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Spiritual Retreat Center Directory Alabama Benedictine Spirituality and Conference Center "The Benedictine Spirituality and Conference Center is a ministry of Sacred Heart Monastery. The Center responds to the needs of the local church and all the people of God by providing space and services for a variety of retreats and diocesan programs. It also develops and implements special programs in prayer, spirituality, and human development, all of which encourage people to deepen their relationship with God."
"Retreatants have private rooms with adjoining bath. The Retreat House is a modern 40 bedroom facility, air-conditioned throughout. It is situated on 1200 acres of woodlands, which provide ample space for solitude to commune with nature along wooded paths, bordering the Chattahoochee River. Home-cooked meals are served cafeteria-style. An outdoor swimming pool is available in season. A new Hermitage is available for those desiring greater solitude."
Holy Spirit Center "Holy Spirit Center is the Archdiocesan Center for Ignatian Spirituality, developed in cooperation with the Archdiocese of Anchorage and the Jesuits. It includes a retreat house, conference facility, and programs for parish service, spiritual development and ministry formation. Guests are welcomed into a unique environment nestled in the foothills of the Chugach mountains on several acres of beautiful hills, and meadowland."
Miraval Resort "Miraval literally means ‘view of the valley,’ a metaphor for an experience that will provide guests with greater perspective in their everyday lives. Each guest has the opportunity to develop a schedule of stress management, self-discovery and recreational choices to ensure a uniquely enjoyable and life enhancing experience. Each activity at Miraval provides an opportunity to bring your life more fully into balance by opening a ‘door into the room of self-awareness and self-acceptance.’"
"The Merritt Retreat Center is dedicated to adult education in renewal and empowerment. Retreat programs are held in a charming rustic lodge tucked away in the rural community of Payson Arizona, endowed with a rugged inheritance of mountains and trees (elevation 5,000 feet): healthy home-cooked meals, hiking, hammocks, hot tub, and clean mountain air. T'ai Chi and meditation are specialties of the lodge."
"The Healing Center is a unique experience, unlike a hotel - it is more like being at home - a round home. The bathrooms are separate and large - they have gardens in them. There are many areas for quiet privacy and meditation, but the large common dome allows you to meet new friends, perhaps share a meal together, or just sit out on the deck and watch a beautiful Arizona sunset on the red rock mountains of Sedona."
"Western Spirit Enrichment Center is located just outside of beautiful Sedona, Arizona. The spiritual home is nestled on the side of majestic Mingus Mountain, sacred to the local Yavapai Indians, on five acres of spectacular mountain and red rock views, and is surrounded by thousands of acres of national forest land. It comprises an approximately 3,000 sq. ft. territorial-style home with large bedrooms available for guests. An open living room accommodates workshop gatherings and a spacious dining room welcomes our guests for meals."
"The Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center is an innovative eco-retreat center committed to the integration of all healing life forces for complete body, mind and spiritual renewal. We offer the art of physical rejuvenation, combined with psychological and spiritual development. We serve to inspire participants to fully experience the natural joy of sacred living. This beautiful mesa in the Patagonia mountains occupies 166 acres south of Tucson, Arizona."
"We offer 23 acres of a lush desert oasis set at the base of Camelback Mountain in the heart of the Scottsdale/ Paradise Valley resort district. For the spiritual reflection of our guests, the Chapel and Meditation Chapel are open daily with scheduled masses. If you would like to join us for one of our many weekend retreats, a private retreat, our classes and workshops or for a conference, please call us for further information and reservations. All are welcome at the Casa!"
"Spirit in the Desert Lutheran Retreat Center has an ecumenical focus, offering a unique setting for ministry that includes retreats, conferences and seminars....or a place to just be still in God's presence. Our world of rest, relaxation and renewal is waiting for you. We look forward to welcoming you soon at Spirit in the Desert."
"For over forty years, the Redemptorist Renewal Center has been an enlivening presence in Southern Arizona dedicated to contemplative prayer, study, and practice. Welcoming people of all faiths and backgrounds to its nourishing desert spirit, the Redemptorist Community and staff have ministered to the spiritual needs of people from Arizona and around the world. From our humble beginnings offering private and group retreats, we have grown into a visionary community that administers a wide variety of pastoral and spiritual education programs."
