Upcoming Retreats
Awakening the Feminine Buddha: From Tārā and Kwan Yin to Our Own Embodied Wisdom
Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, North Carolina, USA
Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 5 days Residential Mixed
A women's retreat exploring the feminine Buddha through Tārā and Kwan Yin, turning toward our own embodied wisdom at a time when the world feels increasingly fractured.
with Lisa Ernst
[At Home] Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination: An Online Retreat for Experienced Students
Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Online (Zoom)
Oct 22, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 10 days Online Insight
Fully Booked
An online Zoom retreat for experienced students that brings together the two main elements of the Buddha's meditation teaching: jhana and satipatthana, along with dependent origination.
with Leigh Brasington
Zen and the Undoing of Doing—a Body/Mind Retreat
Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, North Carolina, USA
Nov 3, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 5 days Residential Zen
A Zen body/mind retreat about letting go of the constant doing that runs through our busy lives, even in meditation.
with Rev. Teijo Munnich , Meredith McIntosh
A Life that Works
Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, North Carolina, USA
Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 4 days Residential Insight
A retreat on how dedicated Dharma practice gradually brings greater and deeper peace, and a life that works.
with David McKay
Jhanas, Metta, and Emptiness
Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, North Carolina, USA
Dec 3, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026 10 days Residential Theravada
A ten-day retreat for experienced practitioners, focused on developing the jhanas, metta and insight into emptiness.
with Mary Aubry
Grounding in Presence, Compassion, and Wise Intention
Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, North Carolina, USA
Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 5 days Residential Insight
A New Year retreat about deepening presence and compassion, guided by wise intention. Some prior experience is required.
with Eve Decker , Lev Michael Moses
2027 22 Day-Long Retreat at Southern Dharma
Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, North Carolina, USA
Apr 8, 2027 – Apr 30, 2027 22 days Residential Insight
Fully Booked
An extended 22-day retreat for experienced practitioners, built on the idea that happiness is not found through great effort and willpower.
with Rupert Marques , Kerstin Deibert