The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center, Inc

Fall Senior High CON
2025-11-14 - 2025-11-16
Fall Senior High CON
Youth Conventions or “CONs” are weekend long events planned by youth with adult support for youth from third grade to high school. At heart, a youth con is an experience in building covenantal community and empowering youth leadership.
Supported by the larger work of The Mountain, each con has a different theme and focus, but they all incorporate community building, fun, worship, and exploration of spirituality. Each event has its own covenant and is in covenant with The Mountain’s safety policies. Youth experience both the safety of being in a covenantal community and the responsibility to repair relationships when difficult situations arise.
Youth have the opportunity to serve in leadership roles to help plan events, help run events, help the CON community live in covenant, or be peer chaplains for emotional support.
When
PALs Training: September 26 – 28, 2025
Elementary (3rd – 5th graders): October 17 – 19, 2025
Intermediate (6th – 8th graders): October 31 – November 2, 2025
Senior High (9th – 12th graders): November 14 – 16, 2025
Registration opens: Now open!
Registration deadline: 2 weeks prior to CON start date.
If your youth coordinator has given you a transfer code number please enter the number at the payment portion of the registration process
In our registration system, select Youth CONferences
Fee
The Mountain is excited to announce a pilot program to better cover the costs of running The Mountain while still making it an accessible place for all who want to come.
Youth
Traditional Cost: $100/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
True Cost: $215/person (Covers the whole cost of the weekend)
No Cost: Free
Advisor
Supporter 2: $100/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
Supporter 1: $50/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
No Cost: Free
Please email youthcamp@themountainrlc.org with any questions or concerns regarding this new price structure.
Click Here to Register!

SEUUMA Fall Retreat
2025-11-10 - 2025-11-13
Registration: Now open!
Registration deadline: October 27, 2025
Feel free to reach out to us at gsoffice@themountainrlc.org with any questions.
Rates:
Adult Double Occupancy – $330.00
Adult Single Occupancy – $510.00
Youth 12-17 – $195.00
Child 4-11 – $165.00
Toddler 0-3 – Free
Click Here to Register
In our registration system select “Church Retreats” then select your “2025 Fall SEUUMA Retreat” package.

OurSong: 2025 Retreat at The Mountain
2025-11-07 - 2025-11-09
OurSong is dedicated to performing high quality music while celebrating our unique gay and lesbian experience and our evolving place in the world.
OurSong is comprised of musicians from all walks of life with varying levels of musical experience. Some members hold degrees in music, some grew up singing in church, some have performed with famous artists and conductors and some have joined OurSong as their first foray into choral music. However, all of us sing with OurSong because we love to sing. We love the gift that making music brings to our lives and we love sharing that gift with our audience.
When
Program: November 7 – 9, 2025
Registration Deadline: October 24, 2025
Registration opens soon!
Registration
Adult Double Occupancy: $260 per person
Adult Single Occupancy: $400 per person
Adult Bunkhouse: $220 per person
Click Here to Register

Fall Intermediate CON
2025-10-31 - 2025-11-02
Fall Intermediate CON
Youth Conventions or “CONs” are weekend long events planned by youth with adult support for youth from third grade to high school. At heart, a youth con is an experience in building covenantal community and empowering youth leadership.
Supported by the larger work of The Mountain, each con has a different theme and focus, but they all incorporate community building, fun, worship, and exploration of spirituality. Each event has its own covenant and is in covenant with The Mountain’s safety policies. Youth experience both the safety of being in a covenantal community and the responsibility to repair relationships when difficult situations arise.
Youth have the opportunity to serve in leadership roles to help plan events, help run events, help the CON community live in covenant, or be peer chaplains for emotional support.
When
PALs Training: September 26 – 28, 2025
Elementary (3rd – 5th graders): October 17 – 19, 2025
Intermediate (6th – 8th graders): October 31 – November 2, 2025
Senior High (9th – 12th graders): November 14 – 16, 2025
Registration opens: Now open!
Registration deadline: 2 weeks prior to CON start date.
If your youth coordinator has given you a transfer code number please enter the number at the payment portion of the registration process
In our registration system, select Youth CONferences
Fee
The Mountain is excited to announce a pilot program to better cover the costs of running The Mountain while still making it an accessible place for all who want to come.
Youth
Traditional Cost: $100/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
True Cost: $215/person (Covers the whole cost of the weekend)
No Cost: Free
Advisor
Supporter 2: $100/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
Supporter 1: $50/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
No Cost: Free
Please email youthcamp@themountainrlc.org with any questions or concerns regarding this new price structure.
Click Here to Register!

