About this site
Last updated November 2026By Andrew Keaveney
This site is published by Andrew Keaveney, a breathwork and meditation teacher who leads residential retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina.
It exists to help people looking for a meditation retreat in the U.S. understand their options and find Andrew's upcoming programs. It is one of a small number of websites Andrew Keaveney publishes; his main website is andrewkeaveney.com.
Andrew Keaveney is a breathwork and meditation teacher with over 17 years of teaching 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.
Andrew's teaching centers on residential retreats, including the Breathwork & Meditation Retreat and the Happiness Retreat in Boone. He also offers short one-on-one Intuitive Life Scan sessions by donation.
He writes Everyday Joy, articles and reflections on meditation, breath and an ordinary life lived a little more joyfully. He has appeared on podcasts and interviews about breath, meditation and finding calm, and has made short films about meditation and breath for Art of Living and for his own channel.
His original photographs, from retreats, travels and quiet mornings in the mountains, appear throughout this site.
Published by Andrew Keaveney. The comparisons and guides here are written by the teacher whose retreats they describe, so they are not independent reviews. Learn how they are written on the methodology page.
For interviews or retreat inquiries, visit the teaching section of andrewkeaveney.com.
Andrew Keaveney is a breathwork and meditation teacher who has taught for over 17 years in the U.S. and India. Before teaching, he spent four years studying yoga, meditation and Sanskrit at an ashram in India. He helped launch the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, and regularly teaches retreats there.
More in the full FAQ: Who is Andrew Keaveney?Andrew Keaveney has taught breathwork and meditation for over 17 years, in both the U.S. and India. His teaching followed four years of study in yoga, meditation and Sanskrit at an ashram in India. He also writes about meditation and breath on his Substack, Everyday Joy, and has appeared on podcasts about breathwork and calming the nervous system.
More in the full FAQ: How long has Andrew been teaching meditation?Yes. Andrew Keaveney has appeared on podcasts and interviews about breath, meditation and finding calm, and he has made short films on meditation, including a 10 minute guided mindfulness meditation and a 15 minute meditation for inner peace. These are linked from andrewkeaveney.com and are a simple way to get a feel for his teaching style.
More in the full FAQ: Can I hear Andrew teach before I book?Visit the teaching section of andrewkeaveney.com, which lists upcoming retreats and offers a way to get in touch about interviews or retreats. The same site links to the Art of Living Retreat Center, where you can see all of the center’s programs and registration details.
More in the full FAQ: How do I contact Andrew about a retreat or interview?For most visitors, a retreat is the best first step, because it gives several days of guided breathwork and meditation in one setting. Andrew’s Breathwork and Meditation Retreat covers both practices together. The 15 minute Intuitive Life Scan is a shorter, separate option for people who mainly want guidance on a specific question or decision.
More in the full FAQ: Should I start with a retreat, breathwork, or an Intuitive Life Scan?See Andrew Keaveney's upcoming residential retreats in Boone, NC.
