Program areas at Southern Dharma Retreat Center
Southern Dharma Retreat Center is a place of refuge offering education, meditation, contemplation and silence in a remote Retreat setting, facilitated by teachers of varying traditions. Southern Dharma Retreat Center is a meditation Center whose purpose is to offer and promote programming representing a variety of spiritual traditions, with the goal of providing a comfortable gathering place, removed from the distractions of everyday life, while creating an atmosphere supportive of quiet reflection where one can access and nurture a sense of peace and uncover the truth within the heart. For the 2022 calendar year, a total of 28 retreats were conducted. Of these, two (2) were at home (online) retreats. Retreats ranged from 2-10 nights in length, for a total of 115 Retreat nights. Retreats were offered by 24 teachers and attended by 504 participants with subject offerings and teachers representing a variety of buddhist traditions. Sdrc awarded partial or full scholarships and fellowships to 79 Retreat attendees, or approximately 16% of attendees. In addition to permanent staff, Retreat operations were supported by 13 Retreat volunteers for a total of 1,820 volunteer hours.
The Center's purpose is to promote awareness of the value of meditation, contemplation and silence as a way to uncover the truths within the heart. For the 2022 calendar year, a total of 28 retreats were conducted. Of these, two (2) were at home (online) retreats. Retreats ranged from 2-10 nights in length, for a total of 115 Retreat nights. Retreats were offered by 24 teachers and attended by 504 participants with subject offerings and teachers representing a variety of buddhist traditions. Sdrc awarded partial or full scholarships and fellowships to 79 Retreat attendees, or approximately 16% of attendees. In addition to permanent staff, Retreat operations were supported by 13 Retreat volunteers for a total of 1,820 volunteer hours.