2026 Florida TM Weekend
Arrival Details
Please read all this information here before coming to the TM Weekend. Have more questions? Let us know by filling out the form at our Contact Us page or write: Florida@TM.org.
Mission Resort & Club
(click to the online map)
10400 County Road 48, Howey-in-the-Hills, FL, USA 34737
800.874.9053 • 352.324.3101
From the entrance to the Mission Resort on County Road 48, follow the signs to the Conference Center. REGISTER WITH US FIRST for the TM Weekend before checking in at the front desk. We’ll provide you with the Weekend information, the schedule and a map. See “Where should I go?” below.
Arrival and Schedule
Q: Where should I go?
Turn off County Rd. 48 into the entrance for the Mission Resort. Follow the signs to the Conference Center. Come in through the main doors to our registration tables. One of our volunteers or course leaders will help you sign in. We’ll have a short agreement form for you to sign confirming your understanding of the purpose of the Retreat or WPA. You’ll receive your room assignment there, the full schedule for the Weekend and a map of the facility. After that you’ll go up to the lobby at the main entrance to check in and get your key at the front desk.
Be sure to register with us first or the front desk will send you back to us!
Q: When should I arrive?
Registration is 3:00-8:00pm, but try to arrive early enough to get settled in your room and do your evening meditation there. See the optional meetings listed on the schedule. Be sure to arrive before the 8:15pm orientation meeting where you’ll get the program for the whole Weekend.
If you arrive late, please go directly to your meeting room: RETREAT – Conference Center. Serra meeting room if this is your First Retreat or DeSoto room for if you are in the Returning Retreat group.
WPA – go straight to La Fontana meeting room.
Then we’ll help you check in after the meeting. Let us know if you are running late. Call or text us: 904-679-8383.
Q: What is the Friday schedule?
3:00-8:00pm – registration in Conference Center. (Full weekend scheduled provided then). Room check-in AFTER registration
4:00-7:00pm – meditation in your room.
WPA – in your room or El Moro A or B (if set up is complete)
6:00-7:00pm – TM Review in DeSoto (optional)
7:00-7:30pm – Asana video demonstration in DeSoto (optional if you have not already seen this)
6:30-8:00pm – Dinner, buffet style in La Hacienda
8:15-9:30pm – First official meetings –
Retreat: First Retreat Group in Serra room and Returning Retreat Group in DeSoto/Cortez room. WPA meets in La Fontana. You’ll receive the detailed schedule and your program instructions. Don’t miss this!
Q: What is the weekend schedule?
An outline of the schedule will be provided at registration, but the details and instructions for the full Weekend program will provided at the Friday 8:15pm orientation meetings. Don’t miss it!
Special programs (if you signed up in advance):
Personal appointments will be pre-scheduled for Saturday, Sunday or Monday. Be sure to plan for your Advanced Technique checking meetings on Sunday (contact us if you need the schedule – Florida@tm.org). Please schedule your travel plans accordingly.
Maharishi AyurVeda consultations will be pre-scheduled throughout the Weekend. Contact Jean Irwin: DrD@FloridaMAV.com to confirm your appointment.
DEPARTURE ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY:
The 2-night course ends after lunch (or your special program meeting) on Sunday. 2-night course participants are welcome to stay for the Sunday afternoon large group meeting.
The 3-night course ends after lunch on Monday.
Before you come to the TM Weekend
Q: First time? Attend Retreat orientation meetings
If this is your first TM Retreat, be sure to attend an online orientation meeting. Sign up at this page and we will send you the schedule and login information: https://tmflorida.org/orientation-meetings/
Q: Learn easy yoga before the Weekend!
Gentle movement is an integral part of the TM Weekend. Be sure to take time to learn Maharishi Yoga Asanas or Chair Yoga before the Weekend. See our Yoga For You page for all the details: https://tmflorida.org/yoga-for-you/
Q: Check the weather
Central Florida weather is unpredictable in January, so check before you come. Click this link for the Mission Inn’s local forecast.
Q: What to pack
• Comfortable, casual, dignified attire for meetings and meals
• Loose-fitting, comfortable clothes for easy yoga exercises and meditation in your room or in group sessions
• Outerwear and comfortable shoes for moderate walking. Check the weather report before you come!
• Any medication and personal items you’ll need (no nearby stores and we’ll want you to stay on site!)
• Yoga mat or blanket for the floor, and a blanket for covering up during the rest between sets of meditation. Yoga mats and blankets are available for those traveling by air.
• Watch, clock or device to time your meditations
Q: What not to pack
• Entertainment – books, magazines, electronic devices (except for what you need to travel). We’ll ask you to turn everything off!
• Work – you’ll enjoy detaching from any responsibilities
Q: Our emergency contact information
Let everyone back home know that you’ll be unavailable during the Weekend, but feel free to give out our contact information: 904-679-8383 and we can relay any urgent messages.