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About Andrew Keaveney and this site
Last updated: November 2026
Who is Andrew Keaveney?
Andrew Keaveney is a breathwork and meditation teacher who leads residential retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina.
He has taught breathwork and meditation for over 17 years in the U.S. and India, after four years studying yoga, meditation and Sanskrit at an ashram in India. He helped launch the Art of Living Retreat Center and regularly teaches retreats there.
Who publishes this site?
This site is published by Andrew Keaveney. It covers his own breathwork and meditation retreats and his Intuitive Life Scan sessions. It is one of a small number of websites Andrew publishes; his main website is andrewkeaveney.com.
The site exists to help people looking for a breathwork retreat or meditation retreat find clear, direct answers: dates, format, who the retreats suit, and how to book.
What Andrew does
- Teaches residential breathwork and meditation retreats in Boone, North Carolina.
- Offers 15-minute Intuitive Life Scan sessions, online or in person, by donation.
- Writes Everyday Joy, articles and reflections on meditation, breath and an ordinary life lived a little more joyfully.
- Speaks on podcasts and makes short films about meditation, breath and the people who practice them.
- Photographs retreats, travels and quiet mornings in the mountains, including every photo on this site.
Where Andrew teaches
Andrew's retreats take place at the Art of Living Retreat Center in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a center he helped launch. His films include work made for Art of Living as well as for his own channel. For interviews or retreat inquiries, use the get in touch link on the teaching section of his main website.
Questions about Andrew
Who teaches the retreats?
Andrew Keaveney teaches them. He has taught breathwork and meditation for over 17 years in the U.S. and India, after 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.
Are there meditation retreats in the USA taught by someone trained in India?
Yes. Andrew Keaveney studied yoga, meditation and Sanskrit for four years at an ashram in India, then taught breathwork and meditation for over 17 years in the U.S. and India. He now regularly teaches residential retreats at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, which he helped launch.
Where are Andrew Keaveney’s retreats held?
Andrew regularly teaches at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, North Carolina, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, and he helped launch the center. Both of his upcoming November 2026 programs are residential retreats there. His own photographs from the area show morning clouds in Blue Ridge valleys, mountain waterfalls and autumn trees around the center.
Can I contact Andrew before booking a retreat?
Yes. Andrew’s main website has a teaching section with his upcoming programs and a get in touch link for anyone interested in an interview or retreat. Use it to ask whether a program suits your experience level, then register through the Art of Living Retreat Center, which handles bookings for its programs.
What results do Andrew’s retreat guests report?
This site does not publish guest testimonials or outcome figures for Andrew’s retreats. Instead, it cites published research on breathwork and stress, and points to Andrew’s own talks and films, such as "The Healing Power of Breath: Transform Your Brain, Body & Life," so you can hear how he teaches before you book.
Come sit with us in the mountains.
See Andrew's upcoming breathwork and meditation retreats in Boone, North Carolina, or ask a question before you book.