Flowering Lotus Meditation is a mobile sangha.
We host meditation retreats at multiple locations across the southern United States and strive to create retreat experiences accessible to all.
We bring in experienced Buddhist teachers to teach students, with any level of experience, meditation.
All retreats and other events are based on Buddhist teachings of mindfulness and compassion.
We welcome anyone to attend.
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Upcoming Offerings
In the Heart of the Woods:
A Day of Silence
Saturday, October 25, 2025
Camp Bratton Green | Canton, Mississippi
Join us for a quiet day of mindfulness and reflection in the beauty of nature. This silent retreat offers alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation, mindful eating, and a Dharma talk exploring awareness and compassion as foundations for a balanced life.
Attend for the day only or stay onsite for the full weekend experience, with evening and morning practice in community.
All are welcome—no prior meditation experience needed.
Residential or Day Long Retreat Options•
Friday, October 24- Sunday October 26, 2025
Camp Bratton Green
1530 Way Rd, Canton, MS 39046
Radical Kindness: Awakening the Heart of Freedom
with Dave Smith and Mikey Livid
New Year's Eve Retreat
In a world that promotes fear, division, and disconnection, kindness is a radical act and a trainable skill. As the year turns, we'll gather to remember the revolutionary power of mettā—the boundless, fearless love that can meet suffering without turning away or becoming overwhelmed.
Metta meditation practice calls forth the beautiful spiritual emotions within our heart: kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity. Mindfulness of these qualities strengthens and brings them into fruition. This process guides our thoughts, attitudes and behaviors into the direction of awakening to our full potential.
This retreat calls us into realness, refuge, and responsibility. With honest and authentic teachings, embodied practice, and deep presence, we’ll uncover the simple and profound potential of our human capacity to be free.
All are welcome to attend regardless of prior meditation experience.
*Your registration pays for 5 nights of accommodations and 14 meals. When planning your budget, consider including a contribution of dana (generosity) for the teachers at the conclusion of the retreat.
Payment plans available
WJ Kelley Retreat Center
510 N 2nd St, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
Residential Retreat • Sunday, December 28, 2025- Friday, January 2, 2026
Arrival & Registration 3:30-5:30 pm Dec. 28
Retreat Concludes 11:30 am Jan. 2
An Imperfect, Impersonal, Impermanent Meditation Retreat
with
Rev. Mikey Livid and Andrew Chapman, LMSW
At the core of the Buddha’s teachings are the Three Marks of Existence: unsatisfactoriness, not-self, and impermanence. While hearing about these unavoidable aspects of life might sound
daunting, putting these truths into practice can be a source of relief. They help us stop struggling against reality and begin giving life full permission to be imperfect, impersonal, and
impermanent.
Our focus during this retreat will be vipassanā, or insight meditation. This is the practice of looking deeply into our direct experience with a mindful awareness. By observing sensations,
thoughts, and emotions as they arise and pass, we begin to see the natural flow of life more clearly. This clarity supports us in meeting ourselves with wisdom and compassion, reducing
suffering and opening space for greater freedom.
The retreat will be held in noble silence, creating an environment supportive of deep practice.
Each day will include meditation instructions, Dharma talks, mindful movement, silent sitting and walking meditation, and group interviews to support your practice.
This retreat is open to both beginners and experienced meditators.
*Your registration pays for 4 nights of accommodations and 10 meals. When planning your budget, consider including a contribution of dana (generosity) for the teachers at the conclusion of the retreat.
St. Mary’s Sewanee
770 St. Mary's Lane Sewanee, TN 37375
Residential Retreat • January 28 - February 1, 2026
Arrival & Registration 4:30-6:00 pm Jan. 28
Retreat Concludes 11:30 am Feb. 1
Weekly Practice Opportunities
Recovery Dharma Meeting
Every Tuesday at 6:30 pm CST Online Only
Using Buddhist Practices and Principles to Recover from Addiction
You do not need to pay to attend this meeting.
Here's the Zoom Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81433309237
Recovery Dharma is a Buddhist-based, compassionate approach to addictions of ALL kinds, not just substance abuse. We will begin our meeting with a 15-20 minute meditation, followed by a topic discussion. Typically we will begin reading from the Recovery Dharma literature which can be found on their website recoverydharma.org
In our meetings we don’t identify as anything other than our first names. And we do not keep “sober time” We keep this space safe, welcoming, and non-judgmental. All are welcome here.
Weekly • Tuesdays at 6:30 pm CST
Weekly Dharma Basics
and Meditation Practice
Come sit with us every Sunday online. We sit in meditation and and learn about the Dharma together.
Keep a consistent meditation practice and learn about how these ancient teachings are relevant to your life.
Beginner friendly, all are welcome.
Meditation and Dharma Share • Sundays at 6pm - 7pm CST