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Published by Andrew Keaveney
First Retreat Guide is published by Andrew Keaveney, a breathwork and meditation teacher who leads residential retreats in Boone, North Carolina.
This is one of a small number of websites Andrew publishes. It exists to answer the questions beginners ask before a first meditation retreat and to introduce his own programs. His main website is andrewkeaveney.com.
Andrew Keaveney has taught breathwork and meditation for over 17 years in the U.S. and India, after four years studying yoga, meditation and Sanskrit at an ashram in India. He helped launch the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, and regularly teaches retreats there.
Residential retreats come first: the Breathwork and Meditation Retreat, November 5 to 8, and the Happiness Retreat, November 11 to 13, both at the Art of Living Retreat Center.
Intuitive Life Scan sessions are 15-minute one-on-one sessions, online or in person, by donation, for people seeking guidance through uncertainty.
He also writes Everyday Joy on Substack, has appeared on podcasts about breath and meditation, and makes short films about the practice.
Many people want to try a meditation retreat but are unsure which kind to choose or what will happen. This site gives plain answers, cites published research where it helps, and is open that its publisher teaches the retreats it features. Recommendations follow the criteria on the approach page.
All photographs on this site are Andrew's own, from retreats, travels and quiet mornings in the mountains.
Short answers here. The full meditation retreat FAQ has all 47 answers in one place.
Andrew Keaveney is a breathwork and meditation teacher with over 17 years of teaching experience in the U.S. and India. He spent four years studying yoga, meditation and Sanskrit at an ashram in India, helped launch the Art of Living Retreat Center, and regularly teaches residential retreats there in Boone, North Carolina.
See this answer in the FAQAndrew regularly teaches residential retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He helped launch the center. He has also taught in India, where he spent four years at an ashram studying yoga, meditation and Sanskrit before his 17 years of teaching.
See this answer in the FAQThe Art of Living Retreat Center is a retreat venue in Boone, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, that hosts residential programs including breathwork and meditation retreats. Andrew Keaveney helped launch the center and regularly teaches there. Its website lists every upcoming program with dates and details.
See this answer in the FAQYes. Andrew has appeared on podcasts and interviews about breath, meditation and calm, including conversations with Spiritual Ninja, Dr. Z, The Inspired Yogi and Healing with Rachel Abi. For an interview or retreat inquiry, use the contact link on andrewkeaveney.com, which opens an email to Andrew.
See this answer in the FAQIf you want to learn breathwork and meditation and spend real time away, start with a retreat; that is where Andrew's teaching happens. If you need quick guidance on a specific question, a 15-minute Life Scan is a lighter step. The two can also complement each other.
See this answer in the FAQSee Andrew Keaveney's upcoming residential retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, or send him a question about which one fits you.
Published by Andrew Keaveney
