Plan Your Visit

Travel: Please let us know your travel plans at least three weeks prior to your arrival. We will be glad to meet your flight at the Charlottesville, Virginia, airport on the Saturday on which your program begins. We request that you arrange for your flights to arrive between 12 noon and 4pm if at all possible.

If you are driving, please try to arrive Saturday between 12 noon and 4 pm at the Institute. On the following Friday morning, the final day of the program, please plan to depart for home after breakfast.

Please note that google.maps.com will NOT provide you with correct driving directions. We recommend following the written directions below or using another map source to print out your own driving directions.

Print these directions.

from Washington, DC (or points North)
Take 495 Beltway to 66 West. Take US 29 South at the Gainesville exit. Pass Warrenton, Culpepper, to Charlottesville, taking RIGHT exit onto Rt. 29 (South to Lynchburg). In approx. 24 miles, turn RIGHT onto State Rt. 6 West (Tidbit to River Road) and go approx. 2 miles. Turn LEFT onto Rt. 634 (Adial Road) where there is a white church sign with a cross on the top. Go approx. 3/4 mile on Adial Road, then turn LEFT onto Rt. 613 (Rocky Road) and go approx. 2/10 of a mile. Take the second RIGHT Roberts Mountain Road and look for The Monroe Institute.**

from Charlottesville, VA
Take 29 for approx. 24 miles, turn RIGHT onto State Rt. 6 West (Tidbit to River Road) and go approx. 2 miles. Turn LEFT onto Rt. 634 (Adial Road). Go approx. 3/4 mile on Adial Rd., then turn LEFT onto Rt. 613 (Rocky Road) and go approx. 2/10 of a mile. Take the second RIGHT Roberts Mountain Road, look for The Monroe Institute Sign.**

from Richmond, VA
Take Interstate 64 West to Charlottesville and then get off at exit for Lynchburg (South) on Rt. 29. Drive on Rt. 29 south for approx. 24 miles, turn RIGHT onto State Rt. 6 West (Tidbit to River Road) and go approx. 2 miles. Turn LEFT onto Rt. 634 (Adial Road). Go approx. 3/4 mile on Adial Rd., then turn LEFT onto Rt. 613 (Rocky Road) and go approx. 2/10 of a mile. Take the second RIGHT Roberts Mountain Road and look for The Monroe Institute sign.**

From Waynesboro or Staunton, VA (or from Interstate 81)
From Interstate 81, take Interstate 64 East and get off at Exit 99 on top of Afton Mt. At the end of the exit ramp, turn RIGHT onto Rt. 250 East (toward Charlottesville) and go down the mountain approx. 3.5 miles. At the bottom (on the left is the Rockfish Country Store), turn RIGHT onto Rt. 151 South (Critzers Shop Road which becomes Rockfish Valley Turnpike) and go approx. 8.7 miles. Turn LEFT onto Rt. 6 or River Road (electric substation on right) and go approx. 3.7 miles. Turn RIGHT onto Rt. 634 (Adial Road) and go approx. 3/4 mile, then turn LEFT onto Rt. 613 (Rocky Road) and go approx. 2/10 of a mile. Take the second RIGHT Roberts Mountain Road look for The Monroe Institute.**

from Lynchburg, VA
Take Rt. 29 North for approx. 39 miles (7 miles past Lovingston), turn LEFT onto State Rt. 6 West (River Road) and go approx. 2 miles. Turn LEFT onto Rt. 634 (Adial Road) where there is a white church sign with a cross on the top). Go approx. 3/4 mile, then turn LEFT onto Rt. 613 (Rocky Road) and go approx. 2/10 of a mile. Take the second RIGHT Roberts Mountain Road and look for The Monroe Institute sign.**

** After turning onto Roberts Mountain Road, go up the hillside to the three buildings on your left. The first building is Nancy Penn Center where the programs are held. The office and bookstore are located in the second building, David Francis Hall.

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What to bring:

• A journal in which to write, a writing pen or pencil
• Comfortable and casual clothes
• A robe to wear to the bathroom
• Walking or hiking shoes
• In warm weather, bring a bathing suit to swim in the lake

Meals

Our home-style meals offer choices of vegetables and legumes, salad bar and fruit with entrees of chicken, turkey and occasional seafood. If you have any restrictive dietary needs feel free to bring any unique food items with you and TMI will be happy to accommodate to the best of our abilitiy.

Yoga:

Early morning Yoga classes are available with Iyengar Yoga Teacher Shaaron Honeycutt and Integral Yoga Teacher Surya Lipscombe. This is a good chance to maintain or begin your practice and an excellent way to start the day! Please bring comfortable loose fitting clothing if you wish to join in the classes. There are mats, blocks and other props available for use as well.

Fitness:

There are a variety of other fitness opportunities including weights, walking, hiking, swimming, and ping pong. TMI feels strongly that light daily physical activity is integral to improving the quality of each individual experience. Please bring appropriate clothing if you wish to take advantage of any or all of these activities.

Massage:

Massages are available during program break times, at additional cost. Please plan in advance to bring either cash or personal checks (US Dollars Only), as credit card payments cannot be accepted.

Recommended Readings and Recordings

Please understand that what Robert Monroe has written in FAR JOURNEYS about the one-to-one Explorer sessions in the lab is not part of the Gateway Voyage training system. Also, though Bob's books document his considerable experiences in the out-of-body state, the Gateway Voyage offers a much broader, more comprehensive exposure to expanded states of consciousness, of which the out-of-body state is only one. Therefore, we neither emphasize nor guarantee an out-of-body experience. We do believe, however, that taking the time to listen to yourself may and will be quite transformative!

If you are unfamiliar with our audio-guidance process, it is suggested that you listen to the Gateway Voyage Introductory Exercise before attending the program. And be sure to follow the "How to Listen" instructions provided.

Other Activities

There are many wonderful places to visit and things to do near the Institute's facility in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Please consider some of them if you'd like to enhance your trip.

Fallen Oak Bed and Breakfast is a wonderful Guesthouse located on the Monroe Institute New Land.

Please feel free to contact us is you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you soon.