upcoming meditation retreats at Southern Dharma Retreat Center

Returning to Love: An Insight Dialogue Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$500–1,300 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $500-$1300; sliding scale $515-$1339; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior Southern Dharma retreat experience; extra aid for BIPOC/young adults.

Insight Dialogue · with Phyllis Hicks, Joyce Curnan

Insight Dialogue retreat combining silent practice, guided dialogue meditation, dharma talks, mindful movement, and nature time within noble silence.

verified Jul 20, 2026

Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati) Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$1,000–2,600 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $1000-$2600; sliding scale $1030-$2678; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior retreat experience.

Early Buddhist / Anapanasati Sutta · with Rachael O'Brien

Early Buddhist breathing meditation retreat building body awareness and mental sensitivity in a silent setting; devices are collected and complete silence observed outside sessions.

verified Jul 20, 2026

Hearts Rooted In Sangha: A BIPOC Loving-kindness Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$300–780 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $300-$780; sliding scale $309-$803.40; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience; extra aid for BIPOC/young adults.

Metta / Sangha practice · with Lev Michael Moses, Dr. Hy V. Huynh

for BIPOC-identifying

A BIPOC affinity silent retreat rooted in metta and sangha, with optional small and large group connection and heart practices supporting healing and collective care.

verified Jul 20, 2026

The Path of Recovery: Healing the Wounds of Addiction

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$500–1,475 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $500-$1475; sliding scale $515-$1519.25; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience. Requires 30+ days clean/sober.

Buddhist Recovery Dharma · with Kevin Griffin, Greg Pergament

Meditation retreat combining traditional Buddhist practices with recovery work — insight meditation, heart practices, 12-Step-style meetings, and daily Qigong. Requires 30+ days clean and sober.

verified Jul 20, 2026

Rooted in the Turning World (LGBTQIA+)

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$300–780 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $300-$780; sliding scale $309-$803.40; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience; extra aid for BIPOC/young adults.

Zen and Vipassana · with Em Morrison, Prince M. Levy-Benítez

for LGBTQIA+

LGBTQIA+ retreat blending Zen and Vipassana practice to explore mindfulness and acceptance, with Dharma talks and community connection welcoming all experience levels.

verified Jul 20, 2026

The Heart of Our Practice: From Ordinary Mind to Awakening

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$1,300–3,835 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $1300-$3835; sliding scale $1339-$3950.05; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience.

Insight Meditation · with Donald Rothberg

for experienced practitioners / has prereqs

Two-week Insight Meditation program on concentration, impermanence/non-self, lovingkindness, and non-dual awareness, with daily Qigong and focus on integrating practice into daily life.

verified Jul 20, 2026

Awakening the Feminine Buddha

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$500–1,475 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $500-$1475; sliding scale $515-$1519.25; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience.

Buddhist (feminine wisdom teachings) · with Lisa Ernst

for women

Women-only retreat drawing on feminine wisdom figures like Tara and Kwan Yin, cultivating receptive awareness, deep-listening compassion, and the capacity for kind, strong action.

verified Jul 20, 2026

Zen and the Undoing of Doing—a Body/Mind Retreat

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$500–1,300 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $500-$1300; sliding scale $515-$1339; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience. Payment due 30 days prior.

Soto Zen · with Rev. Teijo Munnich, Meredith McIntosh

Soto Zen retreat integrating Dogen's teachings with the Alexander Technique, exploring wholehearted sitting practice alongside coordinated movement and bodily ease.

verified Jul 20, 2026

A Life that Works

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$400–1,180 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $400-$1180; sliding scale $412-$1215.40; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience; extra aid for BIPOC/young adults.

Zen Buddhist · with David McKay

Retreat exploring how dedicated Dharma practice cultivates inner peace and authentic living through contemplative skill and practical wisdom for a life of integrity.

verified Jul 20, 2026

Jhanas, Metta, and Emptiness

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$1,000–2,050 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $1000-$2050; sliding scale $1030-$2678; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience.

Theravada Insight (Brasington/Ayya Khema lineage) · with Mary Aubry

for experienced practitioners / has prereqs

Ten-day Theravada retreat developing jhana concentration states integrated with insight training on the Four Noble Truths, impermanence, dependent origination, emptiness, and daily metta.

verified Jul 20, 2026

Grounding in Presence, Compassion, and Wise Intention

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$500–1,475 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $500-$1475; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; free volunteer slot requires prior experience; extra aid for BIPOC/young adults.

Insight Meditation · with Eve Decker, Lev Michael Moses

for experienced practitioners / has prereqs

Practice-focused retreat on presence and radical kindness, with Buddhist teachings on intention and karma, using meditation for clarity, courage, and peace.

verified Jul 20, 2026

2027 Month-long Retreat at Southern Dharma

full (waitlist open)

Southern Dharma Retreat Center — Hot Springs, NC

$3,000–7,800 · + dana · scholarships · sliding scale

Tiers $3000-$7800; sliding scale $3090-$8034; 25%/50% Lodge scholarships; extra aid for BIPOC/young adults. Waitlist; staff confirm by 2026-02-28 and rolling thereafter.

Insight Meditation · with Rupert Marques, Kerstin Deibert

for experienced practitioners / has prereqs

Month-long immersion for settling into continuity of awareness, combining silence with weekly group inquiry, individual teacher meetings, and mindfulness teachings on the four foundations.

verified Jul 20, 2026