Art of Living Retreat Center Voted #2 Nationally
Mar 01, 2026 06:00AM ● By Staff
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The Art of Living Retreat Center (AOLRC), located in Boone, North Carolina, was voted the #2 Best U.S. Spiritual Retreat Center in 2026 by readers of The Zoe Report. The only center to receive more votes was the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing in Cragsmoor, New York.
“We are deeply honored to be recognized,” says Venkat Srinivasan, Vice President of Operations of AOLRC. “This acknowledgment reflects the intention, care and sense of community that define the Art of Living Retreat Center. Every day we strive to create a space where guests can slow down, reconnect, and experience greater clarity and wellbeing.”
AOLRC is part of the Art of Living Foundation, founded by Indian spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. It hosts scores of retreats each year, a full program of their own offerings, as well as retreats offered by guest facilitators including Marianne Williamson, Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. and Harville Hendrix. Its own offerings include Rest and Relaxation Retreats, which let guests create personalized stays with yoga, meditation, nature walks, Ayurvedic treatments, nourishing meals and scenic mountain views. Yoga retreats, such as the Sacred Mountain Yoga Retreat, deepen practice through postures, breathwork, meditation and yogic teachings. And the Happiness Retreat introduces a pranayama technique to help cultivate joy, balance and a sense of inner peace.
AOLRC is located at 639 Whispering Hills Rd in Boone, North Carolina. For more information, visit ArtOfLivingRetreatCenter.org. Full disclosure: AOLRC is an advertiser in this publication.
“We are deeply honored to be recognized,” says Venkat Srinivasan, Vice President of Operations of AOLRC. “This acknowledgment reflects the intention, care and sense of community that define the Art of Living Retreat Center. Every day we strive to create a space where guests can slow down, reconnect, and experience greater clarity and wellbeing.”
AOLRC is part of the Art of Living Foundation, founded by Indian spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. It hosts scores of retreats each year, a full program of their own offerings, as well as retreats offered by guest facilitators including Marianne Williamson, Don Miguel Ruiz, Jr. and Harville Hendrix. Its own offerings include Rest and Relaxation Retreats, which let guests create personalized stays with yoga, meditation, nature walks, Ayurvedic treatments, nourishing meals and scenic mountain views. Yoga retreats, such as the Sacred Mountain Yoga Retreat, deepen practice through postures, breathwork, meditation and yogic teachings. And the Happiness Retreat introduces a pranayama technique to help cultivate joy, balance and a sense of inner peace.
AOLRC is located at 639 Whispering Hills Rd in Boone, North Carolina. For more information, visit ArtOfLivingRetreatCenter.org. Full disclosure: AOLRC is an advertiser in this publication.
