Well Being Retreat Center
"Where Silence Is Expressed"
Well Being Retreat Center Events
Covid-19 Precautions: Even during these pandemic times, we are able to offer in-person retreats due to the uniqueness of our facilities. We have 12 separate cabins and three cabinettes. We limit occupancy to one person per cabin except for couples and mutually consenting friends. So we have a retreat capacity of 15 - 24 people. We can seat up to 24 people at six foot minimum spacing in our open-air Powell River Pavilion directly on the bank of the scenic Powell River. The Pavilion also has eight foot square picnic tables for socially distanced meals served from the outdoor take-out window from our commercial kitchen. Cabins are ozonated and rested between groups in addition to our normal thorough cleaning.
May
May 3rd - No Tuesday Zoom Talk this week
Don Oakley will be presenting LIVE on Zoom this Tuesday evening May 17th at 6:30 pm EST. The title of the presentation will be "Like This" More information on the next Tuesday evening session can be found HERE.
Don's talks are also posted as podcasts as "Well Being with Don Oakley"
More information HERE
May
May 12, 2022 - May 15, 2022 "Deep Inquiry Retreat" with Alaya Dickinson & Don Oakley
Alaya Dickinson and Don Oakley will jointly lead this three-night retreat of inquiry into our essential nature. Alaya is from Asheville and has taught many retreats at Well Being Retreat Center. Don is the Founding Director of WBRC. More information HERE.
May 19, 2022 - May 22, 2022 "Chi Walking" Workshop with Katherine Dreyer
Katherine Dreyer is co-founder and co-author of ChiWalking, ChiRunning and ChiLiving books and programs. Join Katherine for a weekend of mindful and gentle fitness walking. The many studies on the benefits of walking all agree: Walking is nothing short of a miracle for creating and maintaining good health (if done consistently). ChiWalking combines the mind-body principles of T’ai Chi with walking for an energized, balanced body and a clear, focused mind. Your walking becomes a meditative practice as well as a great way to get and stay healthy.
More information HERE.
May 27, 2022 - May 30, 2022 "Ivy House Retreat" with Corrine Champigny
Reconnect with yourself during this 3-night profoundly restorative retreat led by Corrine Champigny from the Ivy House Retreat Center in Nashville. Now is the time to redefine what your life is going to look like. Will you go back into the busy, frenetic life you had before or are you ready to approach and in-joy life in a new way? Trained by Deepak Chopra, Corrine has over thirty years experience in the healing arts and specializes in helping people find balance in their lives through yoga, meditation and mindfulness, More information HERE.
June
June 6, 2022 - June 9, 2022 "Creations Way Workshop" with Rahkwees Keh & Jon Patton
Rahkwees Keh, an elder of the Tuscarora Nation, will be leading this workshop with Jon Patton. The workshop will focus on learning harmonious balance between your inner and outer worlds. Please contact Laura Heberlie for Tuition ($1,200) and information about the program. Accommodations for this three night event is $410 - $625 depending on your selection of Accommodations. More information HERE.
June 11, 2022 "Coming Home to Yourself - a Daylong Retreat with Don Oakley & Patty Bottari
"Coming Home to Yourself" Retreat. Don & Patty will lead a day-long Saturday Retreat on Saturday June 11, 2022 from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. Coffee, teas and snacks served. Please plan to bring your own lunch. $50. Open Air Venue on the bank of the scenic Powell River. Cabin Rentals are also available if you would enjoy the land over the weekend. More information HERE.
June 17, 2022 - June 19, 2022 "Renew, Recharge, Reconnect with Nature" with Christine Hoyer
Join Christine Hoyer for a 2-night retreat to be in and be with nature. We are part of nature and it is important to take the time to renew, recharge, and reconnect with nature and ourselves. The weekend will include guided nature and forest therapy walks, simple mindful movement from the Tai Chi tradition, and other activities designed to connect you with the natural world directly through your senses. There will be a mix of silence and sharing, guided activities and invitations to explore in your own time on the land.
More information HERE.
