Sometimes the life you’ve outgrown is clearer than the one beginning to emerge. During this experiential retreat designed exclusively for women, bestselling author and Oracle expert Colette Baron-Reid will guide you into the space between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming with greater curiosity, intention, and trust in Spirit. Through intuitive teachings, meditation, Oracle work, and The Art of Manifesting Method®, you’ll move beyond overthinking and begin listening more deeply to the wisdom already within you, opening to fresh insight, meaningful guidance, and a clearer sense of what wants to come next.
To get the most from your experience, please bring a journal, one or two favorite Colette Baron-Reid Oracle decks, and extra-fine permanent pens or markers, such as Uni Pin pens.
Recommended Reading The Art of Manifesting by Colette Baron-Reid, plus any guidebook from one of Colette’s Oracle decks.
Starting at $395 + $642 (Lodging + Meals) plus tax
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Intuitive Trust
Strengthen your ability to recognize inner guidance, trust what you receive, and make choices with greater confidence and connection to Spirit.
Refined Clarity
Move beyond mental noise and second-guessing so your next steps, desires, and deeper priorities can come into clearer focus.
Greater Confidence
Shift out of confusion and powerlessness and into greater self-trust, empowerment, and openness to what’s possible.
Spiritual Connection
Deepen your personal dialogue with the conscious Universe and experience a more immediate relationship with guidance, meaning, and possibility.
Renewed Purpose
Reconnect with what feels meaningful now and gain a stronger sense of where your energy, attention, and devotion want to go next.
Graceful Transition
Navigate change with more openness and trust, allowing yourself to move forward without needing every detail of the path figured out in advance.
This retreat invites you to experience change not as something you have to force, but as something you can learn to meet with greater presence and participation. As you explore the stories, expectations, and doubts that may have shaped where you’ve been, you’ll create room for intuition, imagination, and Spirit-led insight to inform what comes next. You may discover new ways of seeing yourself, greater confidence in the choices asking to be made, and a more generous relationship with uncertainty. You’ll leave with practical creative and spiritual practices to help you stay connected to your inner wisdom and continue becoming with grace, gratitude, and joy.
Use Colette’s Oracle practices to deepen intuitive listening, explore meaningful questions, and receive guidance from a fresh perspective.
Quiet the mental noise through guided meditation and create more space to hear what your deeper wisdom may already know.
Experience The Art of Manifesting Method® as a creative process for moving beyond overthinking and opening a dialogue with the conscious Universe.
Use simple drawing practices to access insight, imagination, and inner guidance without needing artistic skill or a predetermined outcome.
Explore what may be ready to emerge by engaging imagination, intuition, and possibility rather than relying solely on logic or fixed plans.
Capture emerging insights, desires, patterns, and possibilities as you explore the space between your past and your next chapter.
SAVE! Add a day or two and save 20% off our R&R rates. Select your added day(s) on the Registration page.
This experiential retreat offers a well-balanced schedule that combines structured educational sessions with flexible time blocks – ensuring you have ample opportunity to engage in learning while also allowing personal time to explore the retreat center, participate in activities, and enjoy moments of reflection and relaxation.
(Program schedule subject to change.)
Check-in Begins 4:00 pm
Dinner 6:00–7:00 pm
Property Orientation 7:00–7:20 pm
Session 1 7:30–9:00 pm
Breakfast 7:30–9:30 am
Session 2 9:30 am–12:30 pm
Lunch 12:30–1:30 pm
Session 3 2:00–4:00 pm
Dinner 6:00–7:30 pm
Breakfast 7:30–9:30 am
Session 4 9:30–11:30 am
Room Checkout 11:00 am; luggage may be held at Reception.
Lunch 12:00–1:30 pm
Breakfast 7:30–9:30 am • Lunch: 12:00–1:30 pm • Dinner: 6:00–7:30 pm
Optional activities include
Yoga • Meditation • Kirtan • Bonfire • Labyrinth • Nature Trails
Colette Baron-Reid is a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed Oracle expert, spiritual intuitive, artist, educator, and thought leader in personal transformation. For more than three decades, she has helped people deepen their intuition, strengthen their connection with the Universe, and create lives with greater purpose and possibility.
Prices include daily vegetarian meals from dinner on the night of check-in through lunch on the day of checkout. (Rates below are per person.)
Ideal for individuals, couples, or friends seeking hotel-style comfort and amenities.
Ideal for friends seeking hotel-style comfort and amenities.
Ideal for individuals, couples, or friends seeking simple surroundings for peace and clarity.
Note Room may contain extra single beds.
Fully furnished 665 sq.-ft. apartment (max: 2 persons)
Note Furniture may vary; each apartment is different.
Fully furnished 995 sq.-ft. apartment (max: 4 persons)
Note Furniture may vary; each apartment is different.
Free activities include
Interactive Nature Hikes
Cooking Demos
Meditation & Movement Classes
Wellness Workshops
Paid activities include
Pottery Classes
Ayurvedic Wellness & Healing Arts Treatments
Take your rejuvenation to another level. Our spa offers treatments and therapies that integrate ancient Ayurveda with contemporary wellness.
Call to check availability during Shankara Ayurveda Spa business hours; seven days a week, 9:00 am–6:00 pm.
For room reservations, Ayurveda Wellness Retreats, and Art of Living Retreat Center (AOLRC) signature retreats, we have the following cancellation policy:
AOLRC reserves the right to cancel a program at any time. If AOLRC cancels a program, you will receive a full refund. Some programs may have special cancellation policies; see individual workshop descriptions. For all other retreats, please be sure to check the registration page specific to that retreat.
Unless otherwise indicated, our programs are open to participants 18 years of age and older.
To encourage a healthy environment, we ask that guests not consume alcohol or meat in our public spaces. However, guests may enjoy these items in their rooms.
Our property is always smoke-free.
Yes, we ask that guests with food allergies simply inform us so we can communicate those needs to our chef. Typically, we label potential allergens such as gluten, dairy, and nuts. You may email us at info@theartoflivingretreatcenter.kinsta.cloud.
Thanks to the cool climate of the Blue Ridge Mountains, air conditioning is rarely needed. For the occasional warm day, there is a fan in each room to help keep you comfortable.
We do have lodging and event venues that are ADA-compliant. Due to the topography of our mountain campus, some are easier to access than others, so please speak to Guest Services (800.392.6870) prior to registering to ensure we can best accommodate your needs. We also have shuttles that run frequently throughout the campus.
We are committed to the safety of our guests and staff. Our mountaintop location and the surrounding areas are spacious, remote, safe, and secure.
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Transportation Options Between Charlotte and the Center
Hickory Hop Shuttle Service Book online hickoryhop.com The Hickory Hop shuttle goes from Charlotte airport to Boone five times daily. Reservations are required, so book ahead online and be sure to confirm shuttle times coordinate with your travel plans.
High Country Limo 828.898.9595 highcountrylimo.com
Oscar’s Car Service 704.965.5800
Edwardo’s Car Service 704.949.6775
Blue Bird Transportation 828.989.7286 Blue Bird of Boone
Abby Cab 828.475.2988 abbycab.com
Uber or Lyft Book in app on arrival.
Other airports within driving distance from the Art of Living Retreat Center include
Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) in Johnson City, TN (80 miles)
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, NC (110 miles)
Visit our directions page for more information.
Step into a world where mindfulness meets beauty. Our gallery captures the essence of the Art of Living—from serene moments of reflection to vibrant celebrations of life, wellness, and connection.
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