BethAny retreAt hOUSe Sky lAke lODge
202 County 105 P.O. Box 408
Highland Mills Rosendale
928.2213 658-8556
www.re.net/newyork/bethany www.skylake.shambhala.org
Run by the Religious of Jesus and Mary, a A contemplative center for mediation, arts and
Congregation founded by Saint Claudine Thevenet, community in the Shawangunk Mountains that
in Lyons, France shortly after the French Revolution, subscribes to the belief is that “every human being
the center has hiking, lake sports, scheduled and has the ability to cultivate the mind’s inherent stability,
private retreats, sabbaticals and prolonged period of clarify and strength in order to be more awake and
renewal available, although there is no formal program. compassionate in everyday life.” Bed and breakfast
Cottage and hermitage on premises and some financial weekends, hiking, rock climbing and workshops on
aid is available. The center is also available for group mediation and drawing available.
workshops and events.
MenlA MOUntAin retreAt AnD
the yOgA SOCiety Of neW yOrk
COnferenCe Center
Ananda Ashram
375 Pantherkill Road
13 Sapphire Road,
Phoenicia
Monroe
688.6897
782.5575
www.menla.org
www.anandaashram.org
An authorized Audobon Society bird sanctuary, the
Day trips, overnight with dormitory set-up, tent
center’s 320 acres in the Catkills offer yoga retreats,
camping and in-season swimming pool use permitted.
tennis courts, hiking trails, swimming, fitness and a
Healing center offers facials, massage, acupressure
wellness center. New healing center with steam and
and relaxation training. Gatherings through the day
sauna and programs on stress, Buddhism, astrology,
for meditation and group spiritual studies, practices,
and more. Operated by Tibet House, US.
chanting.
linWOOD SpiritUAl Center
50 Linwood Road
St. MAry’S VillA retreAt hOUSe
Rhinebeck
150 Sisters Servant Lane
876.4178
Sloatsburgh
www.linwoodspiritualctr.org
753-2840
Private and group retreats, day programs, senior events,
www.ssmi-us.org
spirituality programs, 12-step programs (although
Half-day retreats available as well as weekends
some retreat programs are religious in nature) offered
and full weeks. Park-like grounds for walking
as well as nature trails and sacred spaces.
and contemplation and meditation garden. Open
September 1 – July 1.
the OMegA inStitUte
150 Lake Drive
the grAil At COrnWAll-On-hUDSOn
Rhinebeck
119 Duncan Lane
266.4444
Cornwall
www.eOmega.org
534.2031
Extensive workshops in a camp-like environment,
www.thegrailatcornwall.org
guesthouses, dormitories, single person
Specializing in retreats where “women can recharge and
accommodations, dining hall, café, bookstore, lake
reconnect with the Spirit and each other,” the Grail
activities, teen camp all available. Some scholarships to
has a Victorian-era estate, meeting rooms, mountain
help with costs also available.
views, trails, streams and private hermitage. The center
is available for groups running their own retreats, MJ Hanley-Goff is a freelance writer, living in Orange County
workshops and special events. who is planning a retreat as soon as possible.
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