Well Being Retreat Center

03/02/2026

Don Oakley will be offering an in-person retreat, “Your Inner Peace Awaits,” April 3-5, with his wife Patty Bottari at Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee

Don will offer a guided meditation, discourses on the retreat theme, and opportunities for Q&A dialogue throughout the weekend. There will also be periods of silent sitting and plenty of free time to enjoy 160-acres of Well Being’s beautiful, peaceful land.

The cost to participate is $295 and this includes lodging, tuition, and two wholesome meals served during Friday supper and Sunday lunch. The cabins are comfortable and each have kitchenettes for you to prepare your other meals.

For those who cannot attend the in-person retreat, a livestream option is available for $75 or $50 for the concession rate.

For more information and registration, please see the link in Don’s bio on some social media platforms or visit Well Being’s website.

We hope to see you there.

03/01/2026

Join Jim Newman for his 4-night nondual residential, Simply This, May 21-25, 2026.

Overview:
The meetings expose the separate experience, “I am,” as illusory.
It may become clear that the experience of separation—the sense that “I am real,” that “what is” is incomplete—is an illusion.
Revealing “what is” as already whole and complete.

For more information and registration, please visit the link in bio or visit Well Being’s website.

02/25/2026

Patty Bottari, VP and Relationship Manager for Well Being Retreat Center describes the food we serve on retreats and its relationship with the land, the organically tended vegetable garden, and our guests. We offer both vegetarian and non-vegetarian meals as well as vegan and
dairy free options. Nearly all of our meals are gluten-free, freshly prepared and mostly organic.

02/24/2026

Don Oakley will be offering an in-person retreat, “The Essential Realization,” March 6-8, with his wife Patty Bottari at Well Being Retreat Center in Tazewell, Tennessee

Don will offer a guided meditation, discourses on the retreat theme, and opportunities for Q&A dialogue throughout the weekend. There will also be periods of silent sitting and plenty of free time to enjoy 160-acres of Well Being’s beautiful, peaceful land.

The cost to participate is $295 and this includes lodging, tuition, and two wholesome meals served during Friday supper and Sunday lunch. The cabins are comfortable and each have kitchenettes for you to prepare your other meals.

For those who cannot attend the in-person retreat, a livestream option is available for $75 (or $50 concession).

For more information and registration, please see the link in Don’s bio on some social media platforms or visit Well Being’s website.

We hope to see you there.

02/24/2026

Come and join us on Saturday, April 25th, for the 9th annual Powell River Kayak and Canoe Regatta in beautiful Claiborne County, NE Tennessee.
— 12-mile race
— 9 race categories (or recreational paddle)
— Prize money for each race category
— Free transport back to the start line
— Powell Rover is the 2nd largest free-flowing river in Tennessee.

02/20/2026

Katherine and Danny Dreyer, cofounders of Chi Running and Chi Walking, will be leading a 3-night workshop at Well Being Retreat Center, June 4-7, 2026.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn how to run and walk with ease using the principles of Tai Chi.

For more information and registration please visit the Well Being Retreat Center website or see the link in bio.

02/18/2026

Patty Bottari, VP and Relationship Manager for Well Being Retreat Center speaks about the benefits of respectful and attentive listening to others within the supportive confidentiality of a retreat setting.

02/14/2026

02/11/2026

One of the favorite desserts to serve at Well Being Retreat Center – often at the final lunch on a retreat – is our Coconut Cashew Cookies. They look beautiful, are easy to make and delicious to eat. What’s not to like?

02/09/2026

02/07/2026

The day before a retreat begins at Well Being Retreat Center is Meal Prep Day where all the fresh vegetables are cleaned and prepped for meals that will be served during the retreat. Since so much of what is served is fresh organic produce, both store-bought and grown here in our own garden, it takes a lot of help from kitchen staff and experienced volunteers to get everything ready. And it is an enjoyable time to work together and make new friends.