July
July 14, 2022 - July 17, 2022 "T'ai Chi for Life Retreat" with Frankie Hart
Frankie Hart is a Yoga and T'ai Chi instructor with over 10,000 hours of teaching experience. She has owned and operated Satya Life Yoga in Lakeland, Florida since 2004. Frankie leads Yoga Teacher Training certification programs yearly. She has been teaching the art of movement and healing for over thirty years. Her credentials include ERYT500, YACEP, RPYT, MFA, Master Level certified Qigong Instructor and Certified Lifeline Practitioner. More information on this 3-night retreat HERE
July 22, 2022 - July 24, 2022 "The Art of Belonging Retreat" with Chelsea Green
Chelsea Green has designed this weekend retreat to support emotional healing through meditation and creative expression for those living in pain, grief, fear or stress. Healing through meditation does not mean that we sit in a perfect state of peace while having no thoughts. But rather, meditation for healing is about establishing a different relationship with our thoughts. Chelsea is Licensed Professional Counselor Associate, LPCA, and Certified Meditation Instructor, CMI, who leads meditation classes and workshops on mindfulness, stress management, and spirituality. (www.chelseagreencmi.com)
More information HERE.
August
August 10, 2022 - August 14, 2022 "Our Essential Thread" Retreat with Therese Fitzgerald
September
The retreat will be mostly in silence and is recommended for both beginning and experienced meditators who feel drawn to mindful living, contemplation, and inner work.
Therese Fitzgerald trained for eight years at the San Francisco and Tassajara Zen Centers and then with Thich Nhat Hanh for fifteen years. She was ordained as a Dharma teacher by Thich Nhat Hanh in 1994. Therese lives on the island of Maui, where she is a Dharma teacher and a hospice chaplain.
More information HERE
September
Sept 2, 2022 - Sept 4, 2022 "Loving Kindness Retreat" with John Blackburn
John Blackburn, Ph.D., has practiced meditation for over 45 years, practicing intensively with teachers in the Vipassana, Zen, and Dzogchen traditions. He leads a local meditation group, the Knoxville Community of Mindfulness. He has also served on the board of directors for Southern Dharma Retreat Center in Spring Creek, NC. More information HERE about this retreat.
Sept 8, 2022 - Sept 11, 2022 "Silent Retreat" with Alaya Dickinson
Alaya Dickinson will return to lead another retreat at Well Being Retreat Center September 8 - 11, 2022. Bask in Alaya's loving presence and clarity for a three-night silent retreat where you will be well cared for, well fed, and have the opportunity to experience profound inner and outer silence. More information to follow.
Sept 15, 2022 - Sept 18, 2022 "Awareness Yoga & Meditation Retreat" with Corrine Champigny
Reconnect with yourself during this 3-night profoundly restorative retreat led by Corrine Champigny from the Ivy House Retreat Center in Nashville. Now is the time to redefine what your life is going to look like. Will you go back into the busy, frenetic life you had before or are you ready to approach and in-joy life in a new way? Trained by Deepak Chopra, Corrine has over thirty years experience in the healing arts and specializes in helping people find balance in their lives through yoga, meditation and mindfulness, More information HERE.
Sept 21, 2022 - Sept 25, 2022 "ANFT Guide Immersion Training" with Tam Willey & Christine Hoyer
This Guide Immersion Training is for Nature and Forest Therapy Guides-in-Training through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. An immersion is an opportunity to be guided by ANFT trainers and to practice guiding with others. Those who have completed at least 4 months of the six-month remote Forest Therapy Guide Training you're eligible to apply. Completion of this immersion and the six-month training fulfills the requirements for full Guide Certification. More information HERE.
October
October 6, 2022 - October 9, 2022 Yoga Retreat with Frankie Hart
Frankie Hart is a Yoga and T'ai Chi instructor with over 10,000 hours of teaching experience. She has owned and operated Satya Life Yoga in Lakeland, Florida since 2004. Frankie leads Yoga Teacher Training certification programs yearly. She has been teaching the art of movement and healing for over thirty years. Her credentials include ERYT500, YACEP, RPYT, MFA, Master Level certified Qigong Instructor and Certified Lifeline Practitioner. More information on this 3-night retreat HERE
November
November 10 - 13, 2022 "Feldenkrais® & Embodied Life™ Retreat with Brenda Rasch
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Join Brenda for a Three-Night Feldenkrais & Embodied Life Retreat which will include Embodied Meditation, Feldenkrais Movement, and guided inquiry. Contact Brenda at 865-363-6416 or at brendaraschpt@gmail.com for information about the content of the retreat. There will be time to enjoy the 160 acres of rural Tennessee land and the 2 1/2 miles of Powell River frontage.
Year 2023
March
March 15 - 19, 2023 "Silent Meditation Retreat with Upasaki Upali (Paul Peterson)
