Four-Day Centering Prayer Retreat - Program

Name: Four-Day Centering Prayer Retreat - Program
Start: 2027-12-09
End: 2027-12-12
Location: St. Mary's Sewanee

770 St Marys Ln, Sewanee, TN 37375, USA

Up to 36 in group

Dec 9 - 12, 2027

Retreat Highlights

- lead by seasoned and trained centering prayer facilitators
- multiple centering prayer sits throughout the day
- Meditation in Motion gentle stretching yoga-type sessions
- outdoor time, prayer labyrinth, meditation garden, hammock swings, hiking trail
- well balanced, delicious and nourishing meals
- silence
- Holy Eucharist

About this Retreat

Details of this retreat

Centering Prayer Four Day Retreat
Check in begins at 3pm central, dinner on the first night. Program concludes by 11am on the last day after 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, 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

- dinner 6pm Thursday, Friday & Saturday
- breakfast 8am Friday, Saturday & Sunday
- lunch 12pm Friday & Saturday
- program Thursday night until 8pm
- program instruction daily with breaks
- program Sunday morning
- concluding after lunch on Sunday

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”.

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

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

- 3 night retreat, Thursday-Sunday
- dinner Thursday at 6pm central
- breakfast/lunch/dinner Friday & Saturday
- breakfast & lunch Sunday
- lodging, meals, program all inclusive

What's Not Included

transportation

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