
Return to Stillness: Therapeutic Music Experiencing
Wed, Sep 23
|Quietude Retreat Center
6:30-7:30 Doors open at 6:15 Donation-Based - Registration not required


Time & Location
Sep 23, 2026, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Quietude Retreat Center, 1130 Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC 28711, USA
About the event
Enter an evening of deep listening, rest, and inner connection. At the heart of this immersive immersive sound experience is the kora—a beautiful West African harp with flowing, resonant tones that create a soothing and mesmerizing soundscape. This will be woven together with singing bowls, gongs, voice, and other acoustic sounds to invite deep relaxation and inner stillness.
Simply get comfortable, close your eyes, and allow the sounds to carry you inward.
Come as you are. Leave feeling grounded, renewed, and restored.
This event is offered at a suggested donation of $15-25. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Registration is not required and spots will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
Rivers Whittle is a devoted student of music and nature, weaving these interconnected teachers together through immersive musical experiences. His primary instrument is the kora, which he studied while living and learning…

