This is a fun experiential ADVENTURE centered around YOU and your growth. Surrender to nature and the spirited land that we lovingly call ‘Maverado’. Join us in our diverse, beautiful gardens for a thirty minute, slow, silent, walking meditation. We mean REALLY SLOW, getting present, and enjoying the energy of mindfulness. Afterwards, savor what we call ‘presence’ eating. End your experience in deep conversation with the Carroll’s (Diane and Mark) for a thirty minute inquiry with them regarding what ‘came up’ during your walk (or any other deep, inquiring questions you may have). Conversation topics are chosen by the group present and determined by your questions asked.

ABOUT the silent, walking meditation. You will be guided to stay present in beautiful gardens designed and built by Diane and Mark. The gardens were started in 2020. The silent walking meditations are offered on the 4th Sunday of each month at Maverado located just outside of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Hours: From 10am-3pm. Meditations will start at the start of each hour (10am, 11am, noon, 1pm, 2pm).

Reservations required. Email Diane@MaverickCenter.com to reserve.

Arrival: Arrive by ten minutes to the hour for a brief acclimation to the property. Recommended … Meet and greet anyone who is also waiting. Sign and submit a waiver. Pay the registration fee. Checks or Venmo are accepted.

Parking: Park to the right on the circle in our driveway, or on the street in front of the gardens. Enter through the Tori gate directly into the garden area. Feel free to check out the vegetable garden, herb spiral, medicinal garden, and fruit forest.

Cost: $40 per person. Adults only, please (exception can be made for someone under age 17 but please call to discuss this first).

Address: 6932 Gold Mine Loop, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516

Enjoy! Diane and Mark

Maverado, the land, gardens, walking meditation, and our paradise

Diane received a ‘knowing’ (a spiritually guided message) to find spirted land. One caveat was not to take down trees. In North Carolina, that ended up being quite the challenge. In 2018, we purchased a cornfield (5.37 acres) including about an acre of trees lining the back of the land. Excited, we went about the task of working with the land, creating the gardens, building a house, and have planted (by ourselves) more than 350 trees and shrubs from 2020-2024.