December Mindfulness on the Mountain - Program

Mindfulness on the Mountain

A time of silent reflection, movement meditation, and sound immersion.

Mindfulness on the Mountain weekend retreats are a long-standing tradition here at the Ayres Center led by Gordon Peerman and his team: Ryan Black, who will lead Qigong mindful movement, and Kenneth Robinson, who will lead devotional chanting of kirtan.

Gordon Peerman is an Episcopal priest, psychotherapist, and mindfulness meditation teacher. He is the author of “Blessed Relief: What Christians Can Learn from Buddhists about Suffering,” and his most recent book, “The Body Knows the Way: Coming Home through the Dark Night.” He leads retreats and workshops at the intersection of contemplative practice and psychological growth. With his late wife Kathy Woods, he led interspiritual gatherings through One River Wisdom School and taught mindfulness practices at Vanderbilt’s Osher Center for Integrative Health. At Vanderbilt Divinity School, he taught courses in Buddhist-Christian Dialogue and Pastoral Theology. He leads meditation retreats at St. Mary’s Sewanee.