Updated July 9, 2026

Southern Region Plum Village Tradition Upcoming Events

Day of Mindfulness (DOM) with Indigo Mindfulness Practice Center

Date: Saturday, August 1

Location: Charleston, SC. 

For details and registration information- link to flyer is here

Day of Mindfulness (DOM) with Mindful Breath Sangha  ~NEW DATE~

Date: Saturday, September 19

Location: Athens, GA

More information to follow. 

Thundering Silence, Healing Silence Retreat

Dates: September 2-6, 2026

Location: Magnolia Grove Monastery and Mindfulness Practice Center

For additional information and to register follow the link above.

“Conscious, intentional quiet is noble silence. Sometimes people assume that silence has to be serious, but there’s a lightness in the noble silence.”            

                                               –Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh    

Let us come together in this 5-day retreat and generate collective healing through the embodiment of Noble Silence. We will slow down and allow the spaciousness of Noble Silence to help us give rise to natural epiphanies where we arrive at a profound understanding and insight into our life-experiences.

Please note that this is not a Vipassana Retreat where we are entirely 100% silent. While the majority of the retreat is silent, about 10% is not completely silent. We will still offer dharma talks, speak a little bit as needed when it concerns giving some guidance from work leaders for the service meditation, and include a dharma sharing. We invite you to savor Noble Silence as a profound experience which can transcend the traditional expectation of a 100% silence in external sounds but to truly embody a tranquil and quiet mind, no matter what our environment might be.

Together, we can transform our notion of silence as being an external absence of noise to truly experience an inner silence of healing and joy.

Thursday, October 29-Sunday, November 1, 2026   **Waitlist only**

Transforming Mud into Lotus Blossoms
A (Mostly Silent) Weekend Retreat with Dharmacharya Leslie Rawls
Wellbeing Retreat Center, Tazewell, Tennessee

Registration is open.
Everyone experiences difficulties, suffering. The Buddha taught concrete ways to hold and transform our suffering, so compassion for ourselves and others can arise. In this retreat, we will study and practice ways to cultivate compassion and ease our suffering. On the last day, Leslie will transmit the Five Mindfulness Trainings to those who wish to formally commit to the precepts. Suitable for experienced practitioners and newcomers.
Register with this link or at wellbeingretreatcenter.org.
Sponsored by Mountain Solid, Water Reflecting Sangha, Knoxville, Tennessee.
www.knoxmindful.org

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Retreat Announcement- June 2027

Location: Southern Dharma Retreat Center

Dates: Wednesday, June 16th (Late Afternoon Registration) to Sunday, June 20th (ending with lunch)

Southern Dharma is in a beautiful North Carolina mountain setting about a 4 hour drive from Atlanta. The retreat will be offered by Dharma Teacher Leslie Rawls. Leslie is one of the Dharma teachers who offers support to our sangha. 

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Note--- The Magnolia Grove Monastery is no longer hosting a Thursday evening online sangha gathering. The monastics suggest visiting plumline to locate in person and online sanghas around the world.  

For Additional Online Sangha gatherings visit plumline. 

Plum Village Online Live Events

Find additional online courses, live-streamed meditations, talks, and other events happening around the world including at our Magnolia Grove Monastery and Mindfulness Practice Center. Details here 

Plum Village International Retreats

There are  in-person and online retreats hosted by Plum Village monasteries around the world.

Here is the current retreat calendar for 2026