The closest airport is in Knoxville (Tyson-TYS), which is 1 hour 40 minutes away by car. Rental cars are Uber are available from the airport.

We are in rural North East Tennessee, 8 miles north of Tazewell. For detailed driving directions click on the button below.

Cumberland Gap National Park and the historic town of Cumberland Gap, Norris Lake, Lincoln Memorial Museum, Woodlake Golf Course.

Tazewell is 8 miles and 15 minutes away.

We host a variety of yoga, mindfulness, meditation, movement, Nature appreciation, wellness, and nondual spiritual retreats. In addition, Don Oakley and Patty Bottari, directors of Well Being Retreat Center, hold monthly retreats of meditation and inquiry.

Yes. Please make prior arrangements to stay before or after a retreat. Contact patty@wellbeingcc.org

Yes. The cabins all have kitchenettes which allow you to prepare your own meals. In addition, our 160 acres of nature is supportive for personal retreats.

The retreat group leader elects whether to offer non-vegetarian or vegetarian meals on retreat. If the retreat is non-vegetarian, we also offer a vegetarian option at each meal. Meals are freshly prepared, mostly organic, and generally gluten free.

When you register for a retreat, you will be asked if you are allergic to any particular foods and we can generally accommodate that. If you require special foods while you are here, the cabins all have refrigerators and cooking facilities so that you can store and prepare such foods.

Yes, cabins may be rented for your personal getaway or sabbatical. Find out more about our cabin rentals by clicking on the button below.

No. We ask that you don't bring pets to Well Being Retreat Center.

Yes. We don't allow smoking or vaping in any building or on the decks of any building.

No, our privacy policy is that we do not share your personal information.

No, the sole function of Well Being Foundation is operating Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee. We are an independent, unaffiliated non-profit organization.

We are funded by hosting retreats, renting cabins, and by the generosity of supporting donors.

Yes, we are an IRS approved 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Yes, we frequently invite volunteers to help out in the kitchen during retreats and periodically for work volunteer weekends helping out on projects like trail building, gardening, tree planting and landscape maintenance.

Yes. We offer longer term internship opportunities during March through October. We require a minimum commitment of four weeks. Typical responsibilities might include meal preparation, gardening, housekeeping, landscape and perhaps building maintenance depending on your skills and interest. Lodging and meals are provided. For more information about internships offered at Well Being Retreat Center, click the button below.