Morning Sun Mindfulness Center

10/07/2026

Sometimes breathing in and breathing out is more than enough

10/04/2026

Our winter solstice gathering will be on the weekend of December 18-20th. This year, we'll offer two spiral walks and candle lighting ceremonies, and you can choose which one you'd like to come to. Children are welcome to both. We kindly invite you to see our website for registration and details.

with love, during this beautifully darkening time.

09/29/2026

We are still absorbing the experience from Plum Village last June and letting it wash through our minds.

The meditations, the Dharma talks, the sharing circles, the history, the present moment, and the future.

Plum Village
Thich Nhat Hanh

09/22/2026

09/10/2026

Dear friends, we have space indoors in El Cielo for our upcoming Mindful Living Weekend Retreat, Sept 18-20. We begin Friday after dinner and conclude Sunday after lunch. We would love for you to be here. Details & registration is on our website. 🌍🤎🫶🏽

09/03/2026

Rest in the woods, come back to yourself, and dwell simply in your gentle steps during a Day of Mindfulness here. Til the new year, we have these Sundays. All are welcome, no experience meditating needed. Just bring yourself, warm layers, a water bottle or thermos, and some outdoorsy shoes for guided walking meditation. We kindly invite you to arrive around 9:15 am so you can go slowly, use the restroom, and settle into your seat before we begin. We hope you don't have to hurry. We have plenty of mats, cushions, chairs, and a warm wood stove. Our Sundays are by donation. Please find registration on our website 🌕

08/25/2026

Sacred Darkness - Illuminating Brightness. (two images from sitting at the pond: One with moon and stars at night and one on a sunny day)

08/13/2026

Wed. Aug 19th at 7:00 pm eastern time, we will gather online for the one-year memorial of Reverend Dr. Larry Ward. The gathering will be held by The Lotus Institute. Dr. Larry was a precious Dharma Teacher in our tradition, wrote incredible poetry, and shared his practice in real, clear, and inspiring ways. He gave guidance, respite, and support to so many people over the many decades of his life. He was such an important being in the world. Now we come together to water our seeds of being continuations of Dr. Larry. We look towards offering spiritual and physical support to his life partner and co-teacher, Peggy Rowe Ward. Our beautiful mother earth manifested a teacher like Dr. Larry and we are aware of all the conditions that had to be possible for him to exist in our world. May we walk mindfully with liberation and peace for all beings past, present, and future. We hope to see you at the gathering for Reverend Dr. Larry Ward on Aug 19th.



https://www.thelotusinstitute.org

08/10/2026

Upcoming MorningSun Schedule

• Sun Sept 6: Day of Mindfulness (DoM)
•• Sun Sept 13: DoM
••• Fri-Sun Sept 18-20: Mindful Living Weekend Retreat & DoM
•••• Sun Sept 27: DoM

• Thurs-Sun Oct 1-4: OI Retreat (email us directly for the link. Space is filling up!)
•• Sun Oct 11: DoM (Thay's continuation day)
••• Thurs-Sun Oct 15-18: Men's Retreat (registration already open, fifteen spaces left)
•••• Sun Oct 25: DoM

• Sun Nov 1: DoM
•• Sun Nov 8: DoM
••• Sun Nov 15: DoM
•••• Fri-Sun Nov 20-22: Mindful Living Weekend Retreat & DoM
••••• Sun Nov 29: DoM

• Sun Dec 6: DoM
•• Sat-Sun Dec 12-13: Winter Solstice Retreat and Ceremony (all-ages)
••• Sun Dec 20: DoM

We just concluded our summer retreat season and are closed for August's remainder to rest

We'll open up registration for Sept-Dec on our website soon

Men's Retreat Oct 15-18 is already open: Fifteen spaces left

Thank you everybody. We look forward to seeing you!

(Photo of the Forest Meditation Hall here in MorningSun, ready for Dharma Sharing)

06/28/2026

We feel so grateful to have had the chance to visit Plum Village in France for the June retreat. 900 people from 45 countries coming together to practice, learn, and connect our hearts in looking towards building a beautiful community in ourselves and across the world. Snacking on fresh mulberries with oolong tea with old friends. Listening to BIPOC&LGBTQIA+ panels, intergenerational community panels, Dharma talks, circles sharing about their lives, and chanting while following our breathing together. Waking up to the reality of what we have inherited and what we can transform.

Eating packed lunches on bell steps while the sun passed overhead. A truly intense heatwave slowing everything and everyone down all at once. Taking time to look back and into now. Thank you very much to the monastics of Plum Village, the many many people who came from all over the world who brought radiant, wise, and passionate energy to the retreat, and to the MSun residents who also stayed at home to take good care of themselves and the land. This will stay with us for a very, very long time. We can't wait to share with those coming to MorningSun soon.