The Chopra Center for Well Being "The mission of our center is to heal, to love, to transform and to serve. As you travel along your unique life path, guided by questions and answers you encounter along the way, it is my deepest desire that we can help your envision your own limitless possibilities. The Chopra Center for Well Being offers a variety of resources. Each is devoted to helping you better understand the power of your body, mind and spirit connection to both your inner and outer universe."
"Of 377 acres of Japanese gardens and mountain trails. Delight in a perfect climate. Enjoy service by a staff (four to each guest) that quietly, wondrously anticipates every need. Share triumphs with 39 like-minded companions. Our expert staff guides you through a week of our renowned mind/body fitness program -- the perfect blending of physical and mental challenges with restorative and healing therapies."
"Harbin Hot Springs is a non-profit retreat and workshop center located in the wine region north of San Francisco. We welcome guests from around the world who travel here to soak in our natural spring pools, bask on our clothing-optional sun decks, receive massages from our certified therapists, attend workshops, hike our 1160 acres, or otherwise simply relax."
"Dedicated to exploring work in the humanities and sciences that furthers the full realization of the human potential, Esalen offers public workshops, residential work-study programs, invitational conferences, and independent projects that support our mission. As a center designed to foster personal and social transformation, we offer those who join us the chance to explore more deeply the world and themselves."
"The Center is inspired by Baba Hari Dass and is sponsored by the Hanuman Fellowship, a group whose talents and interests are unified by the common practice of Yoga. We are a community designed to nurture the creative arts and the health sciences within a context of personal and spiritual growth. We are an education and retreat center located on 355 acres of mountain-top redwood forest and grassland overlooking all of Monterey Bay."
"Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, also known as Green Dragon Temple (Soryu-ji), is a Buddhist practice center in the Japanese Soto Zen tradition offering training in Zen Meditation and ordinary work. It is one of three centers that make up the San Francisco Zen Center which was founded by Shunryu Suzuki-roshi. Green Gulch Farm is located in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, in a valley that opens out onto the Pacific Ocean. In addition to the temple program of meditation and study, it includes an organic farm and garden, as well as a guest and conference center."
"Tassajara, Zen Mind Temple (Zenshin-ji), is a Zen Buddhist community which was established by the San Francisco Zen Center in 1966. Its hot springs were used by Esselen Indians, and it has been a hot springs resort from the 1860s. From May through August, Tassajara offers guest practice and work-study programs, workshops and retreats as well as individual accommodations for vacationing guests. For the rest of the year, September through April, the monastery is closed to the public so that students of Zen Buddhism can engage in traditional monastic training periods. Reservations are absolutely required, even for day guests."
"A self-service conference and retreat center with simple, comfortable accommodations, modestly priced. On 80 acres of Redwood forest, 2 hours south of San Francisco, 20 minutes outside of Santa Cruz. A sacred place for friends to gather, offering: group rentals, personal retreats, our own schedule of Quaker Center Programs focused on Quakerism, spiritual growth, and social justice."
"Since its beginning as a retreat and seminar center more than forty years ago, Four Springs has been a natural setting
dedicated to spiritual and psychological exploration. Our own seminars invite personal exploration of wisdom texts,
supported by others on the journey and in freedom to discern
"Heartwood Institute offers an environment of total immersion in learning and healing. The retreat-like country setting, the nurturing organic food, the healing community environment, the sacredness of our land and our commitment to excellence in vocational training create what our students report is the most meaningful experience of their lives."
"San Damiano is a place of restorative powers, nestled among 55 acres of wooded hills. We offer guests of all faiths and backgrounds a serene environment of great natural beauty, a place where the spirit may seek clarity and renewal without distraction. At San Damiano Retreat Center, we offer Private Retreats to individuals seeking to step away for awhile from their everyday cares. A private retreat has no set program. It is up to the individual to use this time for prayer, quiet, rest or whatever is needed to retreat and renew."
"The Yoga Farm is located in the foothills of California's Sierra Mountains, situated in the heart of California's Mother Lode Country. It is surrounded by rolling hills, forests of oak and pine, and clear streams. Here are 70 acres of secluded peace and solitude, where the sounds of nature soothe the mind and body - ideal for yoga retreats and meditation. In spring and summer yoga classes are held on the outdoor deck shaded by a grove of oak trees. You can take a meditative walk in our Peace Miracle Labyrinth; casual, contemplative walks around the beautiful 40 acres, and the adjacent 30 acres or hike the 108 steps to Siva hill."
