Please note: On registration opening days retreats will open for registration on this page at 2:00pm ET. The register column will say "closed" below until 2pm ET, at which point you will find a link to the registration form. When a program fills there will be a link to the waiting list.
| Dates | Title | Experience Level / Format | Teacher | Details | Register |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8 - 11, 2025 | Awareness, Wisdom, and the Heart’s Sure Release | All levels / In person | Mark Nunberg | View Details | Join waiting list |
| May 12 - 18, 2025 | Welcoming and Working with the Hindrances | All levels / In person | Mary Aubry | View Details | Register |
| May 22 - 26, 2025 | Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths | All levels / In person | Dave Smith | View Details | Join waiting list |
| May 29 - June 1, 2025 | Another Meditation, Yoga, and Sensory Awareness Retreat: A Long Weekend of Gathering the Gaze of Awareness | All levels / In person | Jeff Collins and Gisela Konrad | View Details | Join waiting list |
| June 3 - 8, 2025 | Gathering the Gaze of Awareness: A Meditation, Yoga and Sensory Awareness Retreat | All levels / In person | Jeff Collins and Gisela Konrad | View Details | Join waiting list |
| June 25 - 29, 2025 | Compassionate Vipassana | All levels / In person | Ronya Banks | View Details | Join waiting list |
| July 1 - 6, 2025 | Courageous Heart: Meeting the Spirit of Our Times with Steadiness and Love | All levels / In person | Rupert Marques and Dawn Scott | View Details | Register |
| July 9 - 13, 2025 | Finding Peace where You Are: The Art of Unburdening the Heart | All levels / In person | Lisa Ernst | View Details | Register |
| July 15 - 20, 2025 | Opening the heart, freeing the mind: An Insight Dialogue Retreat | All levels / In person | Phyllis Hicks and Joyce Curnan | View Details | Register |
| August 1 - 6, 2025 | [AT HOME] Dependent Origination and Emptiness: An Online Retreat for Experienced Students – Applications Open | Experience Required / At Home (Online) | Leigh Brasington and Heather Sundberg | View Details |
By Application |
| August 4 - 10, 2025 | Volunteer Week 2025 | All levels / In person | View Details | Register | |
| August 20 - 24, 2025 | Exploring the Self Through Jewish and Buddhist Contemplative Practice | All levels / In person | Rabbi Jeff Roth and Rabbi Joanna Katz | View Details | Register |
| August 27 - September 1, 2025 | The Path of Recovery: Healing the Wounds of Addiction | 30 Days Clean and Sober / All levels / In person | Kevin Griffin and Greg Pergament | View Details | Register |
| September 11 - 14, 2025 | An Introduction to Mahāmudrā | All levels / In person | Dr. Hun Lye | View Details | Register |
| September 16 - 21, 2025 | The Dharma of Harriet Tubman: Liberation as a Path to Awakening (BIPOC Retreat) | BIPOC / All levels / In person | Spring Washam | View Details | Register |
| September 24 - October 1, 2025 | The Heart of Practice: Awakening and the End of Dukkha (or Reactivity) | Experience Required / In person | Donald Rothberg | View Details | Register |
| October 22 - 26, 2025 | Kwan Yin and Embodying Deep Wisdom and Compassion: A Retreat for Women | Women / All levels / In person | Lisa Ernst | View Details | Register |
| October 29 - November 2, 2025 | Sashay Away From The Fray: Finding True Refuge Amongst the Defiantly Fabulous (LGBTQIA+ Retreat) | LGBTQIA+ / All levels / In person | La Sarmiento and Em Morrison | View Details | Register |
| November 5 - 9, 2025 | Thai Forest Lineage Retreat | All levels / In person | John Orr and Venerable Somasihi Bhikkhuni | View Details | Register |
| November 13 - 16, 2025 | Get Your Mind Right: A Young People’s Retreat on the Four Great Efforts | Ages 35 and Under / In person | Mikey Livid and Rachael Tanner-Smith | View Details | Register |
| November 21 - 23, 2025 | Fall Work Weekend with SDRC Staff | All levels / In person | View Details | Register | |
| December 10 - 14, 2025 | Be Who You Are, Live From the Heart | All levels / In person | David McKay | View Details | Register |
Integrated Dharma
David McKay
Open Dates
Asheville Friends Meeting House
A thirty-minute meditation period followed by an hour-long discussion guided…
Awareness, Wisdom, and the Heart’s Sure Release
Mark Nunberg
May 8 - 11, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
During this retreat we will learn to recognize present moment…
