Retreat Centers

 

All around the world you can find nodes of gratefulness: places where calm, trust, wonder, kindness, and common sense prevail. Here are links to three such centers which Brother David helped create:

• Felsentor Foundation
  Located in Lucerne, Switzerland, Felsentor provides a place of retreat and contemplation based on preservation of nature, animal rights, and holistic thought.
• Puregg Haus der Stille
  An Austrian retreat center -- founded by Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB, and Zen teacher Vanja Palmers -- where East and West meet in the holy silence which unites all religions.
• Sky Farm Hermitage of Peace
  A hermitage and chapel in the hills of Sonoma, California offering hospitality, solitude, and silence to spiritual seekers. Sky Farm's land also serves as a wildlife corridor for deer, birds, fish, and many other animals.

For additional retreat centers, please see the links under our Guidance topic.