"Before Satori [enlightenment], chop wood carry water. After Satori [enlightenment], chop wood carry water."
Our Programs
Healing approaches will include meditation, diet, garden work, emotional processing, physical rehabilitation, contemplation, creative expression through movement, yoga, art, toning, & consultations with wellness practitioners.
Educational programs will be hands-on, from farming to cooking to upkeep of the center: visitors will learn how to live a sustainable and balanced lifestyle, while working with the needs of their own bodies, minds, and spirits.
Meditation benefits us all by promoting self awareness, the first step to self-regulation. It retrains the brain for serenity and focus, and can reverse depression and anxiety. All visitors will learn a basic form of meditation and practice as part of the daily schedule.
Donate to CWCW Retreat Center
You can make a donation by sending a check or money order to:
Chop Wood Carry Water Retreat Center
500 5th Ave. North #212 Nashville,TN 37219
or by clicking the WePay link below
Farming Project
The farm will be for educational and therapeutic purposes for our visitors, a source of healing and nourishing foods and herbs, and also as a funding stream through the sale of produce and cottage-industry products at local markets and restaurants, and educational workshops.
Elements of the farm include:
- - Outdoor seasonal vegetable, herb, and flower garden.
- - Geodesic dome greenhouse for winter gardens.
- - Aquaponics system (indoor/outdoor)
- - Beekeeping
- - Free-range chickens/eggs
- - The farm may be expanded later to include sheep and horses.
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