Welcoming and Working with the Hindrances
Mary Aubry
May 12 - 18, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
During this six-day retreat for beginners and experienced meditators alike,…
Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths
Dave Smith
May 22 - 26, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
Within the entire cosmos of Buddhist doctrine, across the many…
Another Meditation, Yoga, and Sensory Awareness Retreat: A Long Weekend of Gathering the Gaze of Awareness
Jeff Collins and Gisela Konrad
May 29 - June 1, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
“What is Buddha’s Way?” “Great intimacy.” “What is Yoga’s Way?”…
Gathering the Gaze of Awareness: A Meditation, Yoga and Sensory Awareness Retreat
Jeff Collins and Gisela Konrad
June 3 - 8, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
What is Buddha’s Way? Great intimacy. What is Yoga’s Way?…
Compassionate Vipassana
Ronya Banks
June 25 - 29, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
The more your inner and outer worlds provide you with…
Courageous Heart: Meeting the Spirit of Our Times with Steadiness and Love
Rupert Marques and Dawn Scott
July 1 - 6, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
The vulnerability of living invites us to respond to the…
Finding Peace where You Are: The Art of Unburdening the Heart
Lisa Ernst
July 9 - 13, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
The Buddha’s path to liberation is designed to help us…
Opening the heart, freeing the mind: An Insight Dialogue Retreat
Phyllis Hicks and Joyce Curnan
July 15 - 20, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
“Come and see for yourself.” The Buddha Join us for this…
[AT HOME] Dependent Origination and Emptiness: An Online Retreat for Experienced Students – Applications Open
Leigh Brasington and Heather Sundberg
August 1 - 6, 2025
At Home
In this retreat, Leigh will teach theory and guided practice on…
Volunteer Week 2025
August 4 - 10, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
Volunteer weeks at Southern Dharma offer an opportunity to deepen…
Exploring the Self Through Jewish and Buddhist Contemplative Practice
Rabbi Jeff Roth and Rabbi Joanna Katz
August 20 - 24, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
The Nature of the Self is naturally a prime phenomenon…
The Path of Recovery: Healing the Wounds of Addiction
Kevin Griffin and Greg Pergament
August 27 - September 1, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
Join us for a unique meditation retreat combining traditional Buddhist…
An Introduction to Mahāmudrā
Dr. Hun Lye
September 11 - 14, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
Mahamudra is considered the penultimate practice in Tibetan Buddhism and…
The Dharma of Harriet Tubman: Liberation as a Path to Awakening (BIPOC Retreat)
Spring Washam
September 16 - 21, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
In a world that feels increasingly heavy with fear, division,…
The Heart of Practice: Awakening and the End of Dukkha (or Reactivity)
Donald Rothberg
September 24 - October 1, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
The Buddha famously said, “I teach dukkha [reactivity or a…
Kwan Yin and Embodying Deep Wisdom and Compassion: A Retreat for Women
Lisa Ernst
October 22 - 26, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
During these increasingly uncertain and challenging times, it is vital…
Sashay Away From The Fray: Finding True Refuge Amongst the Defiantly Fabulous (LGBTQIA+ Retreat)
La Sarmiento and Em Morrison
October 29 - November 2, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
In a time when hostility towards so many of our…
Thai Forest Lineage Retreat
John Orr and Venerable Somasihi Bhikkhuni
November 5 - 9, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
There have been many Eastern teachers responsible for helping to…
Get Your Mind Right: A Young People’s Retreat on the Four Great Efforts
Mikey Livid and Rachael Tanner-Smith
November 13 - 16, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
“All that we are is the result of what we…
Fall Work Weekend with SDRC Staff
November 21 - 23, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
Help the Southern Dharma staff care for our beautiful property…
Be Who You Are, Live From the Heart
David McKay
December 10 - 14, 2025
Southern Dharma Retreat Center
It is sometimes said that the most essential question in…