Three Awakenings
2025-10-27 - 2025-11-03
The three distinct paths of Inner Alchemy, Prayer, and Meditation can be found in various forms throughout the world’s mystical traditions. The Three Awakenings school brings these paths together in a way that is easier to practice and understand for aspirants that weren’t born or raised in the traditional religions and cultures associated with these methods.
This is a private retreat not open to the public.

2025 UU Fellowship of Hendersonville Retreat
2025-10-24 - 2025-10-26
Celebrate life in all its joy and mystery.
Inspire journeys of truth and meaning.
Engage in practice and service for love, justice, and peace.
When:
Dates: October 24-26, 2025
Registration: Now open!
Registration deadline: October 17, 2025
Festivities will begin with a dinner on Friday evening and end with lunch on Sunday afternoon.
Registration Details:
Adult double occupancy: $240 per person
Adult single occupancy: $380 per person
Adult Bunkhouse: $200 per person
Ages 12-17, $140 per person for two nights
Ages 4 -11: $110 per person for two nights
Ages 3 or younger are free
All children must be supervised by and sleeping in the same room as parent/guardian
Commuter rate: $120 per person
Click Here to Register
In our registration system, choose “Church Retreats” and then your 2025 UUFH Package.

2025 UUC Columbia Retreat to The Mountain
2025-10-24 - 2025-10-26
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Columbia, SC is holding their annual congregational retreat at The Mountain this October.
Strengthened by our common humanity and inspired by our seven principles, we promise

to be a safe and welcoming community;
to nurture each other’s hearts and spirits;
to delight in the beauty of our diversity;
to struggle together on our spiritual journeys;
and to challenge each other to live our values

When

Program: October 24 – 26, 2025
Registration: Open now!
Registration Deadline: October 10, 2025

Registration
Registration open to UUC Columbia members, friends, and invited guests
Registration Fee includes

Lodging
Meals
Use of assigned facilities
Participation in program activities

Adult 3 Days / 2 Nights Package Rate

Adult Double Occupancy: $240 per person
Adult Single Occupancy: $390 per person
Adult Bunkhouse: $200 per person

***Private rooms are limited and are based on availability. To request a private room, please register for double occupancy and then email your request to james.williamson@themountainrlc.org. Private rooms will be assigned after registration closes.***
Youth Package Rate

Youth ages 12-17 – $140 per person
Children ages 4-11 – $110 per person
Toddler ages 0-3 – FREE

Youth and Children must be accompanied by a registered parent/guardian
Youth and Children are lodged with an accompanying registered parent/guardian
Reserve Your Space

In our registration system, select “Church Retreats” then your “2025 UUCC Retreat” Package
​Each family member must be registered individually in our partner registration website
Use one username and password per family

Sacred Lomi
2025-10-20 - 2025-10-24
This Advanced Lomilomi Retreat with Sacred Lomi is designed to help Sacred Lomi practitioners deepen their practice, receive from other advanced practitioners and elevate their gifts as healers. The incredibly serene and uplifting energy of The Mountain Retreat, nestled in the majestic mountain forest of North Carolina, is an incredible place for transformation and life changing reflection. This once-a-year event is the only opportunity for students who have successfully completed our Home Study Course to attend one of our Advanced Lomilomi Retreats! For more information please visit: https://www.sacredlomi.com.

2025 NWUU Bi-Annual Retreat
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-19
Northwest Unitarian Universalist Congregation is excited to return to The Mountain for their bi-annual retreat!
Registration status: Now open!
Registration deadline: October 3, 2025
Adult Double Occupancy – $240/person
Adult Single Occupancy (limited availability) – $380/person
Adult Bunkhouse – $200/person
Adult Commuter (Staying off-site) – $120/person
Youth 12-17 – $140/person
Child 4-11 – $110/person
Toddler 0-3 – Free

Click here or go to The Mountain’s website and click on Registration Portal in the top right
Create an account (or login)
Complete your personal profile and a profile for each person in your party (if applicable)
Under “Program Classifications” select Church Retreats
Find your retreat and select your room option
Specify dietary needs, housing options and mobility needs
Specify roommate options. If this is left empty one will be assigned to you
Repeat this process for each member in your party.
Submit payment. Your spot is not secured until payment has been submitted.

