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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.

More Info and Sign Up 
 

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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.

More Info and Sign Up 
 

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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

"The spiritual journey almost always starts from a very personal motivation: I want to find some peace; "I want to know God; I want to get enlightened, I want to stop this busy mind," and so on. But if we take it far enough, to our surprise we may discover that it is not personal at all. We may discover that if it is indeed all One, it is not personal." 

 

Topic: "It's Not Personal"
October 21, 2025

No Cost and No Registration Required 
Don will offer two live sessions on Zoom at
1:00 pm Eastern (US) and 6:30 pm Eastern

More Information and Zoom Links

CONTACT US

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patty@wellbeingcc.org

423-626-9000 

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GPS Address:  557 Narrows Road, Tazewell, TN  37879

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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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