Silent Weekend Retreat

Well Being Conference Center is offering a 2 night FREE Silent Retreat beginning with supper on Friday June 12th and ending with lunch on Sunday June 14th.

Silent Sitting

This retreat is an opportunity to explore one’s own true nature – free from the everyday distractions and busyness of our lives. The weekend will be held in silence except for opportunities for sharing on Friday and Saturday evenings and for several periods of guided inquiry. The silence is intended to deepen the level of investigation into the machinations of mind and what may lie beyond. All activities during the weekend are voluntary. All inquiry is non-denominational and will be grounded in your own direct experience.

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, and for exploration of Nature. You will be staying in one of the comfortable cabins with single bedroom occupancy to the extent possible. All meals and event will be in our Conference Building.

Each period of silent sitting will be an opportunity to simply let everything be as it is – naturally and without effort. You may discover the luminous spaciousness that is ever-present – that exists prior to (and during) our effort to control or manipulate our experience as is the case with most meditation methodologies.

There is no charge for this event. However, we ask that you bring and prepare one meal.Depending on the number of people attending, two people may be responsible for a supper or a breakfast, for example. You will also be asked to help with kitchen clean-up on a couple of the meals – usually a 20 or 30 minute exercise. You may find that these “yogi chores” done in silence can create a sense of community and deep friendship with others even during a brief weekend retreat.

The silence will begin after supper on Friday and end just before lunch on Sunday so you will also have a chance to visit with others before and after the retreat. After lunch on Sunday, participants will be welcome to explore the grounds of Well Being Conference Center for the rest of the afternoon or to bring your swim suits and join Patty and Don poolside.

We are located in Tazewell, Tennessee about an hour north of Knoxville. Click here for driving directions. Check-in will be between 4:30 and 5:30 pm on Friday June 12th.

If you are interested in a transformative weekend, please RSVP to Patty by Monday June 8th to reserve your space. Patty@WellBeingCC.org or phone at 423-626-9000.