Shoshoni Yoga Retreat "Become new all through in a weekend of Yoga, Meditation, and Relaxation. Shoshoni is an ideal Retreat for those in need of rest and replenishment. Shoshoni enables you to find the love and happiness within yourself. Teaching you to open your heart is one of our goals. Shoshoni is a residential Ashram (hermitage of yogis) and a Yoga & Spiritual retreat, in the mountains above Boulder, Colorado. Our primary purpose is to assist people in the understanding and experience of their true nature."
"The town of Crestone is located in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Range, at an elevation of 7,800 ft. above one of the largest alpine valleys in the world, the San Luis Valley." Crestone is a unique spiritual community that includes representatives from many of the world’s religions. For details, please visit the individual centers’ sites: Nada Hermitage (Carmelite Catholic), Haidakhandi Universal Ashram (Hindu tradition), Crestone Mountain Zen Center (Zen Buddhism).
"Spirit Rest Retreat is a place for individuals or small groups to retreat from the everyday world. It is a place to take time to connect with the Source of all being. The center offers a quiet environment in which to reflect on what is truly of value, and to let go of what clutters the mind and the heart. Spirit Rest Retreat is situated on 20 acres in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado, surrounded by ponderosa pine with beautiful views of the mountain peaks and valley. Besides the main building, Spirit Rest has a wonderful 16-sided structure, called the House of One, which serves as a sanctuary for prayer, meditation, and quiet time."
"Shambhala Mountain Center is both an introductory and in-depth training center for students of the Buddhist teachings. The Center is also a non-sectarian facility where the insights of Buddhism can mix with other traditions of human transformation and be applied to educational, cultural, artistic and business disciplines. Shambhala Mountain Center is available for use by third party groups for their own retreats and conferences and by individuals interested in their own personal growth."
"At the Sophia Lodge, look upon the spectacular panoramic views of the San Juan and La Plata Mountain ranges, walk the trails of our 30 acre land, dine on our patio beneath the brilliance of the Milky way, or warm yourself before the Grand Room's stone fireplace. Shimmering meadows, clear mountain air, radiant sunsets, allure even the distant traveler. Located on the mesa above Colorado's pristine Dolores River, the Sophia Lodge is one hour from Telluride's international ski slopes; minutes from world-class fly-fishing, McPhee Lake, back-country skiing in the San Juan National Forest and ancient Anasazi ruins at Mesa Verde."
Wisdom House "On 54 acres of meadows, woods, and brooks off a quiet country road in the beautiful Northwest Hills of Connecticut, Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center offers indoor and outdoor sanctuaries for meditation, prayer, creative thinking and spiritual development for individuals, groups, corporations, professional associations, or other organizations. This former center of spiritual development for the community of Catholic sisters, the Daughters of Wisdom, is now an interfaith center for women and men who value seeking and learning in a contemplative environment."
"Nestled on four acres of land in a peaceful rural setting, the Oratory is an eight bed retreat house, with a chapel, where guests may come for an hour, a day, overnight, or longer. The Oratory is ecumenical, welcoming people from all denominations. Guests will find God's healing love and grace as they become close to God through prayer and rest. It is a place where those ill or injured in mind, body or spirit -- the walking wounded and the spiritually dying -- may come to seek healing and rest."
"Mercy Center at Madison, is a conference and retreat center for human development. We offer a hospitality that reveres the value and uniqueness of each person and host and develop programs that enhance the quality of life in a changing world. Mercy Center At Madison, situated on forty acres of graceful lawns, and woodlands, overlooks 1110 feet of private beach on Long Island Sound, a setting of rare coastal beauty and tranquility."
"Incarnation Center is a ministry of the Episcopal Church in the northeast region of the United States and the longest running church affiliated camp and conference center in the world! We are located on 700 beautiful and restful wooded acres. We would be pleased to host your next conference, meeting or private retreat. Whatever your needs, the professional staff at Incarnation Center (Episcopal Camp and Conference Center) await to provide you with a marvelous and memorable opportunity for individual growth, discovery of life and renewal of faith."
