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Retreat Gathering at Top of Hill at Well Being Retreat Center

Upcoming  Retreats

Don Oakley, nondual spiritual teacher and Founding Director of Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, TN

April 21, 2026 at 1:00 & 6:30 pm Eastern (US) time

Don will offer a short guided meditation, an extemporaneous talk on the topic leaving about 30 minutes for Q&A.

These sessions are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays each month

Christine Hoyer and Darlene Rooney Keller ANFT Guides

ANFT Guide Immersion

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Christine Hoyer &

    Darlene Rooney Keller

 

May 13 - 17, 2026      4 - Nights

Immersion for Nature and Forest Therapy Guides

Jim Newman

Simply This: Meetings with Jim Newman

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Jim Newman

 

May 21 - 25, 2026      4 - Nights

The exploration of nonduality, Advaita, and liberation

Don Oakley and Patty Bottari, Directors of Well Being Retreat Center

Well Being Retreat:

"Claim Your inheritance"

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Don Oakley &

                        Patty Bottari

May 29 - 31, 2026    2 - Nights

Explore the essential beingness of our lived existence.

Katherine and Danny Dreyer

ChiRunning & ChiWalking Workshop

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Danny & Katherine Dreyer

 

June 4 - 7, 2026      3 - Nights

Learn how to run and walk with ease using the principles of Tai Chi.

Therese Fitzgerald

Full-hearted Caring, with Equanimity

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Therese Fitzgerald

 

June 10 - 14, 2026      4 - Nights

Don Oakley and Patty Bottari, Directors of Well Being Retreat Center

Well Being Retreat:

"Recognize Your True Nature"

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Don Oakley &

                        Patty Bottari

June 19 - 21, 2026, 2026    2 - Nights

Explore the essential beingness of our lived existence.

Christine Hoyer ANFT guide

Root & Rise with Nature

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Christine Hoyer

 

July 9 - 12, 2026      3 - Nights

Ways to ground, connect, and be with nature.  

Carl Bello and Carrie DeMartini

In The Shelter of Each Other

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Carl Bello &

                   Carrie DeMartini

July 16 - 19, 2026      3 - Nights

Processing grief in community

Don Oakley and Patty Bottari, Directors of Well Being Retreat Center

Well Being Retreat:

"Why Postpone Your Enlightenment?"

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Don Oakley &

                        Patty Bottari

July 24 - 26, 2026    2 - Nights

Explore the essential beingness of our lived existence.

Suzanne Jonas

Musical Medicine:

Vibrate into Wholeness

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Suzanne Jonas Ed.D

 

August 7 - 9, 2026      2 - Nights

Unock the healing power of sound and reconnection with self.

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Opening the Heart to our Basic Goodness

John Blackburn

 

August 28 - 30, 2026      2 - Nights

Uncovering our basic goodness, our original nature.

Corrine Champigny and Alaya Dickinson

A Sacred Hug​​​​

Alaya Dickinson &

                        Corrine Champigny

September 3 - 6, 2026  •   3 or 4 - Nights

An offering of mind, body and spirit, a 3 or 4-night retreat of silence, meditation, Satsang and Gentle Presence Yoga.

Christine Hoyer and Tam Wiley ANFT Immersion Guides

ANFT Guide Immersion

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Christine Hoyer &

                                 Tam Wiley

 

September 16 - 20, 20264 - Nights

Immersion for Nature and Forest Therapy Guides-in-Training

Jon Patton & Cecilia Calderon of Stop-at-Nothing, Inc HILS-2 Event

High Impact Leadership Seminar 2

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Jon Patton &

               Cecilia Calderón

 

Sept. 27 - Oct. 2, 2026     5 - Nights

AN INVITATION ONLY EVENT

Dr Abookire

Nature as Medicine

Practitioner Training

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Susan Abookire, MD MPH

 

October 8 - 11, 2026     3 - Nights

ANFT certification training for healthcare providers

Frankie Hart

Fall Mountain Yoga Retreat​​​​

 

Frankie Hart

 

October 22 - 26, 2026     3 - Nights

Yoga and Meditation Retreat

Leslie Rawls

Transforming Mud into Lotus Blossoms

 

Leslie Rawls

 

October 29 - Nov. 1, 2026    2 or 3 - Nights

A retreat in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition, exploring the Buddha’s teaching on transforming difficulties

Melanie McGhee and David Patterson AAIT

Acceptance and Integration Training® 

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Melanie McGhee &

                    David Patterson

 

November 5 - 8, 2026     3 - Nights

Alliance for Integrated Awareness Annual Fundraiser Retreat

Brenda Rasch, PT

Feldenkrais® & Embodied Life™ Retreat

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Brenda Rasch, PT

 

November 12 - 15, 2026     3 - Nights

Gentle movement and meditation retreat

CONTACT US

patty@wellbeingcc.org

423-626-9000 

GPS Address:  557 Narrows Road, Tazewell, TN  37879

Mailing Address:  376 Well Being Circle, Tazewell, TN  37879

MISSION DRIVEN, DONOR SUPPORTED

 

Well Being Retreat Center offers spiritual, meditation, nature and yoga retreats. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting harmony with nature, wellness of body and peace of mind.

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