Fall Elementary CON
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-19
Fall Elementary CON
Youth Conventions or “CONs” are weekend long events planned by youth with adult support for youth from third grade to high school. At heart, a youth con is an experience in building covenantal community and empowering youth leadership.
Supported by the larger work of The Mountain, each con has a different theme and focus, but they all incorporate community building, fun, worship, and exploration of spirituality. Each event has its own covenant and is in covenant with The Mountain’s safety policies. Youth experience both the safety of being in a covenantal community and the responsibility to repair relationships when difficult situations arise.
Youth have the opportunity to serve in leadership roles to help plan events, help run events, help the CON community live in covenant, or be peer chaplains for emotional support.
When
PALs Training: September 26 – 28, 2025
Elementary (3rd – 5th graders): October 17 – 19, 2025
Intermediate (6th – 8th graders): October 31 – November 2, 2025
Senior High (9th – 12th graders): November 14 – 16, 2025
Registration opens: Now open!
Registration deadline: 2 weeks prior to CON start date.
If your youth coordinator has given you a transfer code number please enter the number at the payment portion of the registration process
In our registration system, select Youth CONferences
Fee
The Mountain is excited to announce a pilot program to better cover the costs of running The Mountain while still making it an accessible place for all who want to come.
Youth
Traditional Cost: $100/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
True Cost: $215/person (Covers the whole cost of the weekend)
No Cost: Free
Advisor
Supporter 2: $100/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
Supporter 1: $50/person (Covers part of the cost of the weekend)
No Cost: Free
Please email youthcamp@themountainrlc.org with any questions or concerns regarding this new price structure.
Click Here to Register!

2025 UUCA Atlanta Men's Retreat
2025-10-17 - 2025-10-19
At UUCA, we believe in you. We believe in justice. We believe in rigorous hope. As Unitarian Universalists, we celebrate our community’s diverse spiritual practices and commit to our shared ethical principles.
This October, we welcome our members to our Annual Men’s Retreat!
Registration now open!
Registration Deadline: 10/3/25
Package pricing includes lodging, meals, & use of facilities:
Adult Shared Room: $240 per person
Adult Private Room: $380 pre person (subject to limited availability)
Commuter Rate: $85 for full day 3 meals & use of facilities, (no lodging) Part days:
Friday Dinner + Evening Programming = $30:
Sunday Breakfast + Lunch = $30.
Click Here to Register
In our registration system select “Church Retreats” then select your “2025 UUCA Men’s Retreat” package.

UU Franklin Day Retreat
2025-10-13
The UU Fellowship of Franklin is excited to return to The Mountain this October and share a day of fellowship with UUTC Brevard. Registration is $65/person and includes lunch, dinner, and use of Mountain facilities. Purchase tickets below to register. Please be sure to inform us of any dietary needs or food allergies in your party.

UUTC Brevard Annual Retreat
2025-10-12 - 2025-10-14
Inclusive. Intentional. INVOLVED.
This is a three-day, two-night fall congregational retreat for the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Brevard. We welcome members and friends of UUTC of all ages. There will be fun and fellowship for all, including nature walks, arts and crafts, workshops, singing and music, and a Sunday service.
​View their website
Program Details
Registration open to UUTC members, friends, and invited guests
Program: October 12 – 14, 2025
Registration Now Open
Registration deadline: September 28, 2025
​Arrival Date and Time: Sunday, Oct 12, 3pm – 6pm
Departure Date and Time: Tuesday, Oct 14, after 12pm
Registration Cost
​Registration Fee includes:
Lodging
Meals
Use of assigned facilities
Participation in program activities
Adult Double Occupancy: $240/person
Adult Single Occupancy: $380/person
Bunkhouses Double Occupancy: $200
Commuter: $60 for Monday only; or $120 for full retreat
Online Registration
In our registration system, select Church Retreats then your ‘2025 UUTC Brevard’ Package.
​Each family member must be registered individually in our partner registration website
Use one username and password per family

2025 UU Asheville Mountain Gathering
2025-10-10 - 2025-10-12
Join our congregation for a restful weekend of inter-generational connections. Experience the mountain retreat and learning center again or for the first time while deepening relationships with fellow congregants. Take a workshop, go for a hike or just sit on the balcony and enjoy spectacular views of the mountains.
When
Program: October 10 – 12, 2025
Registration: Now open!
Registration Deadline: September 26, 2025
This event will sell out well in advance, please register and pay in full to secure your place
Registration
Registration restricted to Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville members, friends and invited guests
We highly recommend guests to register and pay early to secure lodging. We give priority to those who have mobility and medical issues, but cannot guarantee specific rooms to any guest.
Registration Fee includes:

Lodging
Meals
Use of assigned facilities
Participation in program activities

Adult Package Rate, 3 Days /2 Nights, Friday – Sunday:

$240 per person, double occupancy (shared room)​
$380 per person, single occupancy (private room)​​

***Private rooms are limited and based on availability.***
​Youth Package Rate, Friday – Sunday

Youth ages 12-17 – $140
Children ages 4-11 – $110
Toddler ages 0-3 – FREE
Youth and Children must be accompanied by a registered parent/guardian
Youth and Children are lodged with an accompanying registered parent/guardian