"Since 1951, Holy Family's retreat teams have extended their special Passionist hospitality to people of all faiths and backgrounds. We offer our guests the opportunity to rest, reflect and discover the peace of God. At Holy Family, you’ll find a warm welcome, inspiring liturgies, conferences and workshops, delicious, healthy, home-cooked meals, beautiful, wooded grounds, and music that will make your heart sing. You'll also find yoga, reiki and massage therapy. At Holy Family, you’ve entered another dimension, one that encourages you to relax, breathe deeply, and be renewed by God."
"Our Lady of Calvary Retreat Center is a retreat house for women. The Sisters of the Cross and Passion (Passionist Sisters) and lay people who share in the Passionist charism staff the retreat house and aim to be 'people for people,' providing for others a place where life and growth are shared, fostered, and celebrated. Our Lady of Calvary offers a spiritual oasis for people of all faiths and ages. The retreat house is a welcoming space where tranquility and peace abound. We invite you to experience the Passionist charism of the staff as you draw closer to God."
Center for New Beginnings "Cradled on a wooded and serene setting near the Chattahoochee National Forest, 90 min. north of Atlanta Int'l Airport. Comfortable and homelike accommodations, private and semi-private for groups of 8 to 65. Two hot tubs, a pond, reflecting pool, and tremendous nature trails. Features nutritious and tasty meals."
"Enota is a spiritual, charitable, educational Trust. Enota’s purpose is to work for the Highest Good of All, dedicated to the awakening of the consciousness of humanity; to be a sustainable, spiritual, educational sanctuary and community -- an EcoSpiritual Village; to honor all faiths, traditions and people; to be of service and a steward of this sacred earth for future generations. We are a non-denominational, spiritually based organization, believing that the Divine is in all things and that it can be especially experienced through nature."
Kalani Oceanside Eco-Resort "Kalani is great for year-round personal getaways or group retreats (up to 100)! Hawaii's Eco-Resort, Kalani is the only coastal lodging facility within the Aloha State's largest conservation area. Kalani treats you to delicious, wholesome cuisine, comfortable, affordable accommodation options, Olympic pool/spa, massage therapies, traditional culture and a rainbow of seminars. Kalani sponsored seminars usually are 6 night, 7 days, beginning with dinner, ending with lunch."
"Guests seeking personal fulfillment, cultural awareness and complete relaxation can find it all at The Orchid at Mauna Lani, a 539-room luxury resort on the Kohala Coast of the Island of Hawai'i. The Orchid has just introduced The Orchid Centre for Well Being, a comprehensive activity and wellness program that incorporates sport, wellness, culture and mind-body synchronization into regular guest activities. Many of the programs are held outdoors to capitalize on the coast’s year-round sunny weather and spectacular location and views."
"We offer a wide variety of options for vacations, healing and educational programs, and getaways on the Big Island. We offer dolphin swims, kayaking adventures with the whales, family and children's retreats, yoga and meditation, and much more. We welcome you for private retreats, cleansing programs, spiritual retreats, group retreat rental, family vacations, weddings, and any other event you may wish to be a part of or create on the Big Island."
"Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling is a Buddhist temple and retreat located on 25 acres in Wood Valley, the Ka'u District of the Island of Hawai'i. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has visited and taught here twice. Many other well known Tibetan lamas of all lineages are invited yearly to teach programs open to the public. Wood Valley Temple, as it is known locally, has a Guest House with 9 rooms. It accommodates 15 people or a small group comfortably. Established in 1973 by the Venerable Nechung Rinpoche, Nechung Dorje Drayang Ling is a center for the dissemination of the Buddhist teachings, a place for great masters to teach and for students to receive and actualize these instructions through contemplation and meditation."
The Sabbath Center "We are a retreat and Conference Center adjacent to Lake Carroll, Illinois approximately 100 miles west of Chicago. We all need time for rest, relaxation, and recreation. We need time to remember the God who created us, who continues to care for us, who calls us into relationships. In other words we need 'Sabbath Time.' It is our mission to provide such sabbath time and space at the Sabbath Center. We facilitate retreats for individuals and small groups seeking renewed relationships with God and each other."
