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Love is Your True Nature


  • St. Mary's Sewanee: The Ayres Center for Spiritual Development 770 Saint Marys Lane Sewanee, TN, 37375 United States (map)

Love is Your True Nature: An Inner Work Retreat

The opening of the heart only became more marked in the following weeks and days. I was plunged into nameless beatitude. A vast fire of love burned within me. I only had to close my eyes to partake of it, long and satisfying draughts…And then I understood that love was the very fabric of this universe, the common identity of each being and each thing. There was only love and nothing else.

            --Guy Corneau, written after an extended, painful, life-threatening illness

Join Jamie Kyne, Ph.D. and Tom Neilson, Psy.D. for a weekend journey into the heart of spiritual truth: you are love. Drawing on mystical traditions from Christianity, Buddhism, Sufism, and beyond, this experiential retreat helps participants move from experiencing love as scarce and elusive to recognizing it as their True Nature. Through the Diamond Approach, Enneagram work, meditation, Inquiry, and contemplative practice, discover what transforms when you stop searching for love and realize you are the source. This inner work retreat combines teaching, practice, poetry, and heartfelt community to awaken the abundant love that is already who you are.


Love is Your Nature | September 25-27, 2026 (Anna House Package)
$670.00

Lodging in Anna House (motel style room, private bathroom), meals, program fees and materials included


Love is Your Nature | September 25-27, 2026 (St. Mary's Hall Package)
$560.00

Lodging dorm style, private rooms, shared bathrooms, meals, program fees included


Love is Your Nature | September 25-27, 2026 (Commuter Package)
$380.00

Meals, program fees and materials


After 72 hours of registration, a $100 cancellation fee applies. There are no refunds within 7 days of the program arrival date.

Scholarships are available. Contact Reservations@stmaryssewanee.org for application.

*A minimum registration is required for retreats to take place. If the program does not meet the minimum registration within 2 weeks of the event, there is the possibility of cancellation. If SMS cancels a retreat for any reason, any registered guest will receive a full refund of all payments.

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