
The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Tracy Astorino
Topic: Sound Exploration & Meditation

MBSR 8-week Course
The capstone course of Flatwater Collective’s Mindfulness Academy
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction “MBSR”
Teachers: Carlos Figueroa & Anne Savery

Dharma Talk
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Mark Wiesman
Topic: Equanimity (Upekkhā) – The Steady Heart
The final week focuses on cultivating balance and spaciousness amidst life’s inevitable ups and downs. Equanimity allows us to remain present and open-hearted, with wisdom and ease.

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Anne Savery
Topic: The Pursuit of Happiness

Introduction to Meditation Course
Flatwater Collective’s Mindfulness Academy
Teacher: Anne Savery

Dharma Sutra Study
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher is Kyle Sorys.
Current topic: The Four Noble Truths

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Susie Hiley
Topic: TBA

FALL BOOK CIRCLE
Fall Book Circle
The Body is a Doorway by Sophie Strand
Led by Friend of Flatwater Sara Peterson

October Weekend Meditation Retreat
A weekend meditation retreat at the Creighton Retreat Center in Griswold, IA.
Teachers: Anne Savery & Mark Wiesman
Topic: Nurturing the Heart: A Weekend of Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity

A Weekend with Bhante Sujatha
Bhante Sujatha “The Loving Kindness Monk” returns to Omaha in October. Full details coming soon with the event schedule.

Turning Inward: A Daylong Retreat
This daylong retreat is an invitation to step away from the noise of daily life and immerse yourself in the quiet wisdom of the natural world.
Your guides: Anne Savery with movement & sound by Tracy Astorino

Dharma Sutra Study
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher is Kyle Sorys.
Current topic: The Four Noble Truths

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Kim Dunovan
Topic: The importance of Patience (Khante), especially in turbulent times. Followed by a guided meditation.

Dharma Talk
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Mark Wiesman
Topic: Appreciative Joy (Muditā) – Celebrating the Joy of Others
This week invites us to rejoice in the happiness and success of others. We’ll explore practices that shift us from comparison and envy to a joyful, expansive heart that delights in shared goodness.

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Anne Savery
Topic: Talk on Openness & Guided Meditation

Dharma Sutra Study
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher is Kyle Sorys.
Current topic: The Four Noble Truths

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Mark Wiesman
Topic: An Introduction to Tai Chi Chuan.: a moving meditation

Dharma Talk
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Mark Wiesman
Topic: Compassion (Karuṇā) – The Heart’s Response to Suffering
Compassion arises when loving-kindness meets suffering. We’ll practice opening to the pain of others (and our own) with a tender heart, learning to respond with care rather than overwhelm.

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Matt Evans
Topic: Harnessing Emotions for Mindfulness

Dharma Sutra Study
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher is Kyle Sorys.
Current topic: The Four Noble Truths

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Kim Dunovan
Topic: Honoring Joanna Macy

Dharma Talk
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Mark Wiesman
Topic: Loving-Kindness (Mettā) – The Open Heart
Begin with the foundation of a kind and friendly heart. This week explores how to cultivate genuine goodwill towards ourselves and others, fostering a spirit of connection and warmth in daily life.

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Tracy Astorino
Topic: Meditation on Nature

Dharma Dialogue
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Kim Dunovan
Topic: Dharma Study: Getting Intimate with Shitou’s classic Zen poem, “Song of the Grass-Roof Hermitage”

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Mark Wiesman
Topic: Shakuhachi a Japanese bamboo flute meditation

Dharma Sutra Study
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher is Kyle Sorys.

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Matt Evans
Topic: Hope

Mid-Summer Movement Series
Summer Movement Series at Flatwater Collective—four Saturday mornings of gentle, all-levels movement held outdoors on our downtown patio.

An MBSR Daylong Retreat
An MBSR Daylong Retreat opportunity with Carlos Figueroa & Anne Savery.

Dharma Talk
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Mark Wiesman
Topic: The Lessons of Water

Dharma Sutra Study
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher is Kyle Sorys.

Dharma Talk —No class this week
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
No class this week due to holiday

Dharma Sutra Study
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher is Kyle Sorys.

Dharma Talk & Meditation
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Anne Savery
Topic: Compassion/Karuna

The Sunday Practice on Summer Break
We’re taking a short summer break from The Sunday Practice starting June 15 through July 13.
The Sunday Practice will be back July 20.

Dharma Sutra Study
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher is Kyle Sorys.
Current topic: The Four Noble Truths

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Matt Evans
Topic: The Courage to Surrender

Dharma Talk
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Mark Wiesman
Topic: TBA
The Centered Heart: A Book Circle with the Author
Join our June Book Circle featuring The Centered Heart and Susi Amendola.

The Sunday Practice
Join us for The Sunday Practice, a welcoming space to explore mindfulness, connect with others, and deepen your practice. Each week features a different speaker or guide offering insights on mindfulness and meditation, along with a guided and/or silent practice.
Guide: Anne Savery
Topic: Topic: We Are All Leaves on One Tree: an excerpt from a recent Jon Kabat Zinn talk. We will watch and then discuss.

Dharma Dialogue
Join us every Thursday for Buddhist talks and study.
This week’s teacher: Anne Savery
Topic: Dharma Discussion. Questions will be posed for reflection on our practice.