Don & Patty's Upcoming Retreats
IN-PERSON WEEKEND RETREATS
Don Oakley offers in-person weekend retreats, on a monthly basis, with his wife Patty Bottari, at Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, TN.
"Claim Your Inheritance"
May 29 - 31, 2026
2-Night In-Person Retreat
with Don Oakley & Patty Bottari
Well Being Retreat Center, Tazewell, TN
$295 including tuition, lodging and two meals.
More Info and Registration
LIVESTREAM Option Also Available
​​Retreat Overview
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"If a long-lost aunt gave you a million dollars in her will, but you didn't know of her gift, it wouldn't do you much good. Your True Nature is like that. The gift has already been given, but we may not be aware of it. It is good news indeed that we don't have to earn the gift or be worthy of the gift. We only need to recognize the gift. The tricky part is that it is hard to recognize something when we are looking in the wrong direction. This weekend will be devoted to pointing as directly as possible to your already existing inheritance."
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The retreat will begin with check-in on Friday afternoon May 29th and will end mid-day on Sunday May 31st. Well Being will provide Supper on arrival and lunch on Sunday. Please plan to bring and prepare food for your other meals. We will provide coffee, teas and snacks throughout. (All cabins have kitchenettes.) 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 $295. More Information HERE.​​
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A Live Streaming Option for $75 (or $50 if financially constrained) is also available.
"Recognize Your True Nature"
June 19 - 21, 2026
2-Night Retreat
with Don Oakley & Patty Bottari
Well Being Retreat Center, Tazewell, TN
$295 including tuition, lodging and two meals.
More Info and Registration
LIVESTREAM Option Also Available
​​Retreat Overview
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"There are many spiritual practices suggested to seekers as the true path and most do have value. But, since these body/minds have limited time, energy and resources, the question really is, "what is the most efficient and direct path that is likely to produce my desired results in this lifetime?" If we can recognize our True Nature all else will follow. Our True Nature can be recognized in a moment. This retreat is structured to create fertile ground for that discovery."
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The retreat will begin with check-in on Friday afternoon June 19th and will end mid-day on Sunday June 21st. Well Being will provide Supper on arrival and lunch on Sunday. Please plan to bring and prepare food for your other meals. We will provide coffee, teas and snacks throughout. (All cabins have kitchenettes.) 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 $295. More Information HERE.​​
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ONLINE MEETINGS
Don Oakley offers online meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month
"Seeking ends when you find what you are looking for. The difficulty in spirituality is that we don't know what we're looking for. Of course, we think we do and we give it names like enlightenment or spiritual awakening, but we don't know and can't know until we stumble upon in a moment of non-striving. The challenge is that this person who wants to wake up is what we wake up from, which is as difficult as your own tongue trying to lick itself."