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We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; but spiritual beings having a human experience…Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Belle Haven

Scottsville, Virginia

LIBERATE YOUR NATURAL JOY…

In 1990 I began a love affair with Belle Haven. Built in the the 1880′s by an Englishman to crown a hill high over the river town of Scottsville, Virginia, the house was peeling paint surrounded by ghosts of gardens; a beautiful disaster with elegant bones just waiting for loving hands and eyes and strong arms to restore her. Bluebirds swept the sky over land rolling away to the river and framed by the forests of the Blue Ridge mountains as if to say – happiness is here. And it was, and still is, as years later a family grown and her beauty restored, Belle Haven has become a retreat offering a holistic sanctuary from the world’s cares.

I invite you to consider one of our 3 day residential retreats scheduled between April and November when we gather for a celebration of the garden, the kitchen and compassionate camaraderie with others. We will focus on restoring ourselves through Reiki, Meditation, Yoga, Massage, Ayurveda, and other healing modalities. We’ll enjoy freshly prepared food from Belle Haven’s organic garden at a communal table in the kitchen, relax on the porch, at the pool or in the secret garden. We will meditate in the tree house, walk the labyrinth, gather and arrange flowers, swim in the pool or have a relaxing steam shower. Qualified caring practitioners will guide and liberate your natural joy in being alive. Leave with a rested, comforted body and soul with the spirit of Belle Haven in your heart.