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The Lotus Institute, Bordeaux (2026)

08/10/2026

This October, we’re delighted to welcome Pamela Ayo Yetunde as guest teacher for our monthly Dharma talk 🪷

Audre Lorde wrote that “the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” So what does Buddhism-inspired political and social engagement look like in this precarious moment for U.S. democracy?

Pamela will guide us through two of Plum Village’s 14 Mindfulness Trainings, Openness and Generosity, and explore our role in reducing the suffering caused by fanaticism, idolatry, and exploitation in the wake of Trump v. United States.

Together, we’ll discover an engaged Buddhism grounded in the rule of law, compassion, moral imagination, and the will to make change.

🗓 Wednesday, October 21
🕖 7:00–8:30 pm ET / 4:00–5:30 pm PT
💻 Online & Recorded

Register at the link in bio 🙏

06/10/2026

🌅 One year of Morning Night 🪷

This month marks one year since the release of Morning Night: Poems on Nature, Spirit and Race by Rev. Dr. Larry Ward.

In these poems, Larry invites us to sit with the beauty of the natural world, the depth of the spirit, and the truth of racial suffering and healing, all held with the same tenderness and clear seeing he brought to his teaching.

Whether you’re returning to these pages or opening them for the first time, may his words continue to accompany you, from morning to night.

📖 Get your copy on Amazon at the link in bio.

04/10/2026

“We are not drowning. We are salmon.” 🐟

In this short reading, Dr. Larry Ward offers a poem for difficult times, a reminder that healing ourselves and remaking the world asks for every ounce of our courage. Even when it feels like we’re swimming against the current, our struggle is not a sign of failure. It is the motion of life pressing upward, toward what has never been.

Larry’s words invite us to breathe anyway, to keep moving through the fog, and to remember that we’ve done this before. We carry the resilience of countless generations within us, and we transmit the future right here, in this moment.

Take a minute to listen, breathe, and let his voice remind you of your own strength. 🪷

02/10/2026

“It takes practice to be at ease with your own healing and transformations.” — Dr. Larry Ward

Healing rarely follows a straight line. Some days we feel open and spacious; other days old pain resurfaces and we wonder if we’ve made any progress at all. Dr. Larry Ward reminds us that ease is not something we wait for. It is something we cultivate, breath by breath, with patience and kindness toward ourselves.

As the season turns and the leaves begin to let go, may we practise letting go too: of judging our pace, of needing to be “finished,” of resisting the change already unfolding within us.

This month, we invite you to pause and ask: Where can I offer myself a little more ease today? 🪷

With gratitude for the continuation of Larry’s teachings, and for Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward, who carries this practice forward with such warmth.

01/10/2026

🌿 Move with ease, breathe with presence.

Join us tomorrow for Tai Chi with Grace Franklin, a gentle midday practice to help you slow down, reconnect with your body, and return to the present moment. Through flowing, mindful movement, we’ll cultivate balance, calm, and a sense of grounded ease that you can carry into the rest of your day.

No experience needed. Come as you are. 🙏

📅 Thursday, October 1
🕛 12:00–12:45 PM ET
🔗 Register at the link in bio (click on all events)

01/10/2026

🍂 October at The Lotus Institute 🍂

As the leaves turn and the air cools, we invite you to slow down and practice together. This month is full of opportunities to breathe, sit, move, and listen:

🌿 Oct 1 – Tai Chi with Grace Franklin
🪷 Oct 14 – Sitting with Thay | Guided Meditation with Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
🕯️ Oct 14 – Celebrating Thich Nhat Hanh’s Continuation Day
🛎️ Oct 15 - Sound and Stillness with Diana
📿 Oct 21 – “What Practices Prevent the Ox from Offloading to the Cow?” Dharma Talk with Pamela Ayo Yetunde
🧘 Oct 28 – Silent Meditation | Monthly Practice led by Lotus Faculty & Members
🎶 Oct 29 – Sound and Stillness with Diana

Whether you join us for one gathering or all six, there’s a seat for you in the sangha. 🙏

Register at the link in bio.

30/09/2026

🍂 October at The Lotus Institute 🍂

As the leaves turn and the air cools, we invite you to slow down and practice together. This month is full of opportunities to breathe, sit, move, and listen:

🌿 Oct 1 – Tai Chi with Grace Franklin
🪷 Oct 14 – Sitting with Thay | Guided Meditation with Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward
🕯️ Oct 14 – Celebrating Thich Nhat Hanh’s Continuation Day
📿 Oct 21 – “What Practices Prevent the Ox from Offloading to the Cow?” Dharma Talk with Pamela Ayo Yetunde
🧘 Oct 28 – Silent Meditation | Monthly Practice led by Lotus Faculty & Members
🎶 Oct 29 – Sound and Stillness with Diana

Whether you join us for one gathering or all six, there’s a seat for you in the sangha. 🙏

Register at the link in bio under view all events.

29/09/2026

🪷 Deepen your practice. Grow with sangha.

Membership at The Lotus Institute is an invitation to make mindfulness a steady part of your life, supported by community and rooted in the teachings of Dr. Larry Ward and Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward.

Every membership includes a monthly dharma talk, two guided meditations, two qigong classes, weekly practice emails, and special member-only events. Choose the path that fits where you are:

🌱 Deep – $15/month or $165/year
Offered at a reduced rate for students, Global South residents, and people with disabilities. Includes select recordings and 25% off courses.

🌿 Deeper – $25/month or $275/year
Our full membership, with monthly teachings, events, select recordings, and weekly practices.

🌳 Deeper Still – $35/month or $385/year
Everything in Deeper, plus full access to our video library of Dr. Larry Ward’s talks, meditations, and retreats, and 10% off courses, retreats, and events.

✨ Choose an annual plan on any tier and receive one month free.

Swipe through to find your plan, then join us through the link in bio. 🙏

29/09/2026

🪷 Deepen your practice. Grow with sangha.

Membership at The Lotus Institute is an invitation to make mindfulness a steady part of your life, supported by community and rooted in the teachings of Dr. Larry Ward and Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward.

Every membership includes a monthly dharma talk, two guided meditations, two qigong classes, weekly practice emails, and special member-only events. Choose the path that fits where you are:

🌱 Deep – $15/month or $165/year
Offered at a reduced rate for students, Global South residents, and people with disabilities. Includes select recordings and 25% off courses.

🌿 Deeper – $25/month or $275/year
Our full membership, with monthly teachings, events, select recordings, and weekly practices.

🌳 Deeper Still – $35/month or $385/year
Everything in Deeper, plus full access to our video library of Dr. Larry Ward’s talks, meditations, and retreats, and 10% off courses, retreats, and events.

✨ Choose an annual plan on any tier and receive one month free.

Swipe through to find your plan, then join us through the link in bio. 🙏

27/09/2026

Practice isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about slowing down enough to see what’s already here: the goodness, the wisdom, the beauty that lives in each of us and in one another.

Today, take a mindful breath and look for it in yourself, in the people beside you, in this very moment.

What helps you recognize the beauty within? Share with us below. 🙏

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