The Essence Center-Asheville, NC

Retreat Stays & Packages

The Essence Center offers these wonderful retreat packages on an ongoing basis. Please scroll down to find the package that interests you most, and call us to reserve your stay.

Retreats at The Essence Center are held in the beauty, intimacy and privacy of our 24-acre estate. We only accept up to 28 guests at any time, assuring your utmost privacy and comfort. You will absolutely fall in love with our nurturing staff, gorgeous facilities and grounds, and feel so wonderful that you may make plans to return before you ever leave. Read some of our guest testimonials:

Weekend Retreat Specials

Horse Spirit Self Realization RetreatsHorse Spirit Self Realization
$785 for One, $1085 for Two

Explore your inner being with a self-realization retreat with the company of our beautiful equine friends. Horses can sense and communicate much about an individual.

This unique weekend experience allows guests to learn more about themselves through interactions with our horses. Weekend retreat package includes two one-hour sessions with our equine companions. This retreat is ideal for individuals, couples or friends looking to rediscover and refresh their true self. 

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Goddess Power WeekendGoddess Power Weekend    
$875 for One, $475 for each additional person in a shared room.

Enjoy a fabulous weekend to recognize the powerful woman you are. Explore the beautiful surroundings of the Blue Ridge mountains. Learn about local plants and wild foods, enjoy morning movement classes and relaxing afternoon spa treatments. Spend a weekend building your spirit and your body while coming to recognize your own power.

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Men's Retreat WeekendMen’s Retreat Weekend
$875 for One, $475 for each additional person in a shared room.

Men need pampering too! Gentlemen, take advantage of our beautiful, natural setting and get away from it all. Let your stress melt away through our loving attention and care, and experience relaxation on a deep and profound level. Enjoy the quiet of our secluded wilderness setting while taking some time to get away from it all. Perfect for a Father and Son getaway or chilling out with old friends.

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Week-Long Retreat Specials

Stress Release Retreat
$2440 7-Day Stay for One
$2100 5-Day Stay for One
Call for shared accommodations and group rates

Spend some time to return to a calm state of mind, where you can enjoy clear thinking, a relaxed body and the experience of being centered. Enjoy several days of peace for both the body and the mind. Learn techniques to reduce stress, practice daily meditation, receive massages and participate in daily movement classes. Guests return to their daily lives with new tools to face stress with ease. This retreat is also available for groups.

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Week of Reinvention Retreat
$2955 7-Day Stay for One
$2600 5-Day Stay for One
Call for shared accommodations and group rates

Do you have a habit or pattern of thought you would like to change? Break away from your routine to begin anew. This retreat is ideal for those looking to delve deeper, change old patterns to reinvent who they are, or to further a vision of who they wish to become. Guests learn transformational skills which lead to increased awareness of themselves and the world around them.

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AccommodationsAccommodations Rates
The Essence Center offers spacious accommodations for quiet and exclusive getaways.

Guests regularly enjoy our private, intimate setting, FAR InfraRed Sauna, abundant nature and our wonderful amenities during their stay.

Please join us for a time of peaceful rejuvenation and let us make arrangements for you to receive a nurturing Massage Therapy treatment while you’re here. (See our Spa Services)

Off-Season Rates: (November 1-March 31, excluding holiday weeks)

Lakeside or Mountain View Rooms: $99.00* Fri-Sat
Lakeside or Mountain View Rooms: $89.00* Sun-Thurs
Lakeside 3-Room Suite: $199.00* Fri-Sat
Lakeside 3-Room Suite: $129.00* Sun-Thurs

Peak-Season Rates: (April 1-October 31 and winter holiday weeks)

Lakeside or Mountain View Rooms: $199.00* Fri-Sat
Lakeside or Mountain View Rooms: $129.00* Sun-Thurs
Lakeside 3-Room Suite: $299.00* Fri-Sat
Lakeside 3-Room Suite: $229.00* Sun-Thurs

Lakeside and Mountain View Guest Rooms include:

  • Spacious Room
  • Private Bathroom
  • Private Deck
  • 2 Queen Beds
  • Color TV with Cable
  • Wi-fi Internet
  • Shared Guest Phone

Lakeside 3-Room Suite includes:

  • Separate Living Room
  • Separate Bedroom
  • Private Bathroom
  • 2 Private Balconies
  • Walk-In Closet
  • Color TV with Cable
  • Wi-fi Internet
  • Private, In-Room Phone

Payment in full is due to hold your reservation. All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable if cancelled within 14 days of reservation date. An administrative fee of 10% of reservation total, including all services that have been reserved will be charged for cancellations or changes in reservations (including date changes) made more than 14 days in advance reservation date. All accommodations and packages are sold on a first-come, first-served basis. Prices subject to change without notice. *Taxes not included. Reservations based on availability.

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