Five-Day Meditation Retreat with Gareth Young
Wednesday March 18 - Sunday March 22, 2026
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here are still openings for Red Clay Sangha's residential retreat at YMCA Camp Ocoee, two hours north of Atlanta in the mountains of eastern Tennessee. During this retreat, which is led by Gareth Young, our guiding teacher, he will offer practices and guidance to help you strengthen and deepen your mindfulness and meditation practice. In addition to dharma teachings, this retreat will include periods of loving-kindness practice, chanting services, guided meditations and other calming and grounding practices to help us stabilize and settle in turbulent times. If you'd like to learn more or register for the retreat. click here.
INTRODUCTION TO RED CLAY SANGA
Red Clay Sangha is an Atlanta-based Buddhist community. We draw from many traditions, especially the Pali Canon (Theravada), Chan and Zen, and have a strong sangha (community)-oriented philosophy. All are welcome, regardless of background, identity, and experience level.
If you attend in person and come a little early, please introduce yourself so we can show you around. If you arrive after meditation has started, please enter quietly, and leave your shoes and belongings under the benches in the entry hall, and simply come in and take a seat or cushion. If you wish to attend on Zoom, click here for our regular Zoom meeting room.
What's New
- Annual Members meeting and Board election, March 1st.
- Gareth's Sunday dharma talks and retreats will have greater emphasis on calming (samatha) practices for the foreseeable future. Recent talks on this theme can be viewed by clicking here for the playlist.
- Gareth added talks on Hongzhi's Silent Illumination to the Thursday rotation. Here's the first talk.
- Havana Nguyen two-year marathon comic description of her life with Buddhism is available. Click here to read it.
This Week at Red Clay Sangha
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05 Mar 2026 7:30 PMIn Person and Zoom
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06 Mar 2026Fabiana's Kitchen / Bashor Men's Shelter
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07 Mar 2026 9:00 AMRed Clay Sangha
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08 Mar 2026 9:00 AMIn Person and Zoom
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08 Mar 2026 5:00 PMIn person and on zoom
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09 Mar 2026 5:00 AMRed Clay Sangha and Online on Zoom
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10 Mar 2026 7:30 PMIn Person
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11 Mar 2026 8:00 PMZoom
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12 Mar 2026 7:30 PMIn Person and Zoom
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14 Mar 2026 4:00 PMRed Clay Sangha (Hospital Drive)
Recent/Upcoming Sunday Service Dharma Talks
Our primary weekly event is the Sunday morning service from 9:00 to 11:30 (click here to learn more about this and our other programs). Below is a list of recent and upcoming talks and speakers. Links are to recordings of recent dharma talks
To join our Sunday service and most of our other programs, visit us at 3315 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Chamblee, GA or click this link to join us on Zoom
| Jan 11th | Gareth Young | Qualities of Stability, Peace and Freedom |
| Jan 18th | Gareth Young | Calming Practices: An Offering of Grounding and Refuge |
| Jan 25th | Gareth Young | Calming Practices: Breath Meditation |
| Feb 1 | Katie Rhodes | Precepts Renewal |
| Feb 8th | Gareth Young | Parinibbaba Inspiration for Practice |
| Feb 15th | Gareth Young | Working with Vexations |
| Feb 22nd | Anand Garlapati | Self Love, the 1st step of Metta |
| Mar 1st | Gareth Young | Precepts Renewal |
| Mar 8th | Gareth Young | An Offering of Grounding and Refuge |
| Mar 15th | Gareth Young | An Offering of Grounding and Refuge |
| Mar 22nd | SoKai Charli Vogt | TBD |
| Mar 29th | Gareth Young | An Offering of Grounding and Refuge |
| Apr 5 | Katie Rhodes | Precepts Renewal |
| Apr 12 | Gareth Young | Question and Answer session |
| Apr 19 | Gareth Young | An Offering of Grounding and Refuge |
| Apr 26 | Gareth Young | An Offering of Grounding and Refuge |