I Spent 7 Days Meditating with Buddhist Monks in Thailand | Chapter 2

After leaving my 20-year career in finance, I travelled to northern Thailand to spend seven days at a Buddhist meditation retreat in the mountains of Pai. For someone who spent most of her adult life moving at a hundred miles an hour, sitting still for several hours a day was going to be... interesting. 😂 What followed was a week of early mornings, meditation, beautiful conversations with Buddhist monks, unexpected emotions, and some lessons about letting go that I know I'll carry with me long after leaving Thailand. This is Chapter 2 of my journey — leaving behind the life I knew and figuring out what comes next. Not a guide to enlightenment. Just an honest look at what happened when I finally gave myself permission to stop. Thank you for being here. ❤️ Christa --- 🧘‍♀️ THE RETREAT I attended the seven-day meditation retreat at Pai International Meditation Center in northern Thailand. An enormous thank you to the monks, staff, volunteers, and everyone who made this experience so meaningful. Special thanks to the Pai Meditation Center team for capturing and sharing the beautiful candid photographs featured throughout this film. These moments mean more to me than I can properly express. For more information about their retreats: https://www.paimeditationcenter.org/ --- 🎬 CHRISTA SAK — IN MOTION A documentary series about leaving the life I knew, travelling the world, and discovering what happens when you stop following the path you thought you were supposed to take. Chapter 1:    • I Left My Life Behind. Now What?   Follow the journey: Instagram:@christasak Music licensed through Epidemic Sound. #MeditationRetreat #PaiThailand #BuddhistMeditation