2026 St. Mary’s Sewanee Sponsored Program Schedule
Registration opens soon…
SMS MISSION:
St. Mary’s Sewanee:
The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development
is dedicated to providing spiritual hospitality to persons of diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds, in a place of natural beauty, simplicity, silence, tranquility and warm spiritual rest through retreats, renewal and learning.
SMS VISION: Seeking spiritual transformation of the world, one person at a time.
Eight Day Centering Prayer, January 9-16 (Ease In Day Option January 8th)
Creativity & Spirituality Program with Dr. Robbie Pinter, February 6-8
Training for Your Next Decade: Mindful Longevity Planning with Becca Impello, February 13-15
Weekend Centering Prayer, April 17-19
Mindfulness on the Mountain with Gordon Peerman/Ryan Black/Kenneth Robinson, May 1-3
Meditation Retreat with Janka Livoncova, May 13-17
Centering Prayer Facilitators Retreat, May 30th
Eight Day Centering Prayer, June 5-12 (Ease In Day Option June 4th)
Women’s Writing Retreat with Amy Lyles Wilson, June 25-28
St. Mary’s Sewanee Come & See (Open House), August 1st
Mindfulness on the Mountain (Tai Chi), August 21-23
Five Day Centering Prayer, August 26-30
The Diamond Approach with Thomas Neilson & Jamie Kyne, September 25-27
Mindfulness on the Mountain, December 4-6
Introduction to Mahamudra with Dustin Diperna, December 8-14
Advent Centering Prayer, December 17-20
*One day workshops TBA