5 Day Residential Retreat in Tennessee with Jim Newman
Thursday 22 to Monday 26 May, 2025
Jim Newman leads meetings discussing non-duality. He regularly hosts these meetings online, and also at in-person events. Similar to Tony Parsons, he’s been described as “radical non-duality”, with absolutely no compromising of the message. Before attending such a meeting for the first time, you may find it helpful to review some of Jim’s videos.
This residential retreat is at the Well Being Foundation in Tazewell, TN.
Jim’s meetings typically start with a short introduction to non-duality, and then the rest of the meeting will often be questions and answers.
A place on the retreat ranges from $685 to $1,075, depending on the type of lodging you prefer.
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Description
Residential with Jim Newman at the Well Being Retreat Center
Jim Newman has given talks on non-dualism internationally. This in-person, residential, five-day program will be a unique opportunity to inquire deeply. Meetings will have no agenda, list of topics or specific structure. Space is open for questions and discussion with Jim.
“Here and in the meetings, there will be an uncovering, revealing, pointing to the reality, that that experience of separation, that experience that I’m real, that there’s something wrong and that I need to do something about it, is illusory. In reality, THIS is whole, this is complete. There’s nothing missing, there’s no real lack, there’s no real need for anything to happen.”
Jim Newman’s NON-DUALITY meetings share a mystery, a paradox. The paradox is that THIS, this appearance, isn’t what it appears to be. It is and it isn’t. It’s no-thing being something. It’s emptiness appearing as everything. It’s unified appearing as divided or separated.
Within this apparent paradox arises an experience. That experience is, that this appearance is happening to ‘me’. That experience is not paradoxical; it feels very real. There’s no space, no room, no possibility for the reality, that ‘this’ isn’t happening to ‚me’. That experience of duality is dissatisfying. It’s uncomfortable. Out of that experience arises the need to bring about a wholeness, to cover up the feeling that what is, isn’t complete, to make the feeling that it’s not okay – okay.
Out of that arises the need for good and bad and right and wrong. So this appearance then turns into ‚my life‘, and my life is the need to make ‘this’ better, ‘this’ good, to find out or to solve the problem of why I don’t feel like it’s okay, why I feel like something’s wrong, why I feel like I need to seek, to find something else.
Schedule
Check in will be at 4 pm on Thursday May 22nd and the program will end by 2 p.m. on Monday May 26th.
Meals will be non-vegetarian with a vegetarian option available at each meal. Meals will be freshly prepared, generally gluten-free and mostly organic. Meals include Thursday supper through Monday lunch. Teas, coffee & snacks provided throughout.
Cabins (but not Cabinettes) have equipped kitchenettes if you have “special” foods you want to bring.
Location
Well Being Foundation, Tazewell, TN 37879, USA
The Mission of Well Being Foundation is “to promote harmony with Nature, wellness of our bodies, and peace of mind.”
At first glance, these goals may seem unrelated. But it seems that we tend to treat Nature as we treat our own bodies. This is not surprising since our bodies are not separate from Nature.
If treated with care and respect, both tend to thrive. They can even stand some abuse and still get by for a while. (Remember being 21?) But Nature is the home team and always bats last.
And, of course, a certain peace-of-mind is essential to how we all respond to the inevitable challenges of life and to the choices that we make. Noticing the stillness within ourselves and in Nature can bring these aspects of our being into alignment.
Cost
Tuition and Accommodations (lodging, meals and snacks) for this 4-night retreat range from $685 to $1,075, depending on the lodging selected.
- AT Shelter or Tent Camping – Bathrooms Nearby: $750
- Cabinette – Single Occupancy – Bathrooms Nearby: $895
- Shared Cabin – Double Occ. Bedroom: $905
- Shared Cabin – Single Occupancy Bedroom: $1,040
- Studio Cabin – Double Occupancy: $1,010
- Private Cabin – Single Occupancy: $1,210