Eight-Day Centering Prayer Retreat - Program
Eight-Day Centering Prayer Retreat - Program
770 St Marys Ln, Sewanee, TN 37375, USA
Up to 36 in group
Jun 4 - 11, 2027
Retreat Highlights
- - daily centering prayer sessions with breaks
- - time to enjoy the outdoors
- - centering prayer instruction
- - nutritious meals and snacks daily
- - time for rest and relaxation
- - committment to complete silence throughout the week is important
- - one on one spiritual direction and conversation time scheduled periodically with staff
- - Meditation in Motion daily (gentle stretching and yoga exercises)
- - BodyWork sessions available for additional cost (fully clothed energy healing accupressure sessions)
- - Holy Eucharist offered daily (optional)
About this Retreat
Details of this retreat
Check in begins at 3pm central, dinner on the first night. Program concludes by 11am on the last day before lunch.
This retreat will be lead by seasoned and trained centering prayer facilitators. Participants will have the opportunity to join multiple centering prayer sits throughout the day, Meditation in Motion gentle stretching yoga-type sessions, BodyWork therapy (gentle touch, over the clothing, energy healing by a LMT), as well as enjoy the breathtaking bluff views of St. Mary’s Sewanee often covered in winter beauty.
The highly rated kitchen staff will offer well balanced, delicious and nourishing meals throughout the retreat beginning with dinner on the first night and ending with breakfast on the last day. The St. Mary’s Sewanee and the Centering Prayer Staff will be here to support guests in this week long dedication to “God’s first language”. You don’t have to worry about bringing anything except your weary soul to Rest, Renew and Reconnect.
St. Mary's Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development offers sacred space for spiritual seekers on Tennessee's South Cumberland Plateau. Through a generous grant, we are blessed to offer this retreat at a reduced cost, making this time of contemplation and community more accessible to all who feel called to join us.
This retreat will be lead by seasoned and trained centering prayer facilitators. Participants will have the opportunity to join multiple centering prayer sits throughout the day, Meditation in Motion gentle stretching yoga-type sessions, BodyWork therapy (gentle touch, over the clothing, energy healing by a LMT), as well as enjoy the breathtaking bluff views of St. Mary’s Sewanee often covered in winter beauty.
The highly rated kitchen staff will offer well balanced, delicious and nourishing meals throughout the retreat beginning with dinner on the first night and ending with breakfast on the last day. The St. Mary’s Sewanee and the Centering Prayer Staff will be here to support guests in this week long dedication to “God’s first language”. You don’t have to worry about bringing anything except your weary soul to Rest, Renew and Reconnect.
St. Mary's Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development offers sacred space for spiritual seekers on Tennessee's South Cumberland Plateau. Through a generous grant, we are blessed to offer this retreat at a reduced cost, making this time of contemplation and community more accessible to all who feel called to join us.
Schedule
- 6am rise
- 7am to 8am centering prayer session
- 8am breakfast
- 9am Holy Eucharist
- 9:30am break
- 10am to 11am centering prayer session
- 11am break
- 12pm lunch
- afternoon options: Meditation in Motion, BodyWork, centering prayer instruction videos, one on one conversations, free time
- 4pm snacks
- 5pm to 6pm centering prayer session
- 6pm dinner
- evening options: BodyWork, centering prayer, free time
- 7am to 8am centering prayer session
- 8am breakfast
- 9am Holy Eucharist
- 9:30am break
- 10am to 11am centering prayer session
- 11am break
- 12pm lunch
- afternoon options: Meditation in Motion, BodyWork, centering prayer instruction videos, one on one conversations, free time
- 4pm snacks
- 5pm to 6pm centering prayer session
- 6pm dinner
- evening options: BodyWork, centering prayer, free time
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
St. Mary's Sewanee, 770 St Marys Ln, Sewanee, TN 37375, USA
Directions
*From Nashville or Chattanooga, take I-24 to Exit 134 toward Sewanee/Monteagle.
*At the top of the ramp, turn left onto Highway 41A toward Sewanee/University of the South.
*Continue on Highway 41A for 5.5 miles.
*Turn left onto Highway 56/Sherwood Road for .6 miles.
*Turn right onto St. Mary’s Lane for 0.7 miles.
*Follow the signs marked “Guest Registration”.
*At the top of the ramp, turn left onto Highway 41A toward Sewanee/University of the South.
*Continue on Highway 41A for 5.5 miles.
*Turn left onto Highway 56/Sherwood Road for .6 miles.
*Turn right onto St. Mary’s Lane for 0.7 miles.
*Follow the signs marked “Guest Registration”.
Accommodation
Anna House Motel Style Room
2 twin beds in each room, private bathroom, sitting area, air conditioning and heat. Please, indicate if a first floor room is requested. There are no elevators to second floor rooms.
SMH - Temperature Controlled Rooms
bluff view rooms, shared bathrooms separated by gender use, temperature controlled by split AC/Heat units
Merton Hermitage - corner apartment
Corner apartment located in St. Mary's Hall, private bedroom and bathroom, 1 king bed and 1 twin bed, dining area, kitchen, living room, cooling unit in the summer, heated in the winterPlease, indicate if a first floor room is requested. There are no elevators to second floor rooms.
St. Mary's Hall Dorm Style Room - Double Bed
Private room, 1 double bed, shared bathrooms separated by gender use, cooled with box fans in summer, heated in winterPlease, indicate if a first floor room is requested. There are no elevators to second floor rooms.
St. Mary's Hall Dorm Style King Room
Private room, 1 king bed, shared bathrooms separated by gender use, cooled with box fans in summer, heated in winterLocated on first floor
Woodland Hermitage
1 room cabin, queen bed, kitchen, bathroom, sitting area
St. Mary's Hall Dorm Style Room
Private room, 2 twin beds in each room, shared bathrooms separated by gender use, cooled with box fans in summer, heated in winterPlease, indicate if a first floor room is requested. There are no elevators to second floor rooms.
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
St. Mary’s Sewanee is dedicated to providing spiritual hospitality to persons of diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds in a place of natural beauty, simplicity, silence, tranquility, and warm spiritual rest through retreats, renewal, and learning.
What's Included
- - daily centering prayer sessions with breaks
- - time to enjoy the outdoors
- - centering prayer instruction
- - nutritious meals and snacks daily
- - time for rest and relaxation
- - committment to complete silence throughout the week is important
- - one on one spiritual direction and conversation time scheduled periodically with staff
- - Meditation in Motion daily (gentle stretching and yoga exercises)
- - BodyWork sessions available for additional cost (fully clothed energy healing accupressure sessions)
- - Holy Eucharist offered daily (optional)
What's Not Included
- transportation
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