Retreats

  • $304.00 – Residential Stay
    plus dana (offered at the end of the retreat) to the teacher and to Heartwood. You can read more about the practice of dana here.
  • $64.00 – Commuter Option includes registration for Saturday only and meals, but not lodging. Does not include additional dana (offered at the end of the retreat) to the teacher and to Heartwood.

Date & Time Details: Opening Day: check in is between 2-5pm, with orientation at 5:30pm and supper at 6pm. Closing Day: ends at 11am.

Location: Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center

Address: 159 Osceola Rd Hendersonville, NC 28739

Contact: Retreat Manager
[email protected]
828-356-5568

Cancellation Policy: View Here

Room Assignments: Rooms are double-occupancy. Depending on the number of retreatants, if single rooms are available, we assign them in order of registration to those who registered earliest.

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Training the Heart, Lifting Your Voice: From Self-Doubt to Service

with Acharya Christie Bates and Acharya Dr. Maureen Hall

December 5 - 8, 2019

Creative practice is spiritual practice, and because there is a need in the world for light as it comes through you, creativity is generosity. Creatives of all types – artists, writers, singers, speakers, parents and project managers – grapple at times with the human experience of fear, self-doubt and toxic levels of self-criticism. Mindful awareness allows us to see through delusions of self, let go of fearful self-doubt, to be present with what deserves our attention and compassionate response; whether we desire to create a piece of music or visual art, a more harmonious family, or a more just world. This retreat offers training that develops mindful awareness, plus the time, space and support to serve living beings through your gifts. Bring your most important instrument – your body – as well as your journal, art supplies, musical instruments, or whatever you use in your creative process. Be sure to bring your willingness to outgrow your current limits!