We wanted to honor our ten years together as much as we wanted renewal. So we left our inner critics in the city and retreated to the Center for Spirituality, Healing, and Wellness in the rolling hills of north Georgia. We found two hundred and fifty acres of woodlands, a tranquil lake and an Indian mound, hiking trails through pines and hardwoods, and a complex of barns, pastures, and stables.

In this sacred place, where native Cherokee once lived close to the land, spiritual tradition is strong. An ancient Cherokee burial mound looms within view of the center, commanding respect for the ways native Americans celebrated their ancestors and the seasons of life. Abundant quartz underfoot reminded us how they first used the earth’s natural elements in healing rituals long ago.

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