Lakeland Insight Meditation Group

10/11/2025

We had a lovely Coffee Social at Bonnet Springs Park this morning! We shared personal experiences, stories, lessons, (and coffee). Wonderful group.

10/09/2025

Coffee Social this Saturday, Oct. 11th, 9:30am at Bonnet Springs Park coffee shop at Welcome center! Join us for an informal chat about meditation practice. Beginners and experienced meditators welcome!

09/03/2025

Gainesville Vipassana Society is hosting a retreat October 8-12 at the Fransciscan Center in Tampa

For more information go to

Join us for in-depth meditation practice at the Franciscan Center in Tampa, Florida. A lovely residential retreat center on the Hillsborough River, with ample grounds for walking outside, set in a quaint and quiet neighborhood.

09/03/2025

Rohatsu Sesshin at Hokori-ji
Lakeland, FL Dec. 2nd - 7th
Held at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Lakeland
Please contact Daikin Hicks hokorizencenter@gmail.com for more information
https://www.hokorizencenter.org/contact-us
*Please note the above means we will not have Deeper Dive on Dec 3,2025

08/05/2025

Roxy and Andy are excited to announce we will be bringing mindfulness skills to the Lakeland Montessori School. Montessori schools and Vipassana Meditation have several common goals such as the value of experiential, individualized learning and the value of community. We are tickled to train a new generation of meditators!

07/15/2025

Rohatsu Sesshin at Hokori-Ji 2025 Tuesday, December 2nd - Sunday, December 7th with Greg Shinshyou Hicks Roshi (Daikin)
**Special Guest Teachers: Mico Ryutaku Olmos Roshi and Sarah Nanshin Boyles Sensei**
Sesshin will begin promptly at 7:00 pm on Tuesday the 2nd and will end on Sunday morning by 9:00 am. Sangha brunch will follow closing. We are asking everyone to be present by Tuesday evening for instruction, Sesshin precautions, and opening remarks.
The retreat will culminate with a Rohatsu Vigil Saturday evening, sitting until midnight, and our traditional annual Fire-pit-Sit and Rohatsu celebration.
Cost for the retreat is $160.00 (Plus Dana for the teachers) Please RSVP to hokorizencenter@gmail.com so that we are able to plan accordingly for the retreat.
Registration can be made on the Website at the following link:
https://www.hokorizencenter.org/donate
For retreat donations, choose the "Donate to Sangha" option.
A Sesshin is a multiple-day retreat in which we take time out of our busy lives to focus on our spiritual practice. We do multiple periods of zazen (seated meditation) with periods of kinhin (walking meditation) between. We also do samu (work practice) and chanting services. There will be Dharma talks daily and dokusan (private interview).
All participants will receive Dokusan (private interview).
Sleeping arrangements are dormitory style and all meals are included beginning Wednesday morning with breakfast through Saturday dinner. You may arrange a hotel room if that is preferable (approx. 5-10 minutes away). For those who wish to stay at a nearby hotel, we have a list to choose from. Please let us know if you need the hotel list.

Please bring your own sleeping bag, sleeping pad or air mattress. Please also bring blankets, linens/pillows, towels, toiletries etc. We have a small shower facility at the church. There are also bathrooms that may be used for washing.

You may join us anytime your schedule allows, but it is highly recommended that you attend the entire Sesshin to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to deepen your practice within the warmth of the temple and the sangha. Please let us know when you plan to arrive.

Please RSVP that you are coming and when. It is important so plans can be made for space and food amounts.

We look forward to seeing you all at Rohatsu Sesshin!

In Gassho,
Shinshyou (Daikin) Roshi