Multiday Retreats

Farm to Table and You

Experience true farm-to-table living. From morning harvests to mindful mealtimes, Retreat Center Head Chef Julia Lazar and Retreat Center Senior Farm and Facilities Manager Laura Alexander will teach us to focus on what our food is doing to our bodies and our earth, take in the beauty of the Retreat Center grounds, and reconnect with our relationship to food in a new and informed way. 

The Tree of Life

Led by Summerlee Staten

Join us for meaningful conversation, storytelling and teaching as Summerlee Staten, Executive Director of Faith Formation & Education at Trinity Church, shares insights from her graduate work on the Tree of Life — a central metaphor for the entire Bible.  
From its roots in the Garden of Eden to its role at the end of the Book of Revelation in the New Testament, the story of the tree is also the story of Eden, lost and found. Like the “tree planted by water” in Psalm One, Christians are called to bear good fruit, living our lives with patience and hope even in times of uncertainty and change, so that we can be connected to Jesus, able to live lives of resilience, meaning, and joy.

Rest, Reconnect, and Listen: Discernment for Deeper Living [Silent retreat]

Whether you're going through a major life change, desire a new life path, or need time for quiet contemplation, this silent retreat will help you deepen your spiritual journey. Come pray, read, write, and walk in nature, led by priest and Director for Spiritual Formation Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones. Space is limited to six people.

Presence, Prayer, and Writing From the Heart: A Contemplative Writing Retreat

The most compelling stories are written from the heart — those that move us and sometimes transform both the writer and the reader. Writing this way is a journey of discovery — and presence and prayer can help. Led by award-winning journalist Anne A. Simpkinson, we will braid prayer, writing prompts, and story sharing, plus enjoy time to commune with animals and nature. 

Celebrating Our Identity: A Retreat for the LGBTQ+ Community

Honor the LGBTQ+ community in prayer, meditation, laughter, celebration, and the giving and receiving of support in a sacred space that’s welcoming of all identities and gender expressions. Come for a time of mindfulness, music, healing, and loving-kindness, led by the Rev. Michelle Meech, Rockland County Missioner for the Diocese of New York, and Ana Hernandez, recording artist, composer, and retreat facilitator.

Art and Faith Retreat

Our most intense worship experiences aren’t always within the walls of a church — sometimes they happen at Beyoncé and Taylor Swift concerts.  

What if those experiences are real encounters with God? 

Join author, artist, and songwriter Carey Wallace to explore both familiar and new art genres through readings, discussion, prayer, and writing exercises as we contemplate God’s presence in art—and how art can be a powerful medium for spiritual formation. 

Deeper Work With the Enneagram

Who are we called to become? Rev. Michelle Meech, teacher of the Enneagram for more than 25 years, will take us beyond the Enneagram of personality and offer a glimpse of how the different facets of God’s wisdom are truly written on our hearts through teaching, meditation, and spiritual exercises.
This retreat is not designed to be an introductory workshop, and participants will need to prepare beforehand (see further details).

Jesus, Buddha, and the Shared Ground of Contemplation

Jesus and the Buddha are the only two individuals in history who caused people to ask “What are you?” rather than “Who are you?” according to scholar of world religions Huston Smith. Led by scientist and theologian Clay Williams, we’ll practice contemplative living and explore how the religions that have emerged from their teachings can enrich one another.

WomxnSpirit: An Embrace of the Divine Feminine

Tap into the heartbeat, power, creativity, ancestral wisdom, and life-giving nature of the sacred feminine. Through an Afro-Indigenous, Eastern, and Goddess-inspired spirituality, priestess and psychology professor Gloria M. Rodríguez will help us connect with our divine feminine nature inspired by Mother Nature.
This retreat is open to all female-identifying participants. 

Poetry of Faith: Lives of Expansiveness and Resilience

Faith is at the heart of the spiritual journey, giving it direction and purpose. Poetry is sacred writing and can deepen our faith. We’ll find inspiration in the works of poets like George Herbert, John Donne, Maya Angelou, Nikki Giovanni, Evelyn Underhill, and Anne Sexton. Come for a time of listening with the ears of the heart and writing with the souls of your fingers, led by priest and Director for Spiritual Formation Rev. Dr. Mark Francisco Bozzuti-Jones and Associate Director for Spiritual Practices Dr. Kathy Bozzuti-Jones.