Reserve Your Space
In our registration system, select Church Retreats then select your 2025 UU Asheville package
​Each family member must be registered individually in our registration website
​Use one username and password per family
​

Joy on The Mountain Top - Co-Creators a Delightful Expedition
2025-10-05 - 2025-10-10
Learn More and Register
Come to the mountain and JOYN us in a deep dive into JOY! We will enter our deep dive through experiential processes on a co-creative expedition to a mountain experience of pure JOY!
​We will climb our metaphorical mountain from the beautiful 4,200-foot mountain top in Highlands North Carolina, October 5-10, 2025. The falls colors will brighten our collective imaginations as we delight in exploring JOY together individually and collectively.
​As Barbara Marx Hubbard taught, we are at a point of “breakdown before breakthrough”. Through the dramatic changes in ALL social and global systems-education, financial, climate, governmental, it can become very wearisome. Our JOY “meters” might even be running critically low as we navigate this historic time on our planet.
​We will explore together:
What is the birth of JOY and how can it be entered?
What is authentic JOY?
How can “the shadow” hide JOY and drain personal energy?
How can JOY be embodied more fully?
How can “play” open and reveal the magic of JOY?
During our Convergence, we will De-Light in living through this dynamic time together and support each other in co-creating the mystery and wonder that JOY is revealing through us out into our world.
JOYN the JOY-IN!
INTERESTED?
​DATES, DETAILS & DEALS: CCC Registration, Room and Board (vegan/vegetarian meals with gluten free options) All rooms have 2 single beds and private full bath; limited number of single rooms by special request (Contact Noel)
​CHECK-IN: After 3 PM on Sunday, October 5th
​CHECK-OUT: Friday, October 10th; out of rooms by 9:00 AM; off the grounds by Noon
​PLEASE NOTE: All registration payments accepted by Check, Venmo, or Zelle.
​MONETARY EXCHANGE:
BEST DEAL: (SAVE up to $250 on double room; $350 on single room)
Pay $950 (double occupancy) or $1,300 (single occupancy) by AUG 3
NEXT BEST DEAL: 2 payments:
Double Occupancy: $550 due AUG 3, and $550 due AUG 15
Single Occupancy: $750 due AUG 3 and $750 due AUG 15
PAYMENT PLAN:
Double Occupancy: 3 payments of $400 due AUG 3, AUG 15 and SEP 15
Single Occupancy: 3 payments of $550 due AUG 3, AUG 15 and SEP 15
CANCELLATION POLICY (based on The Mountain policy):
Before AUG 1: Full refund minus $35 administration fee.
AUG 1 through AUG 31: Refund payment(s) minus $250 administration fee.
SEP 1 through OCT 5TH: Refund payment(s) minus $500 administration fee.
NOTE: All funds are fully refundable if event is cancelled.
​​​EMAIL: cocreators@lightpartners.org
Noel Marshall ~ 920.312.0301
Learn More and Register

Farm Event: Wild Foraged - Oxymels & Elixirs
2025-09-19 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York)
Have you ever wondered how natural remedies are made? Oxymels and Elixirs are long embedded in our history. Come learn how to sustainably harvest and process natural herbs that you could be medicinally using right now from your own backyard. Learn to treat common colds and seasonal allergies without harmful drugs from the pharmacy. Hear the stories, legends and lore our elders used to tell us of these native plants and most of all take your health into your own hands.
Here we will learn to identify and ethically wildcraft medicinal plants and herbs into healing oxymels and elixirs to boost your immune system and naturally care for your family.

Learn what oxymel and elixirs are
Learn their traditional uses
Learn to identify and forage wild medicinal herbs
Learn to use ingredients from you own refrigerator
Learn to make your own customized product to care for you and your family such as elderberry tonic and fire cider

Rain Policy
All of our events have indoor rain plans as backups in case of adverse weather. Please dress accordingly and bring rain gear if the forecast looks to be really wet!
Refund Policy
If you must cancel your reservation to one of our events then please let us know, at the latest, 48 hours before the scheduled time. If an unexpected emergency occurs then please let us know ASAP by emailing farm@themountainrlc.org. For both options, we can offer you the opportunity to attend a future event.

