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"This Event will be devoted to exploring deeply into the Nature of our Existence."Most people imagine enlightenment to be difficult, far away, and only for a select few. It is difficult to realize only because it is so simple, so near, and already complete as our essential nature. How then do we recognize what we already are? It is not a matter of adopting some belief system nor committing to a lifetime of striving. But it does require self-honesty, openness and humility. And a certain amount…See More

Well Being Retreat Center is offering a 2-night mostly silent Weekend Retreat led by Don Oakley, 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, and by Patty Bottari, a Director of Well Being Foundation and longtime employee and…See More

"This Event will be devoted to exploring deeply into the Nature of our Existence."Well Being Retreat Center is offering a 2-night mostly silent Weekend Retreat led by Don Oakley, 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, and by…See More

Well Being Retreat Center is offering a 2-night mostly silent Weekend Retreat led by Don Oakley, 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, and by Patty Bottari, a Director of Well Being Foundation and longtime employee and…See More

"This Event will be devoted to exploring deeply into the Nature of our Existence."Well Being Retreat Center is offering a 2-night mostly silent Weekend Retreat led by Don Oakley, 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, and by…See More

"We can spend a most of our life energy pursuing happiness only to be disappointed eventually by its inability to be ultimately satisfying and for its inherent quality of impermanence. We recognize these characteristics, yet continue our pursuit. This retreat will explore an alternative approach."Well Being Retreat Center is offering a day-long ONLINE retreat entitled "Our Pursuit of Happiness." The retreat will be led by Don Oakley, the Founding Director of Well Being Retreat Center and author…See More

"We can live for a long time before it might occur to us to ask, "Who exactly is living this life?" It is a matter of identity. We might respond, "Well, me of course!" But who or what exactly is that?  If we don't know who we are, for whom are we living this life? It is a fundamental question that can transform our time here.The retreat will be led by Don Oakley, the Founding Director of Well Being Retreat Center and author of "…See More

"We can live for a long time before it might occur to us to ask, "Who exactly is living this life?" It is a matter of identity. We might respond, "Well, me of course!" But who or what exactly is that?  If we don't know who we are, for whom are we living this life? It is a fundamental question that can transform our time here.The retreat will be led by Don Oakley, the Founding Director of Well Being Retreat Center and author of "…See More

Well Being Retreat Center is offering a 2-night mostly silent Weekend Retreat led by Don Oakley, 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, and by Patty Bottari, a Director of Well Being Foundation and longtime employee and…See More

Well Being Retreat Center is offering a 2-night mostly silent Weekend Retreat led by Don Oakley, 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, and by Patty Bottari, a Director of Well Being Foundation and longtime employee and…See More

Well Being Retreat Center is offering a 2-night mostly silent Weekend Retreat led by Don Oakley, 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, and by Patty Bottari, a Director of Well Being Foundation and longtime employee and…See More