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Narrow Ridge

An inspiration for sustainable living in the mountains of East Tennessee, the Narrow Ridge Center, programs, meeting facilities and retreat activities are its livelihood, set amidst its continuing interests in community, sustainability and spirituality.

Narrow Ridge brings diverse backgrounds to strengthen our approach and concern for the ecological health of our bioregion -  the Upper Tennessee Valley and Southern Appalachian Mountains. It is an educational/demonstration retreat center offering classes in sustainable living, earth literacy, eco-spirituality and group and individual retreats in rural East Tennessee

A resource center and library of current Earth Literacy materials are open to all who come. Visitors and lodgers are encouraged to roam the countryside. Inspiration Point is one especially interesting place to be on a clear night. A 100-acre forest includes dense woods, a spring with brook and some curious rock outcroppings that people cannot resist climbing.

Narrow Ridge's simple solution to life's mystery  is to live in balance and harmony with our environment, to become real inhabitants of the land and to voluntarily choose simplicity whenever possible.

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FREE YOGA CLASSES

  Come stretch, sweat, breathe and release with us every Saturday morning from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. in the Mac Smith Resource Center .

  Synchronize your mind, body and breath with YOGA. Transform exercise from being just another thing to fit into an already busy schedule into something that allows you to really connect with and become mindful of what you are doing for your body. All levels of fitness and flexibility benefit with this type of exercise.

  Yoga helps reduce stress, improve core strength and balance, and increase strength and flexibility while teaching how to use breath to calm the body and mind. This class can be tailored to each individual's ability level.

  Wear loose, comfortable clothing. It's a good idea to wear layers on cold mornings so you can shed them as your body warms up. You'll need a yoga/pilates mat (or any other non-slip rug or mat). Bring a towel to wipe your brow and some water to rehydrate your body.

 

Namaste

 

 

 

NEED A GET AWAY?

You are invited to retreat here . . . to live for a time among the inhabitants of Narrow Ridge. Perhaps to experience, in your own way, theologian Martin Buber's narrow ridge, "the place where I and Thou meet."

Persimmon Point
Persimmon Point

You are also invited to come with your own retreat agenda and be aided or not by interaction with the Narrow Ridge community.

Our self-contained solar dwellings are basic but comfortable and adequately furnished. Besides one's own linens (sheets, blankets and towels), guests need only bring food, personal items and clothing suitable for the season and for their chosen activities. Cooking facilities are fully equipped.

 

To reserve your retreat time, call

(865) 497-2753

or

email us: Community@narrowridge.org

 

 

 
Reinventing the Human
The historical mission of our times is to reinvent the human - at the species level, with critical reflection, within the community of life-systems, in a time-developmental context, by means of story and shared dream experience.

- Thomas Berry, from The Great Work

 

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