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Annual Retreat
2025-09-19 - 2025-09-21
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany is an inclusive community called to seek and follow Jesus Christ. We welcome all people in the Eucharistic fellowship of Christ’s Body. We receive strength and encouragement at the common table to carry out Christ’s work of reconciliation in our broken world. Nourished by worship and witness, learning and teaching, fellowship and service, we strive to live out the Gospel’s radical values with gladness of heart.
Church Website
When
​Program: September 19 – 21, 2025
Registration Deadline: September 5
Registration: Now open!
Registration
Registration Fee includes:

Lodging
Meals
Use of assigned facilities

There is a $25 program fee per each adult in addition to the lodging/food costs.
3 day / 2 night Adult Single occupancy
**single rooms are only available by special arrangement with the Rev. Carmie McDonald
3 day / 2 night Adult Double occupancy $260.00 + Tax 6.75%
3 day / 2 night Adult Bunkhouse $220.00 + Tax 6.75%
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The cost for children/youth will be partially covered by the church. Please use the appropriate transfer code below for each child/youth. The amount shown below is chargeable to you and includes both nights.
3 day / 2 night Youth rate (12-17) $60 (Transfer code: ECOTEY)
​3 day / 2 night Child rate (4-11) $30 (Transfer code: ECOTEC)
​3 day / 2 night Toddler rate (0-3) No Charge
Families who elect to stay in a bunkhouse will not share that bunkhouse with another family. There will be one family per bunkhouse.
Click Here to Register
In our registration system you’ll find:
“Church Retreats” | “MountainCamp” | “Other Retreats” | “Youth CONs”
Select “Church Retreats“, then select your “Episcopal Church of the Epiphany” package.

2025 Fall 5Rhythms Dance Movement Retreat
2025-09-18 - 2025-09-21
In these fractured, shattered times, where so much is falling apart we can find support, sustenance and fluency in the elements of EARTH FIRE WATER AIR and ETHER which are timeless, always alive and ever shifting, and in our embodied and creative practices which align us with the wisdom that is always available, giving us glimpses of our vastness and connection to everything seen and unseen. Let’s go there, together.
Join Julie Stuart (5Rhythms) and Julie Püttgen (SoulCollage & Family Constellations) for four days of dance movement, art-making, and engaging in community ritual. We’ll weave 5Rhythms, SoulCollage, and Family Constellations together as practices for resourcing, exploration, and integration as we reconnect with the strength and wisdom of the elements, our lineages & ancestors, and our collective untamed intelligence in a beautiful and potent tapestry for you to revel in.
Julie Stuart and Julie Püttgen are wildly creative humans and friends for 25 years, who will offer their decades of experience to gently guide and hold space for movement, art-making, ritual, and community. Join us as we move fluidly between dancing and art-making, igniting our imaginations and freeing our creativity. No prior dance, art, or constellations experience is required at all.
We’ll be dancing at the top of a mountain in the southern Appalachians, the world’s oldest mountains, on ancestral Cherokee land and weaving our explorations with the land and the sentient beings who live there.
This workshop is for people who are new to 5Rhythms or who have danced the practice for decades. It’s for new and experienced constellators, for people who are just starting a SoulCollage practice with us, or who’ve been making and consulting cards forever. We welcome people of all cultures, colours, creeds, all genders and sexualities, all sizes, abilities and life stages. You don’t need to feel strong or energetic to join us. You don’t need to feel like you are an artist to do SoulCollage, and you don’t need to have any particular relationship with your family of origin to benefit from Constellations work.
If you’re interested in contributing to a scholarship fund so that we can offer this workshop to folks who can’t self-fund, you can send money to Julie Stuart which will be passed along directly. Venmo: julie-stuart-12 and paypal: jnbstuart@gmail.com
We can’t wait to welcome you there. Please send Julie Stuart any questions or concerns you may have.
With so much love,
Julie and Julie
Listen to a conversation the Julie’s had about their upcoming workshop: https://youtu.be/XZQyy6N6Khs
Retreat Begins/Ends:
Check in starts at 3 pm, dinner is at 6 pm then dance starts at 7:30 pm. We end on Sunday at 11:30 am and you can stay for lunch at noon then depart.
Registration
Registration: Open now!
Registration deadline: Thursday, September 4, 2025
PLEASE NOTE, this is important:
You will be making TWO payments. One to Julie for the program fee and another to the Mountain for your lodging and meals. When you sign up, you need to register as a participant with the Mountain AND send Julie your program fee payment.
Payment in full for Room and Board is not due until September 4, 2025 but you need to register on the website. The early bird price paid to Julie only applies to the Program fee.
Program Fee paid to Julie Required
Pay Julie directly via Zelle (preferred): julie@makingideasvisible.com
Paypal: julie@makingideasvisible.com
Venmo: @juliestuart-workshops
Early Bird: $395 (register and pay by August 1st)
Regular: $475
Benefactor: $525
5RTA: $345
Crew (with facilitator approval): $325
Thursday evening (5/10) only: $35-$45 sliding scale
Room and Board Cost paid to the Mountain:
Adult Double Occupancy: $390 + tax
Adult Single Occupancy (limited availability): $600 + tax
Adult Bunkhouse: $330 + tax
Commuter (full event): $210 + tax
Click Here to Register!

