We increase the number for a few days until the group is immersed by the middle of the week. Then we slowly ease back by decreasing the rounds to allow the proper and optimum integration of the experience. By the end of the week, we will have taken a deep dive into the Transcendental Realm of existence. A typical retreat day starts with breakfast and conversation. Some days are taken up almost entirely by meditation and lectures.
Every day there is certainly time for short walks and conversation.
Meal times in particular offer the opportunity to congregate and converse with your fellow course participants. At the end of the day, people like to converge on a beautiful veranda as they engage in the Southern pastime of sitting on rocking chairs, while overlooking the Blue Ridge mountains. The Setting The Summer and Winter Retreats are held at an ideal facility on 1200 acres of woodlands adorned by mountain streams, wildflowers, ridges, valleys, and spectacular views in Black Mountain, NC, just 15 minutes from downtown Asheville.