Adriaan van Wagensveld

Adriaan has been practicing meditation since 1983 and has focused exclusively on Vipassana since 2003.In his early years, Adriaan trained as a novice with Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and also spent several years in lay practice centers within Thich Nhat Hanh’s tradition.Since 2008, Adriaan has been refining and teaching Vipassana practice in the German-speaking region. Over the years, he has guided more than 145 retreats, including many 10-day retreats.Throughout his teaching journey, Adriaan has consistently chosen depth over expansion when making decisions about the retreats—prioritizing the deepening of practice rather than broad dissemination, and always valuing quality over quantity.