Farm Event: Forage and Feast
2025-09-12 13:00 - 16:00
Come roam the edges of the mountain meadow and old growth forest for delicious, nutritious wild plants and mushrooms. Here we will learn the skills to identify and sustainably forage these wild foods. We will learn of the traditional uses and legends behind these natives. Then join us at a table outside on the farm and allow us to prepare these nutritional powerhouse foods for you. During this demonstration you will establish proper preparation and cooking techniques and will even leave with a few recipes. Taste, discover, connect and be with nature.

BYOB possible
Learn to identify wild edibles and their toxic lookalikes
Learn to sustainability forage and harvest wild edibles
Learn traditional uses
Learn Appalachian legends and lore
Learn how to prepare your harvest
Learn traditional and modern cooking techniques
Leave with nutritional wild recipes

Rain Policy
All of our events have indoor rain plans as backups in case of adverse weather. Please dress accordingly and bring rain gear if the forecast looks to be really wet!
Refund Policy
If you must cancel your reservation to one of our events then please let us know, at the latest, 48 hours before the scheduled time. If an unexpected emergency occurs then please let us know ASAP by emailing farm@themountainrlc.org. For both options, we can offer you the opportunity to attend a future event.

UU Fellowship of Athens Retreat
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-14
Come join us as members and friends of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens, Georgia gather to relax at The Mountain. Hang out, hike, sing around the campfire, and eat together in this unstructured and non-staff led retreat.
Registration
Registration Status: Open now!
Registration deadline: August 29, 2025
Cost
Adult Double Occupancy: $240 per person
Adult Single Occupancy (limited availability): $380 per person
Youth 12-17: $140 per person
Child 4-11: $110 per person
Toddler 0-3: Free
Registration Instructions

Go to The Mountain’s website
On the top right click on Registration Portal
Create an account
Create a profile for each member of your family
Under “Program Classifications” select ‘Church Retreats’
Select the appropriate program
Specify dietary needs, housing options and mobility needs
Specify roommate options. If this is left empty one will be assigned to you
Repeat this process for each member of your family
Submit payment. Your spot is not secured until payment has been submitted

Greenville UU Fellowship Retreat - 75th Anniversary!
2025-09-12 - 2025-09-14
Join us in continuing to celebrate “75 Years of Love and Light” as we gather with our GUUF Family for a weekend of fellowship and fun at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center near Highlands NC.
Registration
Registration status: Opens soon!
Registration deadline: August 29, 2025
Adult Double Occupancy: $240
Adult Bunkhouse: $200
Adult Single Occupancy (limited availability): $380
Youth 12-17: $140
Child 4-11: $110
Toddler 0-3: Free
How to register:

Click this link or go to The Mountain and click on Registration Portal in the top right
Create an account
Complete your personal profile and a profile for each member of your family
Under “Program Classifications” select ‘Church Retreats’
Find the ‘2025 UU Greenville’ retreat and select your room option
Specify dietary needs, housing options and mobility needs
Specify roommate options. If this is left empty, one will be assigned to you.
Repeat this process for each member of your family
Submit payment. Your spot is not secured until payment has been submitted.

Need help registering? Email us at gsoffice@themountainrlc.org, or call 828-526-5838 any day between 9am and 5pm.

