Buddhist Meditation Center Shanthi Nikethanaya

Venerable Master Shantha Sobhana is a Buddhist monk with 25 years of experience in meditation and healing techniques, who has also been practicing and teaching yoga for the past 15 years. He has international experience including China, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Europe, and Sri Lanka. In addition, he is a 4rd Dan black belt in Goju Ryu Karate and 2nd Dan black belt in Aikido.Ven. Shantha Sobhana teaches yoga in combination with meditation and healing techniques. His classes provide cutting-edge instruction through a variety of entertaining and educational sessions that promote well-being, positive self-esteem and stress management. Ven. Shantha Sobhana Shantha Sobhana was born in September of 1975, in the sacred city of Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura was the capital of Sri Lanka from 4th century BC until the beginning of 11th century AD. During this period, it remained one of the most stable centers of political power and urban life in South Asia. Today, the ancient city, considered sacred to the Buddhist world, is surrounded by monasteries covering an area of over sixteen square miles [40 km²]). Ven. Shantha Sobhana received a systematic, comprehensive education in the Theravada Buddhist tradition in Sri Lanka for 12 years. In addition to academic and scholarly Buddhist education, he was interested in the practical aspects of Buddhist Vipassana meditation and meditative life. He explored the subject of meditation with many teachers (and many meditation centers) in Sri Lanka. Ven. Shantha Sobhana was ordained as a ‘Samanera’ in the Theravada Buddhist tradition on July 1st, 1988 and attained the status of a fully-pledged Buddhist monk on July 6th, 1997.