12/28-1/1/2026: New Years Retreat

17th Annual New Years Retreat

a Silent 4-Night Nonduality Retreat

with Don Oakley & Patty Bottari

December 28 - January 1, 2026

Retreat Overview

Well Being's Annual New Years Retreat will be devoted to exploring deeply into the Nature of our Existence. The retreat will begin with check-in on Sunday afternoon December 28th and will end mid-day on Thursday January 1st. Well Being will provide Supper on arrival and lunch on New Years Day, January 1st. Please plan to bring and prepare food for your other meals. We will provide coffee, teas and snacks throughout. (All cabins have kitchenettes.) This event will be held in noble silence. Don will speak mornings and afternoons with time for Q&A. Silent sittings will be led by Patty. There will be plenty of time to enjoy our 160 acres of abundant Nature. Cost $425. More Information HERE.

Don Teaching at Well Being Retreat Center

Who This Retreat Is For

This retreat is for anyone with a sincere interest in discovering what this life is truly about and who, or what, is living it.

The retreat is non-denominational, but Don will draw on useful pointers from all major wisdom traditions.

No previous meditation experience or spiritual practice is required, although the program will offer value to practitioners with all levels of experience.

About Your Facilitators

The retreat will be led by Don Oakley and Patty Bottari, who
are Directors and on-site managers of Well Being Retreat Center, which they have created over the last 16 years.

Don is a nondual spiritual teacher and studied intensively with Eckhart Tolle and Adyashanti. He serves as a Director of Adyashanti’s Open Gate Sangha and has three highly rated books about spiritual awakening on Amazon.

She has worked for and traveled with both Byron Katie and Adyashanti.

What You Can Expect

Don will speak during periods of guided meditations, discourses, and dialogue sessions.
Patty will lead the silent sitting (meditation) periods.
All the sessions are voluntary, of course, but we ask that you remain engaged and present for the duration of the retreat.
The retreat will be held in noble silence

Meals

Well Being will provide 2 meals: supper on Sunday evening upon arrival and lunch on New Years Day Thursday January 1st to end the retreat.

The two meals provided will be freshly prepared using mostly organic, gluten-free ingredients. Non-vegetarian meals will be served with a vegetarian option available.

Coffee, tea, and snacks will also be provided throughout the retreat.

Please plan to bring and prepare food for your other meals. All cabins have kitchenettes. Those staying in cabinettes will have access to the Conference Building's kitchen.

Lodging Options:

We offer a variety of simple and comfortable accommodations designed to support your retreat experience.

Shared Cabins

Guests attending alone will be paired with a same-gender roommate in a shared cabin, unless a private cabinette is selected.
Guests attending with a friend or partner who wish to room together will be assigned housing in one of our tiny house or earth shelter cabins.
Shared cabins include an apartment-sized refrigerator, a two-burner electric cooktop, and basic kitchen tools. Tiny house cabins are equipped with a microwave, while earth shelter cabins have toaster ovens.

Private Cabinettes

For those seeking a private space, our cabinettes offer single-occupancy lodging. Each cabinette includes a small personal-sized refrigerator, a fan, a space heater, and a ventilation fan.
Bathroom and shower facilities for cabinettes are located a short walk away inside the Conference Building, which is open 24/7.
Cabinettes do not have in-room kitchens, but guests staying in them will have access to the Conference Building kitchen to prepare their meals.