The Shaman's Path with Don Simmons
2025-09-05 - 2025-09-07
A retreat allows you to recharge your spirit. It’s a space where you can pause, reflect, and heal, free from the constant noise and distractions of the outside world. Whether you’re seeking healing from past trauma, looking to find deeper meaning, or simply wanting to reconnect with your true self, The Shamans Path Mystic Mountain Retreat offers a nurturing environment for profound transformation.
Escape to the tranquil beauty of The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center in Highlands, NC, for a transformative 3-day retreat designed to nourish your mind, body, and soul. Nestled atop a 4,200 foot mountain, this peaceful sanctuary offers rustic lodging and stunning natural surroundings, allowing you to disconnect from the world and reconnect with your True Self. Sacred and Real. Led by Don Reed Simmons, a seasoned mystic, shamanic practitioner, and leading sound therapy provider, this retreat will guide you through powerful experiences of healing and self-discovery.
Throughout the retreat, you’ll participate in guided meditation sessions that will help you cultivate mindfulness, inner peace, and clarity. Through Shamanic Journeys, you will explore deep, ancient wisdom, unlocking hidden aspects of your spirit and gaining insight into your life’s purpose. Past Life Regression will provide you with profound revelations about your soul’s history, helping you release old emotional patterns and trauma that may be holding you back. Surrounded by Nature you will learn to hear the Wisdom of all living things in a way that will surprise and amaze you.
All of this will be served with nourishing, fresh, and delicious meals prepared from locally sourced ingredients, ensuring you feel rejuvenated and energized throughout the experience. The rustic accommodations enhance the sense of serenity, offering a perfect blend of comfort and connection to nature.
This retreat is more than just a getaway; it’s a Sacred opportunity to heal, grow, and discover the deeper meaning of your life. By the end of the 3 days, you will leave feeling grounded, empowered, and transformed, carrying with you a sense of peace and purpose that will last a lifetime. The wisdom and clarity gained here will inspire you to live with greater intention, authenticity, and joy.
About Don Reed Simmons
Don Reed Simmons has been an active professional meditation teacher, hypnotherapist, sound practitioner, psychic and Shamanic healer/teacher for over 30 years. He has studied meditation with Zen Master Thicht Nhat Han and Jon Kabat-Zinn and was certified in Past Life Regression with Brian Weiss, MD, author of “Many Lives, Many Masters.” Don has developed The Mindful Society to help others discover living Mindfully in everyday life and leads a group, “The Trusted Tribe” in virtual weekly meditations and other programs of Spiritual attunement. To date he has facilitated well over 2,000 in person or virtual meditations. His One Minute Meditation has been played over 2 million times on one of the best known App, The Insight Timer, and is the most requested meditation in the Under 5 Minutes category.
The Shaman’s Path Website
Registration
Registration opens: Open now!
Registration deadline: August 22, 2025
Regular Rate:
Double occupancy: $552.55
Single occupancy: $702.00
Early Squirrel Special starting immediately through June 23, 2025
Double Occupancy: $512
Single Occupancy: $662
Special closes: June 23, 2025
Cost includes:
Lodging
All meals at Retreat Center
All Programs
All taxes and fees
How to register:

Click here or go to The Mountain’s website and click on Registration Portal in the top right
Create an account
Complete your personal profile
Under “Program Classifications” select OTHER RETREATS
Find ‘2025 The Shaman’s Path’ and select your room option
Specify dietary needs, housing options and mobility needs
Specify roommate options. If this is left empty one will be assigned to you
Submit payment. Your spot is not secured until payment has been submitted.

2025 Qollasuyu Gathering
2025-09-05 - 2025-09-07
In these times of continual stress when everything seems to converge in more mayhem and
mischief, we are called to be in community. We need to be with one another. We need to
deepen our connections within the natural and unseen worlds by immersing in the encantos that sing us back to Life!
These are the times to gather in ceremony.
To be in companioned silence.
To sit within the flow of the constant universal living energy pulsing through the ancient oaks,
retained in the moss covered rocks, and soaring with the hawk in the distance.
We need time and space to breathe.
To see, to listen, to smell and taste, to feel
It is time for us to remember to be the Magic!
The Council of the Qollasuyu invites you to join us for the September Gathering
* a leisurely weekend of ceremony, workshops,
* being with the trees, communing with the night sky,
* sharing poetry and prose, music and dancing,
* conversation, healing sessions, the fire circle
* and your own meanderings.
Our weekend leaders include Sanctioned Teachers, longtime mesa carriers and invited guests.
We begin with dinner at 6 PM followed by the opening ceremony on Friday evening and end
with a late lunch on Sunday.
For more information click here to visit Qollasuyu website
“Our minds, as well as our bodies, have need of the out of doors. Our spirits, too, need simple
things, elemental things, the sun and the wind and the rain, moonlight and starlight, sunrise and
mist and mossy forest rails, the perfumes of dawn and the smell of fresh-turned earth and the
ancient music of wind among the trees.”
– Edwin Way Teale
Registration Details
● Program: September 5 – 7, 2025
● Registration opens July 12, 2025
● Registration deadline: August 23, 2025
Pre-requisites:
1. Each person is expected to be present for the full weekend. The energy builds as we move
and weave through each event of the weekend.
2. Each person must have a basic understanding of the Pachakuti Mesa Tradition and have
created a basic mesa.
3. We can provide links to resources or personal study with a mesa carrier.
There is a separate Program Registration Fee of $65 is due on arrival.
Additional information and program registration for the Gathering can be found at the
Qollasuyu website: https://qollasuyu.blogspot.com
Information on The Pachakuti Mesa Tradition can be found at The Heart of the Healer
Shamanic Mystery School https://heartofthehealer.org/
Contact Janet Harvey at chacaruna@icloud.com if you have questions or need additional
information.
Registration with The Mountain includes:
● Lodging
● Meals
● Use of assigned facilities
3 Days / 2 Nights Mountain Stay Package (Not including 6.75% NC sales tax)
Adult double occupancy, shared room … $260
Adult single occupancy, private room … $400
Additional nights may be added prior to or after the Gathering.
Commuter Rate … $120
Reserve Your Space
In our registration system, select “Other Retreats” then your 2025 Qollasuyu Gathering Package

