Location:

This event will be held at Christmount in Black Mountain, NC. We have held our retreats at this facility in 2021 and 2022.

Nearby airports include Asheville Regional and Charlotte Douglas.

Dates & Times: 

Starts at: 3 PM Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 

Ends at: 1 PM Sunday, May 19th, 2024

Total of 5 days 4 nights.

Retreat Program: 

Daily Program with Charles Eisenstein

Charles will give an opening and closing session on Wednesday and Sunday, and daily morning sessions Thursday through Saturday.

Daily Workshops and Offerings with Member Facilitators

There will be morning yoga and meditation sessions, afternoon and evening workshops, and night events including dancing, a cabaret, and other spontaneous activities.  

Generally, there will be several workshops to choose from in any given time slot. There will be a schedule to share with those who have registered before the retreat. 

Here are some sample workshops: 

• Internal Family Systems

• Galactic Mayan Readings

• Resonant Attention

• Living Interbeing 

• Ancestral Toning

• Improv Workshops

• Luminous Body Workshop

• Anastasia Ringing Cedar Presentation

• MetaPhysics of Selling Workshop, and more!

If you are interested in sharing your gifts in the form of a workshop or program, please select YES on the registration form that you would like to offer your facilitation as a gift to others during the retreat.  Our workshop coordinator will contact you with how to proceed.

Retreat Accommodations:

The entire retreat is 5 days/4 nights.
Check-in is 3 PM Wednesday.
Check-out is 1 PM Sunday. 

On-Site Accommodations (Space is limited. Costs are per person per retreat. See registration form for details. Click on accommodation type to learn more):

• Guest House (mostly 2 queen beds, a couple of rooms with 1 king bed) cost per person: $300 for double occupancy. For a single person occupying one room, please pay double the rate. See registration form regarding roommates matching.

• Cabins (4 camp bunk beds, sleeps 8 per room, shared bathroom), cost per person: $100

• Cottage (sleeps 4) cost per person: $250

• Group Lodge (4 camp bunk beds, sleeps 8 per room with kitchenette, a small common space and a bathroom) cost per person: $187.50

• Tent/Car Camping per person per tent/car with camp shower house and bathroom: $40 (plus $20 for each extra person. Kids under 18 stay free.)

Off-Site Accommodations with a day pass:

There are many air bnbs and hotels nearby if you would like to book your own accommodations and join us with a day pass. Cost starts at $50 and go up from there. Day passes are $10-$20 per day and are available on the registration form. This is to supplement the costs of the facility rental and fees.

Extending Your Stay:

If you would like to stay an extra night before and/or after the retreat, please contact the venue at guest-services@christmount.org.  

Childcare:

Bring your kids! We offer childcare at the site next to a playground, with creeks to romp around in, and safe grounds for roaming. Childcare costs are shared by parents who use the service.

Childcare will be offered during all of the scheduled sessions. There will be no childcare during meals or after dinner. Please see registration for more info.

Meal Plan:

We offer a full service meal plan. Please see registration for details.

Fine Print (please read):

Prices listed are our hard costs for the venue. There is no margin added for profit except a very small margin to be used for scholarships. All registration will be final and will not be able to refund if cancel unless someone on the waiting list can take your spot. We thank you in advance for your care in understanding.  

Cancellations (please read):

Please see the registration form for details.

Program Costs & Scholarships:

Program By Charles

Charles’ work is offered fully on a sacred gift basis. There will be envelopes available in which to put your sacred offerings to him on Sunday morning after the closing program. We invite you to give whatever amount feels like a fair representation of your sense of value, gratitude, and desire to support his work. If you are familiar with his work and prefer to offer him a gift before, during, or after the retreat using an online format, please CLICK HERE to donate.

Program By Members

These are also offered on a gift basis. After the retreat, our team will send you a closing email with details about how to contribute financial gifts to any facilitators who are open to receiving them. To offer a workshop, please complete the appropriate field in the registration form.

Registration Form, please CLICK HERE.

Team members:

Patsy Eisenstein, Event Host
Margo Duesterhaus, Volunteer Coordinator
Nancy Knightly, Member Workshop and Meal Coordinator
Rowan Brewer-Dudek, Registration Coordinator
Molly Manewal, Registration and Transportation Coordinator
Roni Ben-David, Transportation Coordinator
Nina Maxwell, Scholarship Coordinator
norie Fukuda-Matsushima, Online Retreat