Attending to Awareness Retreat

Well Being Retreat Center is offering a two-night Weekend Retreat entitled “Attending to Awareness.” This weekend event, led by the author of "It's Time to Wake Up Now: The Top Ten Myths that Can Hijack Spiritual Awakening.," a five star rated book on Amazon, will explore our ever-present awareness: why it is the doorway to the divine and what we need to do to cultivate it.

This retreat is a non-denominational opportunity to explore one’s own true nature – free from the everyday distractions and busyness of our lives. The weekend will include silent sittings in the serenity of our meeting room or down by the river, some guided meditation, structured sharing and a guided inquiry talk by Don Oakley on Saturday morning entitled “Attending to Awareness.“ All activities during the weekend are voluntary, of course, and all inquiry will be experientially grounded.

During the weekend there will be opportunities for quiet walks around our 160 acre property, sitting by the scenic Powell River which surrounds the property for 2 1/2 miles, for exploration of Nature, or simply to rest. You will be staying in one of the comfortable cabins. All meals and the event sessions will be in our Main Meeting Hall.

There is no charge for the retreat, but we ask that you bring and prepare one meal. Depending on the number of people attending, two or three people may be responsible for a supper or a breakfast, for example. (We expect that 10 – 18 people may attend.) In this way, you will have an opportunity to experience serving and to being served. You will also be asked to help with kitchen clean-up for one or two of the meals – usually a 20 or 30 minute endeavor. You may be surprised to find that these “yogi chores” can create a sense of community and surprisingly deep friendships even during a brief weekend retreat.​

Even if you've never cooked for a larger group before, please do not let this prevent you from coming. You can team up with someone who like to cook or just jump in and risk it! It always seems to work out beautifully.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP to Patty by Sunday July 9th to reserve your space. or phone at 423-626-9000. Patty will send details of cooking responsibilities by email no later than Monday July 10th.