Farm Event: Mushroom Identification
2025-08-30 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-29 13:00 - 16:00
Let’s get wild on a 3 hour walk in the old growth forest while we discover, properly identify and discuss foraging for wild edible and medicinal mushrooms. We cover the basics to get you started on what could become a lifelong passion and hobby of yours! We discuss prime habitats where specific mushrooms occur, why and what mushrooms do ecologically and a thorough discussion on safety precautions as well as practical harvesting/preservation techniques. Lastly, we will show you some simple wild mushroom uses and cooking techniques that we all will sample!

Learn to identify choice edible and medicinal mushrooms
Learn to identify the common toxic look alikes.
Learn approved forage areas and where not to forage
Learn proper handling and storage techniques
Learn the variety of ways mushroom benefit the forest and their ecological role
Learn preservation and preparation techniques
Learn the BIG 5 functional mushrooms and what they can do for you
Leave with a few wild recipes

Rain Policy
All of our events have indoor rain plans as backups in case of adverse weather. Please dress accordingly and bring rain gear if the forecast looks to be really wet!
Refund Policy
If you must cancel your reservation to one of our events then please let us know, at the latest, 48 hours before the scheduled time. If an unexpected emergency occurs then please let us know ASAP by emailing farm@themountainrlc.org. For both options, we can offer you the opportunity to attend a future event.

Evans-McIver Family Reunion
2025-08-22 - 2025-08-24
This is a private event and not open to the public.
Registration: Open now!
Registration deadline: August 8, 2025
Registration includes your lodging, meals, and use of meeting spaces. The price below does not include the 6.75% NC sales tax.
Adult Double Occupancy: $260
Adult Single Occupancy (limited availability): $400
Adult Bunkhouse: $220
Youth 12-17: $150
Child 4-11: $120
Toddler 0-3: Free
Check-in begins at 3pm on Friday. Check-out is at 9am on Sunday. Meeting spaces are available until 12pm on Sunday.
How to register:

Go to The Mountain’s website
On the top right click on Registration Portal
Create an account
Create a profile for each member of your family
Under “Program Classifications” select OTHER RETREATS
Select the appropriate program
Specify dietary needs, housing options and mobility needs
Specify roommate options. If this is left empty one will be assigned to you
Repeat this process for each member of your family
Submit payment. Your spot is not secured until payment has been submitted

Farm Event: Wild Foraging
2025-08-16 13:00 - 16:00, 2025-08-15 13:00 - 16:00
Would you like to re-awaken to the presence and gifts of the wild food and medicine growing all around you? Please come along as we emerge into our old growth forest and learn what nature has to offer. Here we will learn of the legends and lore of these Appalachia natives, how they have historically been consumed, how to sustainably harvest and how to prepare them safely. Lastly, we will enjoy a wild foraged herbal tea and give our gratitude for nature and the nourishment that it provides.
Learn to identify edible and medicinal plants, herbs, berries, nuts and mushrooms.

Learn about the life cycle and how to sustainably forage these wild edibles
Learn how they have historically been consumed
Learn how to prepare them safely
Learn their uses and the legends behind these nutritional powerhouses

Rain Policy
All of our events have indoor rain plans as backups in case of adverse weather. Please dress accordingly and bring rain gear if the forecast looks to be really wet!
Refund Policy
If you must cancel your reservation to one of our events then please let us know, at the latest, 48 hours before the scheduled time. If an unexpected emergency occurs then please let us know ASAP by emailing farm@themountainrlc.org. For both options, we can offer you the opportunity to attend a future event.

UUCA Board Retreat
2025-08-15 - 2025-08-17
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Atlanta’s annual board meeting.
Click Here to Register!

Elemental Alignment Retreat
2025-08-15 - 2025-08-17
Awaken the Elements Within
Join us for a sacred weekend in the tranquil Blue Ridge Mountains, where nature, movement, and spirit converge for deep healing and remembrance. Through the five elements – Earth, Fire, Water, Air, and Ether – You’ll reconnect with inner rhythms and restore harmony within.
Retreat Offerings:

5 Elements Yoga
Tai Chi & Elemental Breathwork
Reiki Healing & Circle Work
Crystal Sound Bath Journeys
Shamanic Medicine Wheel
Ceremony & Labyrinth Experience
Somatic Ancestral Healing
Shamanic Fire Ceremony

For more details and to register, visit www.exhalelakeoconee.com
Questions? Call or text 706-818-1725
