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Join the community and enjoy five monthly events, exclusive content, a supportive network of practitioners, discounts and much more.

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Deep Membership

$15/month | $165/year

A reduced rate for students, people in the Global South, and those living with disabilities. Includes monthly teachings and events, select recordings, weekly practices, and 25% off courses. Join for a year and enjoy 1 month free.

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✓ 1 dharma talk + 2 meditations + 2 qigong classes monthly

✓ Recordings: dharma talk & guided meditation

✓ Weekly curated practice by email

✓ 25% off courses

✓ Special member only events

Deeper Membership

$25/month | $275/year

Full membership with monthly teachings and events, select recordings, and weekly practices. Join for a year and enjoy 1 month free.

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✓ 1 dharma talk + 2 meditations + 2 qigong classes monthly

✓ Recordings: dharma talk & guided meditation

✓ Weekly curated practice by email

✓ Special member only events

Deeper Still Membership

$35/month | $385/year

Everything in the Deeper plan, plus our complete video library—including all recordings of Dr. Larry Ward, as well as meditations, talks, and retreats. Enjoy 10% off courses, retreats, and events. Join for a year and get 1 month free.

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✓ 1 dharma talk + 2 meditations + 2 qigong classes monthly

✓ Full library of recorded talks, meditations, retreats + more

✓ Weekly curated practices by email

✓ 10% off select courses, retreats + more

✓ Special member only events

Monthly
member events

All members enjoy five monthly events:

  • Dharma Talk: 2nd Wednesday, 7–8:30 PM ET. Led by Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward or guest teachers from diverse and BIPOC traditions. Recorded.

  • Guided Meditation: 2nd Wednesday, 9–9:30 AM ET. Led by Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward. Recorded.

  • Qigong Classes: 1st & 3rd Thursday, 12–12:45 PM ET. Led by Matt Dorma. Not recorded.

  • Silent Meditation: 4th Wednesday, 12–12:30 PM ET. Led by staff or members. Not recorded.

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Deep, Deeper, Deeper Still

Our style of teaching is about going beyond surface exploration of spiritual practice to an embodied perspective that applies to daily life. The spiritual journey we are on is not linear. Each progression contains what came before and builds on it. This river flows through everything we do at the Lotus Institute.

Building beloved community, together

Your membership financially supports our dedicated staff, helps to grow our programming vision, and ensures that our teachings continue both now and into the future.

Scholarship request

Our aspiration is to offer accessible opportunities to enjoy our practices. If membership feels inaccessible at the three tiers listed above, please fill out this short form so we can try to provide financial support.

FAQs

    • Dharma talk: Third Wednesday of every month from 7:00–8:30 pm ET

    • Guided meditation: Second Wednesday of every month from 9:00–9:30 am ET

    • Qigong classes: First and third Thursdays of every month from 12:00–12:45 pm ET

    • Silent meditation: Fourth Wednesday of every month from 12:00–12:30 pm ET

  • Deep & Deeper: Email recordings of each month’s dharma talk and guided meditation.

    Deeper Still: Same email recordings plus full access to the complete video library, including past talks by Dr. Larry Ward, Peggy Rowe Ward, meditations, retreats, workshops, and more.

  • We will email you the Zoom links leading up to the event, usually 24 hours prior and 2 hours prior. You can also find them by logging in to your Circle account and going to the Event Calendar page.

    1. Log in to your Circle account

    2. In the top-right corner, click your profile photo.

    3. Click Edit Profile‍.

    4. Navigate through the tabs to what you need to update.

  • You can select your payment of choice and the amount is then automatically withdrawn on a monthly or annual basis.

  • Discount applies to all of our online courses. Includes both self-paced, on-demand courses like Earth Gate and Wind Gate; and live courses like Anam Cara and Midnight Path.

  • Discount applies to all of our online courses, retreats and workshops. We will also let you know if the discount will apply to new and special events.

  • Yes. Simply send us an email to support@thelotusinstitute.org and we’ll help you upgrade.

  • That’s so kind of you! We really appreciate your generosity. You can go to our Donations page and choose to make a donation either once or on a recurring basis.