A SUMMER MOUNTAIN STILLNESS IS CALLING US~ THE INNER JOURNEY BEGINS HERE

The Love Serve Remember Foundation is grateful to be hosting the 2026 Ram Dass Legacy “Summer Mountain Retreat” V  once again in Boone, North Carolina at  The Art of Living Retreat Center , Thursday August 27 to early morning Monday August 31 with Krishna Das & Friends.

Together, we celebrate this 5th consecutive year of “retreating”  to these “August Gatherings” in the Appalachians that provide a sacred container enveloped in Wisdom, Compassion, Peace, Love, and Joy.

Whether you seek spiritual insight, refuge, or simply a break from the weight of the world, this gathering offers a natural environment to breathe fresh mountain air, to heal, to nourish and to remember the inner freedom that is always within our reach.

This remote retreat is a unique opportunity for anyone interested in the Bhakti and Buddhist tradtions and their confluences of  two Eastern modalities that offer  a practical path one can pursue in order to become liberated in this lifetime.

We hope to see you there!

Where Love Meets Awareness at the Intersection of Bhakti & Buddhism

See RETREAT SCHEDULE Here

Remote, yet quite comfortable, the Art of Living Retreat Center is nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountain Range of North Carolina on a beautiful property that provides for exemplary experiences of transformation and community building (satsang) with the like-minded looking to connect, not only in person, but with nature and the natural ways of “BE”-ing.

KRISHNA DAS & FRIENDS   4 Full Nights of Kirtan

ACHARYA SHUNYA teaches nondual wisdom (Advaita Vedanta), spiritual Ayurveda and the classical paths of Bhakti, Karma, Upasana and Jnana Yoga. She reinterprets these ancient teachings to create a path of learning and awakening that is both accessible and transformative for today’s Seekers.

DAVID NICHTERN shares meditation instruction, practices & Buddhist Wisdom that are focused for those who are new to this Tradition as well as for those looking to refresh their existing understanding as well as  deepen, strengthen a way of being in this world, that cultivates insight, clarity, strength, resilience, kindness and compassion. Bodhichitta

NINA RAO shares insights and practices from the sacred traditions of the Goddess Devi & Female Buddha Tara as well as the Ramayana, the Hanuman Chalisa and the Vedas. Nina leads the sunrise nature walks that integrates a morning mantra  meditation practice.

RAGHU MARKUS moderates Featured Sessions and will host a LIVE BE HERE NOW NETWORK  “Mindrolling” Podcast with ZOOM Special Guests TBA for the best of a  simultaneously OnLine & IN Person Experience.

MARISA “RADHA” WEPPNER  creates a “state of union” within oneself for a felt sense of the ineffable. Whether she is guiding you through your Awareness & Connection  via yoga asanas & movement or in addtion to her Priestess, Pujari Roles throughout the Retreat’s Sunday morning Ceremonies.

JOHN PATTERN performs LIVE his emotive musical ECSTATIC Dance , connecting / weaving the Sacred with the Spiritual that integrates Ram Dass teachings. “MY HEART SONG”

John Pattern, Marisa “Radha” Weppner &  Friends will present  a special LIVE Sunrise Musical Sunday Morning Labyrinth Ceremony & Walking Meditation with Ram Dass “Words of Wisdom” woven into this indigenous Sacred World Experience.