"The rich tradition of Carmelite spirituality and hospitality provides a setting for a variety of programs for men and women seeking a deeper experience of God and of themselves. Our facility offers 30 comfortable rooms with private baths. Delicious home-cooked meals and hospitality of our staff are hallmarks of our Center. Our complex is also home to the beautiful Shrine, Museum and Chapel devoted to Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower. The lovely Chapel and Museum, open to the public everyday, have been enlarged and renovated and provide a prayerful space for your private reflection."
Orbis Farm "The Orbis Farm is 75 acres of woodland crisscrossed with walking trails. The garden is the very center of our hearts. Beds of vegetables, splashes of vibrant flowers interspersed with over 75 scented herbs provide much of the food for our vegetarian table. The Yoga Pavilion which is our retreat house offers all the urban comforts including air conditioning. There is dormitory sleeping, and we supply beds and linens. We have a hot tub on the back porch and an above ground pool next to the Pavilion! Bring your suits and soak away your aches, pains and cares."
"Rainbow Farm, an International Emissary Community, is the setting for Oakwood Retreat Center, located in East Central Indiana just east of Muncie. As a host facility for retreats and group events we provide fully equipped meeting spaces, dining facilities, and guest rooms with accommodations available for up to 50 people. Open meadows, springs, woodlands, and organically farmed fields surround the dwellings and meetings spaces with sacred presence. Gardens invite guests to wander or rest in the midst of the beauty of every season. Trails and roads provide access to more than 300 acres of field and forest. Indoor spaces reflect the outer majesty creating an atmosphere conducive to contemplation, reflection, and discovery."
"Founded on March 21, 1854, Saint Meinrad Archabbey is a thriving community of 120 monks who make new the Benedictine tradition in the 21st century. Daily, they commit their lives to prayer and work, faithfully following vows of obedience, stability of place, and conversion of life. Saint Meinrad offers a quiet, contemplative setting for your retreat. The beautiful surroundings, with lakes, trees and lovely vistas, provide space for your prayer and reflection. Those attending retreats at the Guest House will stay in one of 25 rooms with twin beds and private bath. Meals and conferences will be held on the lower level of the Guest House."
"The Benedict Inn Retreat and Conference Center, opened in 1981, was founded on the 5th century teachings of Benedict of Norcia, Italy. In The Rule of Benedict, St. Benedict provided a guideline for those seeking happiness and spiritual fulfillment through a search for God in the ordinary aspects of daily life. From these values of moderation, hospitality and diversity sprouted our mission. In this way, we reach out to the community with our hospitality and encourage the growth of our guests through opportunities for spiritual, emotional, intellectual and social interaction. From a peaceful environment set on 40 landscaped acres, we offer you many unique amenities, including gazebo flower gardens, benches & wild bird habitats."
New Melleray Abbey "In an effort to meet the needs of people in our day, New Melleray makes its Guest House available to people who would like to make quiet, personal retreats. Because of the nature of the retreat setting, we ask that you do not bring radios, or other audio devices, and that you honor the quiet of the place. We encourage guests to follow the monastic practice of silence and separation from the outside world. The Guest House at New Melleray has 18 rooms available for guests. On the second floor, there is a small library containing a select collection of books on contemplation and monastic spirituality. We also have a cafeteria that serves three meals a day, as well as a Guest Chapel, conference and meeting rooms, a coffee room, and a Gift Shop."
The Light Center "Thirty four acres nestled in the woods, angel gardens and walking paths, a meandering creek and wooded hills to get lost in all help to create the peaceful setting of The Light Center. For years, The Light Center has been developing into a sacred space where people are welcomed to come away from the ordinary world of everyday life. Immersing ourselves in nature provides an inner quiet that allows the deeper work of developing into all we can be. This subtle form of healing needs a quiet place that enfolds us in a sense of safety."
"Tallgrass Spiritual Retreat Center offers a variety of meaningful retreats for women. Tallgrass is located on 4 acres of a larger working cattle ranch. It consists of two buildings, the Main House and the Bunkhouse. The Bunkhouse can accommodate 12. While the Main House can sleep up to nine, it is used mainly for overflow accommodations or for individual retreats. It is also the home of the Center's Director. Both buildings are large 2-story houses. There is a meditation path among the cedar trees and a natural grass labyrinth mowed into the grass."
