When you check into The Horse Shoe Farm in Hendersonville, N.C., you’ll be given a folded piece of paper, about the size of a business card. As you open it, you’ll see an invitation to The Ponder Wander. This is an illustrated encouragement to take a meditative, self-guided exploration of the farm’s 85 acres, with four intentional stops: the banks of the French Broad River (water), the Silo Meditation Tower (air), the Labyrinth (earth) and the Silo Fire (fire).

The Ponder Wander may be the first sign The Horse Shoe Farm isn’t like other resorts, but it’s not the last. Read article