10 Best Meditation Retreats In Florida, USA

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The state of Florida is well known for its beautiful beaches, watersport activities, incredible culinary diversity, a vibrant nightlife, and one of the best beach vacation destinations on the globe. It also features hotels and Airbnb tiny houses to accommodate travelers from anywhere. However, the region has more to offer than just endless fun and party opportunities. Florida is becoming an increasingly popular destination for individuals who are looking for a meditation retreat. It is where they head to whenever they want to practice rhythmic breathing, movement, and meditation on the beach by the sea. There are many yoga retreats in the state but read below for the top recommendations on the best meditation retreats in Florida.

1. Heartwood Yoga Institute and Retreat Center

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Heartwood Yoga Institute and Retreat Center are all about promoting growth and development with the help of a variety of yoga-oriented self-discovery programs. The institute sits quietly in a lush and properly designated 7 acres (2.8 hectares) offering an amazing ambiance for everyone to relax. The institute boasts two fully equipped yoga studios, a creativity center, and a holistic library. Also available within the institute is a gorgeous Chakra Garden with stones, flowers, and arts that beckons contemplation and meditation from the guests. Some of the programs offered by the center include health-oriented workshops, yoga classes, private yoga sessions, labyrinth walks, shamanic journeys, women’s circle, and massage & bodywork among others.

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2. Kadampa Meditation Center Fort Lauderdale

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Posted by Kadampa Meditation Center Fort Lauderdale on Friday, December 3, 2021

Kadampa Meditation Center is reputed for offering extensive programs featuring meditation, day courses, and retreats aimed at developing mindfulness and teaching a variety of meditation techniques. The learning methods and practices used at the center are designed to cater to the meditation and spiritual needs of anyone. The goal of the meditation center is to equip clients with the ability to easily relax the mind, dissolve pain and fear, and learn to be of more use to others.

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3. Gainesville Retreat Center

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Gainesville Retreat Center is a teacher-led community retreat focused on offering meditation, nature, yoga, and spiritual connections. The retreat covers over 100 acres 40.5 hectares) of secluded forest and just about 10 minutes from the University of Florida. Some of the programs and classes offered by this center include Wildflowers Yoga, Zoom Zendo, Chayaveda, My Yoga Connection, and Qi Gong among others.

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4. Florida Community of Mindfulness

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Posted by Florida Community Of Mindfulness on Sunday, February 25, 2018

Florida Community of Mindfulness is where you find the best homes where you can learn and practice meditation and mindful living. It has a diverse range of programs whose focus is on culture compassion and mindfulness while also helping people to live the awakened life. They have a variety of weekly and daily meditation and spirituality classes. This is in addition to retreats that offer awesome opportunities for participants to cultivate concentration, mindfulness, and insights.

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5. Mindfulness Meditation Centers

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Mindfulness Meditation Centers have been around for nearly two decades. This is a subtle indication that they know their craft, hence the power to stick on for so long. The center serves as a place where people go for compassion as well as for tapping into the wise source of classical Buddhist teaching in Florida. It offers a variety of programs and retreats, ranging from advanced retreats to foundational mindfulness meditation practices.

The programs are available both in-person and online. Some of these programs include liberation training, mindfulness-based guided meditation, tantra, advanced Vajrayana, Boddhisattva vow partner, and a variety of retreats.

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6. Palm Beach Shambhala Meditation

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Posted by Palm Beach Shambhala on Saturday, May 12, 2018

Palm Beach Shambhala Meditation Center promises to spark your heart, mind, and soul with various practices of meditation. The center is deeply rooted in the principle that nature is something that ought to be developed daily and be made to radiate by one person to the family, friends, society, and the community. Some of the programs you can expect to find here include meditation, contemplative arts, and the Way of Shambhala among others.

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7. Sacred Treehouse

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Posted by Sacred Treehouse on Friday, November 23, 2018

This is a meditation and education center whose main focus is to help people discover and utilize the peaceful strength that they need to deal with the challenges that life might occasionally throw at them. The center provides a calm sanctuary that shields you from the hassles and disturbances of modern life defined by infinite demands, superficiality, and materialism.

The center has a variety of programs and retreats especially designed to help you awaken your spirit and to equip you with the tools that you need to enjoy a complete and more meaningful life.

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8. Clearwater Zen Center

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Posted by Clear Water Zen Center on Thursday, February 25, 2021

Clearwater Zen Center is a Zen Buddhist meditation center located in Clearwater. As the name suggests, the center primarily focuses on Zen meditation. Zen is a meditation technique designed to help you free the mind of all thoughts and images so that you may tap into innate compassion and wisdom in a bid to attain the consciousness of Buddha or you adopt a Buddha-nature. The programs and the classes offered here include sesshin, dokusan, zendo etiquette, and chanting among others.

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9. Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Center

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Posted by Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Center on Saturday, May 29, 2021

Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Center is one of the best homes of mindfulness and modern Buddhism in Florida. The center currently offers meditation classes as well as guided meditation retreats designed to equip you with skills and practical approaches that you can use to free your mind, gain inner peace and deal more amicably with the demands of the busy modern-day life.

Some of the programs and the lessons you will find at this center include meditation classes during various days of the week and retreats.

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10. Kashi Ashram

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Posted by Kashi Ashram on Saturday, July 4, 2020

Kashi Ashram is a spiritual community whose vision is to one day have a world that has been transformed by unconditional love. The center embraces one heart at a time and believes that all paths when followed with a sincere heart will surely lead to God. The practices and teaching offered in Kashi Ashram are intentional and designed to help people live their lives and practice a common purpose for mutual support.

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Relax your weary mind and soul in Florida

The sun and the sand in the Florida beaches will bring a lot of healing and happiness to your body. However, you should also think about your mind and soul. The best way to treat them is to make a trip to a meditation center. Consider any of the best meditation retreats in Florida for a chance to relax your weary soul.

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