The Ark Retreat Center "The Ark is an ecumenical retreat center in a woodland setting overlooking the mountains, providing peaceful seclusion for rest, renewal, and re-centering; a welcoming environment of hospitality and companionship for persons desiring to grow in their relationship with God and in their response to God’s calling for their lives; guided retreats incorporating periods of silence for prayer and reflection, journaling, and meditative use of the arts; quiet days and silent retreats for individuals and groups."
"Located on 1300 acres of beautiful rolling Kentucky farmland, Foxhollow is dedicated to helping individuals take responsibility for their health and well-being - physically, emotionally and spiritually. Offering world-class programs in a serene retreat setting, Foxhollow is quickly becoming a destination for those seeking quality care and a healthier lifestyle."
"The focal point for Covenant Farm has become the Reflection Room. The Reflection Room is a 700 square foot room encased with tempered glass that allows for a panoramic view of God’s nature. Our spacious kitchen is semi-professional. It is large enough for retreatants to help prepare the evening meal, which is shared in community. Retreatants eat at a large, twelve seat table hand crafted by the Amish in Holmes County, Ohio. The library is a wonderful place to sit and read in silence. The East and West ‘walls’ of the library are as the walls of the Reflection Room: All are made of glass that allows for a view like no other."
Northern Pines Health Resort "Come to a place where the tall pines, clean water, and clean air bring you serenity and relaxation--Northern pines, located in Raymond, Maine, on the shores of Crescent Lake. Northern Pines Health Resort offers individuals and couples a place apart to let go of stress, to enjoy nurturing, to move through transitions, to improve in health in body, mind, and spirit. With our natural whole foods vegetarian diet, exercise to meet your needs, daily yoga and meditation, you relax, learn healthier ways of living and connect with the deeper you."
"Greenfire is a retreat house in Tenants Harbor, Maine for women. A Center for all women who are in need of Rest, Renewal, Discernment, Healing, Inspiration, Spiritual Growth. This is a quiet, sacred place for contemplation, meditation and prayer. We offer hospitality and calm in the midst of a fast-paced world. All women are welcome from any faith tradition or none."
Dayspring Retreat Center "Set in the rolling hills, forests, and fields of the Maryland countryside, the silent retreat center is holy ground that offers space for solitude, silence, reflection and prayer. Dayspring's two hundred acres are available for walks by the streams and through the woods and meadows, while two ponds and a lake await those who are drawn to quiet waters."
"Am Kolel is a spiritual retreat center in Western Montgomery County, Maryland, less than an hour's drive from downtown Washington, DC. It is a place of peace, simplicity, and serenity in which to renew, foster creativity, and celebrate the bounties of creation. Stay in one of our comfortable rooms, sit in the chapel or walk the acres of fields and woods, and enjoy the sounds of the country. Sanctuary also hosts the Am-Kolel - Kehila Library, a primarily Judaic Library of Jewish philosophy, spirituality, Kabbalah, history and literature."
Rowe Camp and Conference Center "Unitarian Universalist Rowe Camp and Conference Center is a spiritual and educational organization offering opportunities for the presentation and exchange of a wide variety of ideas and beliefs consistent with Unitarian Universalist principles and values. Our purpose is to help people make better sense of their lives and help them make their world a better place in which to live. Our mission is to provide opportunities for people to explore diverse, far-reaching subjects in order to learn about themselves, each other, our cultures and the earth, and go forth with new knowledge, insight, and courage."
"Kripalu is the largest center for yoga and holistic health in the US, serving people of all backgrounds for more than 20 years. We offer a large number of experiential yoga, self-discovery, holistic health, and spiritual programs that present ancient yogic principles in a contemporary, accessible, yet profound way. Our educational programs are designed to provide participants with tools they can apply in their daily lives to foster their long-term growth and development."
"The Insight Meditation Society was founded in 1975 as a nonprofit organization to provide a place for the intensive practice of insight meditation. IMS operates a retreat center set on 80 wooded acres in the quiet country of central Massachusetts. It provides a secluded environment for intensive meditation practice. Complete silence is maintained during retreats at all times except during teacher interviews. Vipassana Retreats are designed for both beginning and experienced meditators. Daily instruction in meditation and nightly Dharma talks are given, and individual or group interviews are arranged with the teachers at regular intervals."
