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Well Being Retreat Center is offering a two-night Weekend Retreat entitled “True Prayer.” 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 point towards the immensity of what is possible when we get beyond asking…See More

Well Being Retreat Center is offering another of its (almost) monthly Weekend Retreats from Friday supper (April 7th) through Sunday lunch (April 9th). There is no charge for this event although your tax-deductible donations are gratefully accepted.  The theme for the weekend is "Navigating Misconceptions About Awakening." There are many…See More

Most of us have tried to  find inner peace by trying – sometimes trying very hard – to manage everything on the outside be be exactly as we want it to be. This weekend will not be about how to perfect that strategy. It will be about finding what is whole and complete and fulfilled already. If we wait for the outside world to measure up to what we think it “should be,” we will wait a very, very long time. While this may sound like fatalism, we may find that it is actually what frees us to…See More

Spacious, Grounding Silence & Stillness: Retreat & Meditation with Jackie Shaffer and aLex Levin from northern Virginia. This 3-night silent retreat is structured with periods of meditation (guided and silent), yoga, qi gong and Feldenkrais-inspired movement, yoga nidra and energy work. You will have abundant time for journaling, inspirational reading, resting, walking, and soaking in…See More

Most of us have tried to  find inner peace by trying – sometimes trying very hard – to manage everything on the outside be be exactly as we want it to be. This weekend will not be about how to perfect that strategy. It will be about finding what is whole and complete and fulfilled already. If we wait for the outside world to measure up to what we think it “should be,” we will wait a very, very long time. While this may sound like fatalism, we may find that it is actually what frees us to…See More

Dr. Quinton Wacks will be leading a weekend retreat entitled: “Ageing to Sage-ing: Spirituality for Our Mature Years.” This program is for all those who are elderly, who work with elders, AND for those who will be elders some day. As we live longer, the question arises: “How to fully experience and enjoy the last third of our lives?” In the mornings of our lives we were students, then we became householders,…See More

This retreat is a nondenominational 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 “Finding Peace“. All activities during the weekend are voluntary, of course, and all inquiry will be experientially grounded.During the…See More

The immensity of love is ever-present, but we somehow find this birthright elusive. It doesn’t sound possible and yet we do it all the time. We have only to drop our denial of love’s presence and it is there in abundance. It is there already. We don’t need to manifest it. We just need to clear away a little debris and watch it bloom.We typically have 10 – 15 people attending. The format will include silent sittings, guided inquiry, gentle movement, and quiet walks along the river. Many have…See More

Retreat with Alaya Dickinson from Asheville, NC. Explore your deepest nature through inquiry, silence and meditation.Alaya’s Journey (See full bio here )After graduating from college in her native NC, Alaya experienced brief glimpses leading to a spontaneous awakening in 1997.  Shortly thereafter, leaving everything behind, she was…See More

Retreat with Alaya Dickinson from Asheville, NC. Explore your deepest nature through inquiry, silence and meditation.Alaya’s Journey (See full bio here )After graduating from college in her native NC, Alaya experienced brief glimpses leading to a spontaneous awakening in 1997.  Shortly thereafter, leaving everything behind, she was…See More

The immensity of love is ever-present, but we somehow find this birthright elusive. It doesn’t sound possible and yet we do it all the time. We have only to drop our denial of love’s presence and it is there in abundance. It is there already. We don’t need to manifest it. We just need to clear away a little debris and watch it bloom.We typically have 10 – 15 people attending. The format will include silent sittings, guided inquiry, gentle movement, and quiet walks along the river. Many have…See More

A meditation and mindfulness retreat with Sharon Nash and Tracy Moon. Stress and anxiety take us out of the present moment and into our illusory ideas about how the future will turn out for us.  What if there was a different way to be in the world? At this four day retreat, you will have the opportunity to practice a variety of mindfulness and meditation techniques to attune to a more present-centered life including breath awareness, movement meditation, deep listening practices and sound…See More