Well Being'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.
"Getting Out of Your On Way"
November 21-23, 2025
2-Night Weekend In-Person Retreat
with Don Oakley & Patty Bottari
Well Being Retreat Center, Tazewell, TN
$250 including tuition, lodging and two meals.
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​​Retreat Overview
​​"Most people have two things happening most of the time: what they do and what they think about what they are doing. We may feel any discrepancy between these two functions as self-judgment, guilt, shame, regret, despair, envy, anxiety or lack of self-will. Such feelings can then propagate more self-judgment, etc. So how do we extract ourselves from this loop? How can we get out of our own way and function with authenticity."​
​​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.
Annual New Year's Retreat
December 28 - 1 January, 2026
4-Night In-Person Retreat
with Don Oakley & Patty Bottari
Well Being Retreat Center, Tazewell, TN
$425 including tuition, lodging and two meals.
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ONLINE MEETINGS
Don Oakley offers online meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month
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Session Overview
"Desire is often presented as being in opposition to our spiritual awakening. But trying to get rid of desire by sheer personal willpower is also desiring to attain something we hope will be even better for ourselves. This talk will explore this powerful motivational energy and how to productively use it."