Flowering Lotus Meditation

03/07/2026

We honor Venerable Pannavati with our practice.
Let the retreat begin.

03/06/2026

On the way the for a zen retreat in the woods for the weekend!

03/03/2026

IMCW's Second Sunday Dharma Series presents: Tending to What's Real, with Ven. Dr. PannavatiIn this class, Ven. Pannavati talks with IMCW teacher Kristin Bar...

03/03/2026

Dear Sangha and Friends,

This weekend feels especially meaningful.

In the wake of Venerable Pannavati’s passing, many of us are longing for a way to practice together — to sit, to reflect, to honor her life not only with words, but with presence.

This weekend’s retreat, In the Heart of the Woods: A Zen Retreat with Rev. Greg Reimoku, has taken on a deeper significance.

Rev. Reimoku has generously offered that all dana and proceeds from this retreat will be given to the lineage of our beloved Spiritual Director, Venerable Pannavati . Dana collected will directly support Heartwood Mandala and Sangha House NOLA, continuing the work and communities she cared for so deeply.

This is no small gesture. It is a living expression of respect, gratitude, and lineage connection.

If you have been wondering how to honor her life — this is one way.

If you have been meaning to deepen your practice — this is a beautiful opportunity.

If you simply want to sit in community and feel the steadiness of sangha — this weekend offers that space.

And I want to share something new:

You can now attend Saturday only.
We’ve added a one-day practice option for Saturday, which includes both lunch and dinner. If a full weekend isn’t possible, please consider joining us for the day. Even one day of shared practice can be powerful.

Rev. Reimoku is coming to us from Mid City Zen in New Orleans. His teaching style is grounded, sincere, and accessible. If you’d like to get to know him beforehand, here is a podcast he recorded some years back. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-90-zen-buddhism-shadow-work-and-authentic/id1159462930?i=1000488295628

This retreat is happening this weekend. The timing feels tender and important. I truly hope you will consider coming.

Let us gather.
Let us practice.
Let us honor her lineage with our presence.

With care,
Beth

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03/02/2026

Come to Canton this Weekend for a Special Retreat

02/28/2026

We’d love to gather to share stories and memories of our joyous Spiritual Director.

Dear Sangha, With deep respect and gratitude, we share that our beloved Spiritual Director, mentor and supporter, Venerable Pannavati, has passed into her next realm. Though her physical presence is no longer with us, her spirit and wisdom continue on. Flowering Lotus Meditation exists today because...

02/25/2026

Let’s gather with Rev. Reimoku, sharing group practice, shared vegetarian meals, & time in nature.

Www.floweringlotusmeditation.org has all the details!

02/11/2026

🌏Would you like to join tens of thousands of people all around the world in a global loving-kindness meditation?

On Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 4:30pm EST, the monks who have journeyed over 2,300 miles through 10 states over 108 days on the Walk for Peace will be leading this meditation.

You can join in here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/walkforpeaceusa
Website: https://dhammacetiya.com/walk-for-peace/global-meditation/

Let’s all take a moment to pause, breathe, and extend compassion to a weary and troubled world.

01/16/2026

Meditation for World Peace
Saturday January 17th, 7-8AM Pacific Time.
Registration link: https://sfu.zoom.us/meeting/register/Hc2iUzf7RZOtY4LhweU8Rg

With ongoing and escalating crisis around the world, Ainaz (who is Iranian and stands in solidarity for justice and freedom for the land and people she comes from) felt called to host a meditation on world peace. Vimalasara and Kenley have accept the invitation to guide this meditation.
Dr. Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John, is a senior dharma teacher in the Triratna Buddhist Community. Dr Ken Hardy named them as "one of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our times."
Kenley Neufeld is a Dharma teacher of mindfulness in the Zen Plum Village tradition, a lifelong pacifist, and an educator.

01/09/2026

Dharma Talk Online Tonight - Retreat with Us Soon

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01/08/2026

Everyone, let’s do this, we think you will love Susan Piver! Sama Studio does a fantastic job of facilitating an online event. Sign up!

https://www.samastudio.org/workshops

Don’t miss this chance to meet with and learn from the incredible .piver. The topic: meditation for mystics. What if meditation was no longer framed as a form of stress relief or a hack to better leadership, but as a tool for awakening? This is your chance to hear from an expert teacher with 25+ years of practice who has a book coming out on this very subject soon.

You can join us in studio or VIRTUALLY from wherever you are, but don’t miss out!

Saturday’s retreat is waitlisted but that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of Susan coming to Sama. See you there 💫

01/08/2026

An Imperfect, Impersonal, Impermanent Meditation Retreat
with
Rev. Mikey Livid and Andrew Chapman, LMSW

St. Mary’s Sewanee
770 St. Mary’s Lane Sewanee, TN 37375
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Residential Retreat • January 28 - February 1, 2026
Arrival & Registration 4:30-6:00 pm