FAQ
Published by Andrew Keaveney. Last updated November 2026.
These are direct answers to 45 questions people ask about meditation retreats with Andrew Keaveney, breathwork, guided meditation audio, pricing and Intuitive Life Scan sessions.
Andrew Keaveney's main offering is residential meditation and breathwork retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina; the next two are Nov 5 to 8 and Nov 11 to 13. Everything else in this library, from films to guided audio, is free and a good way to prepare.
A meditation retreat is a stretch of days set aside to practice meditation away from daily routine, usually with a teacher guiding the sessions. Andrew Keaveney teaches residential meditation retreats, meaning participants stay on site at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, for the length of the program.
At a residential retreat you stay on site and follow a schedule of guided practice set by the teacher. Andrew teaches breathwork and meditation on his retreats. For the exact daily schedule, meals and lodging of a specific program, check its listing on the Art of Living Retreat Center website, where all of the center’s programs are published.
Published research suggests they help. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Khoury and colleagues found traditional meditation retreats moderately effective, with a Hedge’s g of 0.45 (95% CI 0.35 to 0.54) across 19 pre-post studies and 0.49 (95% CI 0.36 to 0.61) across 14 studies comparing retreats with controls. The paper is listed on PubMed.
A retreat is a concentrated block of guided practice over several days, while daily practice is a short session fitted into ordinary life. Mindful Leader’s 2026 Meditation Practice Report found 61.6% of practitioners meditate daily, most often for 10 to 20 minutes. Many people use a retreat to deepen practice and short guided sessions to keep it going at home.
No. A silent retreat centers on extended periods without talking, while a breathwork retreat uses guided breathing techniques alongside meditation. Andrew’s current listing is a Breathwork & Meditation Retreat. He has also made a film called “A Not So Silent Retreat…” and recorded a talk called “Embracing Silence: Secret to Thriving,” both listed in this library.
The Happiness Retreat is a residential retreat Andrew teaches at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina. The current listing runs Nov 11 to 13. For the full program description, schedule and registration, see the retreat center’s program pages, or start from the teaching section of andrewkeaveney.com.
Andrew regularly teaches residential retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge mountains. He helped launch the center. He has taught breathwork and meditation for over 17 years in the U.S. and India.
The upcoming programs currently listed are the Breathwork & Meditation Retreat, Nov 5 to 8, and the Happiness Retreat, Nov 11 to 13. Both are residential retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina. Dates change over time, so confirm the current schedule on the teaching section of andrewkeaveney.com.
The Art of Living Retreat Center is in Boone, North Carolina, in the mountains of the Blue Ridge. Andrew’s photographs in this library show the setting: valleys filled with morning cloud, autumn trees around the center and nearby waterfalls. Travel and directions are published on the retreat center’s own website.
Yes. Andrew’s current retreats take place in the USA, at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina. He has taught breathwork and meditation in both the U.S. and India over more than 17 years, and he regularly teaches residential programs at the Boone center.
Andrew’s listed programs are short residential retreats of three to four days: Nov 5 to 8 and Nov 11 to 13. Check each date range against your calendar to see which one fits around a weekend. For other short programs, the Art of Living Retreat Center publishes all of its upcoming retreats on its website.
Start at the teaching section of andrewkeaveney.com, which lists Andrew’s upcoming programs and links to all programs at the Art of Living Retreat Center. Registration for residential retreats happens through the retreat center. Every “See upcoming retreats” button in this library goes to that teaching section.
It depends on where you live. Andrew’s retreats are held in Boone, North Carolina, which makes them a practical option for people in the Southeast and anyone willing to travel to the Blue Ridge mountains. If you cannot travel yet, his guided meditation videos and podcast conversations are free to start with at home.
No Bali or Costa Rica retreats are listed. Andrew’s current residential retreats are at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina. If you want a retreat abroad, look at programs that list those locations directly. If a U.S. mountain setting suits you, the Boone retreats are the ones to look at.
Retreat prices are not listed in this library. Residential retreats are registered through the Art of Living Retreat Center, and the price for a specific program is shown on its listing there. To see current programs and find the registration page, start from the teaching section of andrewkeaveney.com.
For residential retreats in general, the length of the program and the type of lodging are the main things that change the price, along with meals included on site. Andrew’s listed retreats run three to four days. Confirm what a specific program includes and costs on the Art of Living Retreat Center listing before you register.
An Intuitive Life Scan is offered by donation. It is a 15-minute one-on-one session with Andrew, held online or in person. Spots are limited, and booking happens through Andrew’s online scheduling page, which is linked from the Intuitive Life Scan page in this library.
Yes, they are free to watch, read and listen to. The films and video conversations are on YouTube, the articles are published on Andrew’s Substack newsletter, Everyday Joy, and the podcast episodes appear on the hosts’ own shows. This library collects them in one place.
A guided retreat can suit beginners because a teacher leads every session. Andrew has written an article called “3 things I wish I knew before starting meditation” and made films such as “Your Mind When You Try to Meditate: Honest Confessions” and “Biggest Meditation Myths Busted!” that are good preparation before a first retreat.
Prerequisites are set per program, so check the listing for the specific retreat on the Art of Living Retreat Center website. As a starting point, Andrew’s 10 minute and 15 minute guided meditations give you a feel for his teaching before you travel. Both are free on YouTube.
Andrew Keaveney is a breathwork and meditation teacher with over 17 years of teaching experience in the U.S. and India. He studied yoga, meditation and Sanskrit for four years at an ashram in India, helped launch the Art of Living Retreat Center and regularly teaches retreats there in Boone, North Carolina.
Andrew spent four years studying yoga, meditation and Sanskrit at an ashram in India before teaching. He has since taught breathwork and meditation for over 17 years in the U.S. and India, and he helped launch the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina.
