are limited. Seriously. So if you are good to go, register soon, or register now ;) Bad News #2 We are currently taking registrations the traditional way. BUT, we will be launching online registration soon. That means, space will be filled EVEN FASTER! Good News #3 We are also starting a SUAN SOMPOU VOLUNTEER PROGRAM this coming season 2023-2024. Write to us here and we can talk about it. Ok, this has been quite a post! Thanks for checking in, see you all again soon! Suan Sompou May this message find you all in great health and joy!
We at Suan Sompou certainly are feeling the good vibes as we prepare to trek the mountains of Mae Hong Son once more after a hiatus due to Covid-19. The Winter Health Retreats are back and updated for the times. Click here to find out more and get yourself registered before the limited spaces are taken. We have also updated the donation options to make it far too easy for you to support us ;} Check it out here... Hope to see you all soon! Joyously, Suan Sompou Bonjour
Ça y est Suan Sompou est né ! ( galerie photos ici) Le rêve d’un centre de pratique de la pleine conscience résolument orienté sur la santé, niche maintenant fièrement au cœur des majestueuses montagnes de Mae Hong Son, au nord de la Thaïlande. Que de chemin parcouru entre l’idée initiale, la constitution d’un groupe de base, les levées de fonds jusqu’à cette construction impressionnante que vous pouvez admirer sur la photo ci-dessus. Nous souhaitons exprimer notre plus sincère gratitude à tous ceux et celles qui ont cru à ce projet et nous ont soutenus tout au long de cette aventure. Si ce centre existe aujourd’hui à Mae Hong Son c’est grâce à tous ces gestes de soutien et de solidarité que vous avez été nombreux à manifester. Du plus profond de nos cœurs nous vous disons un immense Merci.! Nous rêvions de construire un bâtiment robuste et durable. Nous le voulions avec un solide plancher de bois et une toiture à double épaisseur capable de bien résister aux intempéries. La chance nous a souri : nous avons pu construire le Suan Sompou de nos rêves, même si nous n’avions pas suffisamment de fonds, grâce à un prêt d’un généreux bienfaiteur. Nous sommes convaincus que, grâce à votre soutien, nous pourrons rembourser cette somme d’ici deux ou trois ans et c’est bien humblement qu’une fois encore nous sollicitons votre précieuse collaboration pour que Suan Sompou continue à se développer et accueillir de plus en plus de monde. FAIRE UN DON ICI Nous sommes aussi à plancher sur un nouveau projet encore en ébullition : L' Écovillage Sompou, un projet de maisonnettes pour ceux et celles souhaitent séjourner à proximité du centre…nous vous tiendrons bientôt informés des développements. En terminant c’est avec une certaine émotion, nous vous re-partageons cette illustration artistique du rêve initial de Suan Sompou…puissions-nous continuer longtemps de rêver ensemble. Des lotus pour vous Suan Sompou Hello World, This is Suan Sompou. View the photo gallery here. Our health-focused, mindfulness practice center nestled in the majestic mountains of Mae Hong Son, Thailand. It has been years of toil, from the initial idea, to the gathering of supporters and raising funds, to the challenges of building and finishing what you see in the photograph above. Firstly, a big thank you to all who have supported us on this journey. We cannot find the words in the English language (or any other languages for that matter) to express our gratitude. It is almost unbelievable to us still that this center is already standing here in Mae Hong Son, waiting to open its doors to all of us. This is because of all of you, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. It was always our dream to construct a building which is sturdy and lasting. We targeted to use strong solid wood for the floors, and double-layered roofing to withstand the natural elements. Even though we did not raise enough funds, we have been fortunate enough to have a generous patron step up and lend us a helping hand; the amount necessary to build Suan Sompou to our dream spec. With your continued support, we are confident in returning this amount to the lender in the next 2-3 years. Therefore we thank you in advance, and humbly request for your generous donations and fund raising efforts, to help us make Suan Sompou a beautiful legacy for everyone to enjoy, and that we may continue to improve and welcome more and more wonderful visitors in the future. Even though we are still busy installing the center, we are already undertaking a new project: Ecovillage Sompou, for laypeople wanting to have their personalized practice hut near our center, but more about that soon, so please stay tuned to our updates... Finally, we would like to share an artist rendition of Suan Sompou, back when it was just a dream. Now that we know dreams can become reality, we invite you to start dreaming with us, in hopes that your dreams will become a reality too. Pond of Lotuses, Suan Sompou Artist Rendition of Suan Sompou, 20th July 2019.
Due to the present Covid situation and travel restrictions, we have with heavy hearts decided to cancel the Health Retreats for the entire winter season of 2020.
However, everyone is still most welcomed to visit our brand-new center starting from December 2020, and with any luck we would be able to organize some retreats and workshops focusing on Health. Do stay tuned for updates regarding this. Thank you all. Ponds of Lotuses, Sangha Sompou Suite à la situation sanitaire et des restrictions de voyage on est malheureusement forcé d'annuler toutes nos Retraites de Santé prévues cet hiver.
Néanmoins vous êtes invité à visiter notre tout nouveau centre dès décembre 2020. On prévoit aussi d'organiser des retraites et ateliers lié à la Santé qui vont être annoncé plus tard. Chers amis-es
Quelle joie et quelle fierté de voir notre Centre enfin prendre forme grâce à votre générosité et à l’extraordinaire dextérité des artisans locaux. (Photos ici). La première phase de notre collecte de fonds nous a déjà permis d'amasser 300,000 THB sur notre objectif de 800,000 THB (23,000 Euros), montant nécessaire pour achever les travaux. Merci encore à tous ceux et celles qui ont généreusement contribué. Nous vous proposons aujourd'hui de nouvelles façons d'aider SUAN SOMPOU.
FAIRE UN DON ICI MERCI de partager cette demande à vos amis et vos réseaux. Un bouquet de lotus et de roselles SUAN SOMPOU Dear friends,
We are proud to show you the amazing craftsmanship of our Suan Sompou builders. We cannot express how excited we feel just looking at the progress. Above are some of the latest photos. You can also view more of the beautiful site here. It has been challenging for us to raise enough funds to stay on track. We have only raised THB300,000 of the THB800,000 needed to complete the work. We thank all who have contributed so far, but we would like to make another honest plea to help us raise the remaining amount. We would like share the following options for your generous support:
PLEASE DONATE HERE. We appreciate your support and thank you in advance. Please share this with your friends and family. Let's make great health available to everyone! Ponds of Lotuses & Fields of Sompou, Suan Sompou Association |
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