Southern Dharma Retreat Center

Hot Springs, NC, USA

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Upcoming Retreats

Vibrant Sky – The Practice & Vision of Open Awareness

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Apr 2, 2026 – Apr 5, 2026 3 days Residential Insight

A retreat exploring the practice of open awareness.

with Jogen Salzberg

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We Are One, We Are Whole

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Apr 10, 2026 – Apr 17, 2026 7 days Residential Mixed

A spring retreat connecting with the Dharma, requiring some meditation experience.

with Rev. WonGong So

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The Intuitive Heart: A Meditation Retreat for Experienced Meditators

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Apr 29, 2026 – May 3, 2026 4 days Residential Insight

A retreat for experienced meditators exploring a radical new way of knowing through spiritual training.

with David Chernikoff

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Gathering the Gaze of Awareness: A Meditation, Yoga and Sensory Awareness Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

May 12, 2026 – May 17, 2026 5 days Residential Mixed Fully Booked

A retreat combining meditation, yoga, and sensory awareness practices.

with Jeff Collins , Gisela Konrad

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Cultivating Steadiness and Ease: A Mindfulness Retreat for Beginners

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

May 21, 2026 – May 24, 2026 3 days Residential Insight

A retreat offering an opportunity to pause and cultivate mindfulness, designed for beginners.

with Sharon Shelton

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Foundations of Awakening: Cultivating the Five Spiritual Strengths

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

May 28, 2026 – May 31, 2026 3 days Residential Insight

A retreat exploring the five spiritual strengths, also known as the five priceless jewels.

with Lisa Ernst

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Thai Forest Lineage Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Jun 10, 2026 – Jun 14, 2026 4 days Residential Theravada

A retreat in the Thai Forest tradition exploring the teachings of Eastern teachers.

with John Orr , Venerable Somasihi Bhikkhuni

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Inner Peace in a Chaotic World

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Jun 17, 2026 – Jun 21, 2026 4 days Residential Insight

A retreat focused on finding inner peace and happiness amidst a chaotic world.

with Ronya Banks

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Awareness, Wisdom, and the Heart's Sure Release

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Jun 24, 2026 – Jun 28, 2026 4 days Residential Insight

A retreat developing the heart's natural capacity through Buddhist awareness practices.

with Mark Nunberg

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Coming Close to Life: Resting the Heart in Natural Awareness

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Jul 13, 2026 – Jul 18, 2026 5 days Residential Insight

A retreat exploring the practice of resting the heart in natural awareness.

with Rupert Marques , Kerstin Deibert

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Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination: An Online Retreat for Experienced Students

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Online (Zoom)

Jul 16, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026 10 days Online Theravada

An online retreat combining the two main elements of the Buddha's teaching: jhanas, satipatthana, and dependent origination.

with Leigh Brasington

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Returning to Love: An Insight Dialogue Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Jul 31, 2026 – Aug 5, 2026 5 days Residential Insight

An Insight Dialogue retreat bringing the Dhamma to life relationally, in the body.

with Phyllis Hicks , Joyce Curnan

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Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati) Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Aug 13, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 10 days Residential Theravada

A retreat developing sensitivities to the felt sense of breathing through anapanasati practice.

with Rachael O'Brien

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Hearts Rooted In Sangha: A BIPOC Loving-kindness Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Aug 27, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026 3 days Residential Insight

A BIPOC loving-kindness retreat rooted in sangha community.

with Lev Michael Moses , Dr. Hy V. Huynh

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The Path of Recovery: Healing the Wounds of Addiction

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Sep 2, 2026 – Sep 7, 2026 5 days Residential Mixed

A unique meditation retreat combining traditional Buddhist practice with recovery from addiction. Requires 30 days clean and sober.

with Kevin Griffin , Greg Pergament

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Rooted in the Turning World (LGBTQIA+)

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Sep 17, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

An LGBTQIA+ meditation retreat blending Zen and Vipassana practice.

with Em Morrison , Prince M. Levy-BenΓ­tez

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The Heart of Our Practice: From Ordinary Mind to Awakening

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Sep 25, 2026 – Oct 8, 2026 13 days Residential Insight

A two-week retreat working with four core practices on the path from ordinary mind to awakening.

with Donald Rothberg

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Awakening the Feminine Buddha: From Tārā and Kwan Yin to Our Own Embodied Wisdom

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 18, 2026 5 days Residential Mixed

A women's retreat exploring feminine Buddhist archetypes and embodied wisdom.

with Lisa Ernst

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Zen and the Undoing of Doingβ€”a Body/Mind Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Nov 3, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 5 days Residential Zen

A Zen body/mind retreat exploring the practice of undoing in meditation and daily life.

with Rev. Teijo Munnich , Meredith McIntosh

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A Life that Works

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Nov 11, 2026 – Nov 15, 2026 4 days Residential Insight

A retreat exploring how dedicated Dharma practice produces greater and deeper peace.

with David McKay

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Jhanas, Metta, and Emptiness

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Dec 3, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026 10 days Residential Theravada

A ten-day retreat focusing on the development of jhanas, metta, and emptiness practices.

with Mary Aubry

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Grounding in Presence, Compassion, and Wise Intention

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Dec 27, 2026 – Jan 1, 2027 5 days Residential Insight

A retreat deepening in presence and compassion, guided by wise intention.

with Eve Decker , Lev Michael Moses

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2027 Month-long Retreat at Southern Dharma

Southern Dharma Retreat Center · Southern Dharma Retreat Center, Hot Springs, NC, USA

Mar 1, 2027 – Mar 31, 2027 30 days Residential Insight Fully Booked

A month-long retreat at Southern Dharma exploring deep meditation practice.

with Rupert Marques , Kerstin Deibert

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