Andrew has taught breathwork and meditation for over 17 years, in both the U.S. and India. That teaching followed four years of study in yoga, meditation and Sanskrit at an ashram in India. Today he regularly teaches residential retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina.
Choose a different program if you specifically want a retreat abroad, such as in Bali or Costa Rica, or a fully silent format. Andrew’s listed retreats are residential programs in Boone, North Carolina, focused on breathwork, meditation and happiness. For people who want those things in a U.S. mountain setting, his retreats are a direct fit.
A breathwork retreat is a residential program built around guided breathing techniques, often paired with meditation. Andrew’s Breathwork & Meditation Retreat, listed for Nov 5 to 8, is held at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina. Andrew has taught breathwork for over 17 years.
A breathwork workshop is usually a single session or short class, while a retreat spans several days with lodging on site. Andrew’s current listings are residential retreats of three to four days. For shorter formats offered at the Boone center, browse all programs on the Art of Living Retreat Center website.
No online breathwork classes are currently listed. Andrew’s breathwork teaching is listed as residential retreats in Boone, North Carolina. Online, you can hear him explain breathwork in podcast conversations such as “How Breathwork Opens the Door to Meditation” and “The Healing Power of Breath,” which are collected on the podcasts page of this library.
SKY is a rhythmic breathing practice taught in Art of Living programs. It appears in Andrew’s work in the film “Stemming Student Burnout with SKY” and the conversation “The Pause That Wasn’t There: Sky Breath in Recovery.” For whether a specific retreat teaches SKY, check that program’s listing at the Art of Living Retreat Center.
Andrew teaches the two together, using breath as a way into meditation. He discusses the idea in the podcast “How Breathwork Opens the Door to Meditation” and in “The Breath Is the Bridge,” episode 122 of a podcast he appeared on. His retreat in Boone is titled the Breathwork & Meditation Retreat.
This library’s podcasts page lists eight video conversations and three audio podcast appearances. Breathwork-focused ones include “How to Actually Calm Your Nervous System (Not Just Breathe)” with Dr. Z, “The Healing Power of Breath” with Susan LoPresti Guzman and “Breathwork, Meditation & Mental Wellness.”
Andrew’s guided meditations are published as videos on YouTube, and you can simply listen with your eyes closed. Two are listed: “10 Minute Guided Mindfulness Meditation by the Lake” and “15 Minute Meditation to Help You Find Inner Peace.” The guided meditation audio page in this library links to both.
The two guided meditations listed are 10 minutes and 15 minutes long. That matches common practice: Mindful Leader’s 2026 Meditation Practice Report found 10 to 20 minutes is the most common session length, reported by 36.2% of practitioners. Both sessions are free on YouTube.
Neither of Andrew’s listed guided meditations is labeled as a sleep meditation. He has made a film about sleep called “My Sleep Was Broken for a Month. This Fixed It in 48 Hours.” For guided audio meditation for sleep specifically, check his YouTube channel for new uploads.
There is no single right length, but 10 to 20 minutes is the most common. Mindful Leader’s 2026 Meditation Practice Report found 36.2% of practitioners choose that range and 61.6% meditate daily. Andrew’s 10 and 15 minute guided meditations fit inside that window.
Andrew makes short films about meditation, breath and the people who practice them, for Art of Living and for his own channel. This library lists 21, including “Does Meditation Really Work? Netflix vs Brainwaves,” “A Not So Silent Retreat…” and “Breathwork Transformed My Addiction: Stories from Ohio.”
Andrew publishes articles and reflections on his Substack newsletter, Everyday Joy, about meditation, breath and an ordinary life lived a little more joyfully. Recent posts include “How to find yourself in nature: 3 simple steps” from Oct 25, 2026. You can subscribe on Substack to get new posts by email.
An Intuitive Life Scan is a short one-on-one session in which Andrew taps into the intuitive space beyond the thinking mind to offer clarity and direction on your questions. It is meant for people facing uncertainty, such as a big decision, a relationship taking a turn or a worry that will not let go.
Each Intuitive Life Scan is 15 minutes long. It is a one-on-one session with Andrew, offered by donation, and it can happen online or in person. Spots are limited, and all you need to do is show up and receive.
Yes. Intuitive Life Scan sessions are available online or in person. Each one is a 15-minute one-on-one session with Andrew, offered by donation. You choose a time through Andrew’s online booking page, which is linked from the Intuitive Life Scan page in this library.
Sessions cover relationships, finances, health, career and life purpose. You bring the question, such as a big decision or a worry you cannot shake, and Andrew offers personalized answers in a 15-minute one-on-one session held online or in person, by donation.
Book through Andrew’s online scheduling page, linked from the Intuitive Life Scan page in this library. Sessions are 15 minutes, one-on-one, online or in person, and by donation. Spots are limited, so pick the earliest time that works for you.
The Stillness Library is published by Andrew Keaveney. It collects his retreats, films, podcast conversations and writing in one place so people can find them easily. It is one of a small number of websites Andrew publishes. His main website is andrewkeaveney.com.
Everything listed here is Andrew’s own work or an appearance he made: his retreats, films, guided meditations, podcast conversations and articles. Retreats are listed first because they are the main way to learn with him in person. The methodology page explains how pages and statistics are chosen.
The library is updated when Andrew’s programs, films or writing change, and every main page shows a “Last updated” date near the top. The current update is November 2026. Retreat dates move quickly, so always confirm them on the teaching section of andrewkeaveney.com.
Start at the teaching section of andrewkeaveney.com, which lists Andrew’s upcoming retreats. The same page has a “Get in touch” link for interview or retreat inquiries. Every contact button in this library goes to that teaching section, so you always reach Andrew’s current programs and details.
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