"Shantigar Village, a not-for-profit foundation, is dedicated to where artistic and spiritual practices meet. It is a farm on a spectacularly beautiful mountainside in Western Massachusetts. Shantigar Village workshops in performance and other arts are conducted by professional artists-teachers who share a commitment to an approach that is at once creative, healing and spiritual. Shantigar Village workshops are open to people at any level of experience."
"Adjoining the monastery is a small Retreat House with eleven private rooms each with a private bath. Retreats for clergy and laypeople are offered mid-week, Monday afternoon to Friday morning, and on weekends, from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon. The retreat house closely conforms to the atmosphere of the monastery. The celebration of Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours frame the structure for each day with a generous amount of time also set aside for private prayer, reading and contemplative quiet. The Abbey Retreat House is usually filled six months in advance. Reservations are accepted only for six months ahead."
"The Abbey of Our Lady of Glastonbury was founded on September 14, 1954, by the Abbey of Saint Benedict, Benet Lake, Wisconsin. It became an independent priory on August 25, 1962. The monastery was raised to the status of an Abbey on January 8, 1973 by the Holy See. The Glastonbury Chapel is open to the public daily, except during of the last week of August when the monks are on their annual retreat. In addition to the daily prayer schedule listed below, Glastonbury also offers retreats, religious education classes for adults, and an interfaith lecture series to enrich our understanding of faith and prayer."
"Rolling Ridge is a retreat and conference center open to people of all faiths, and to a wide variety of groups who seek a time of rest and reflection, who desire new resources for living, who long for space to listen or to plan and create. Private rooms for personal retreats are also available. The 38 acres of woods, rolling hills and lakefront and the 40 room Georgian estate provide the setting and accommodations for you or your group. Rolling Ridge is a ministry of the New England Conference, United Methodist Church. The Director, Rev. Larry J. Peacock, and the staff look forward to meeting you."
Colombiere Conference Center "Colombiere opened as a Jesuit Seminary in 1959. It is named after Claude de la Colombiere, a Jesuit teacher, orator and spiritual director, who lived in France from 1641 to 1682 and was canonized May 31, 1992. Currently we serve as a conference and retreat center with accommodations for day or overnight guests including appealing buffet style meals, 15 spacious meeting rooms, outdoor pool, auditorium, gymnasium, chapel and other amenities. Although the facilities reflect the Jesuit influence, they are not limited to those of the Catholic faith."
"A retreat is a time to slow down, to be still, to reflect, to restore your spirit -- a time that allows you to encounter your deepest needs, feelings, values, and impulses away from the voices and needs of others. The type of retreat you choose will depend on the time you have and the amount of structure you want. You can select a directed, private, or program retreat. Our property includes beautiful hiking trails through woods and marshland. Chapel, private prayer rooms, library, gazebo and courtyard are available."
Clare's Well "Clare's Well Spirituality Farm and Retreat Center is a 40-acre farm with a large farmhouse, hermitages, garden, lake and woods. The peaceful and natural surroundings help you rediscover your own spirituality through a new kind of relatedness with the life-giving energy of mother earth. You are invited to Clare's Well where you can enjoy: personal reflection, integration, study and healing, dreaming and sharing, communal prayer and ritual, receiving the healing touch of massage, sauna and hot tub, labyrinth and walking paths. Both women and men are welcome."
"Inspired by Gospel and Franciscan values that welcome all persons, Assisi Community Center offers a holistic spiritual environment and resources that affirm, nurture, and educate. Assisi Community Center (ACC), located at Assisi Heights (Rochester MN), is a non-profit retreat and conference center serving more than 40,000 people yearly. ACC provides conference space, overnight accommodations, holistic spiritual resources, and quiet and supportive environments for individuals and groups seeking holistic renewal."
"McCabe Renewal center offers space and opportunities to nurture the whole person through private and group retreats, workshops and a variety of programs. As a ministry of the Benedictine Sisters of St. Scholastica Monastery, the Center is committed to journey with others as they seek wholeness and inner peace. We welcome members of all faith traditions or anyone seeking spritual renewal. We can accommodate up to 25 day guests and 18 overnight guests." |
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