Retreat
Centers 
Menstuff® lists retreat centers that often hold their own
events or host events for men. Two other sources to check are a book,
"Vacations
that Will Change Your Life", and www.shiftshappen.com.
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ALABAMA
- Valley Head - Hawkwind Earth Renewal Cooperative -
205.635.6304
ARIZONA
- Huachuca City - Cielo en Tieara - 602.456.1661
BALI, INDONESIA
- Sukhavati Retreat, an exclusive new 6-villa property
located on this Hindu paradise island. With its jungle setting and
well-being oriented facilities, including a yoga and meditation
pavilion, 3 salt-water swimming pools and healthy food menus,
Sukhavati offers group leaders a wonderful new retreat destination
for intimate groups of up to 14 people. For more detailed
information, photographs and interactive maps of the retreat,
please visit our website at: www.sukhavatiretreat.com/home.asp?ID=5055
BRITISH COLUMBIA
CALIFORNIA LOTS
MORE
- Asilomar Conf Center, Monterey, CA (94)
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Big Sur - Esalen Institute, A convergence of mountains and sea,
mind and body, East and West, medication and action. Esalen - a
center for alternative education, a forum for transformational
practices, a restorative retreat, a worldwide community of
seekers. 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. Hwy 1, 93920 -
831.667.3000 www.esalen.org
(10/00)
- Encino - Holy Spirit Retreat Center - 818.784.4515 (94)
- Eureka - Redwood River Lodge - 707.768.3226
- Fairfax - Center for the Dances of Universal Peace -
415.453.8159 (93)
- Garberville - Heartwood Institute - 707.923.2021 (94)
- Geyersville - Isis Oasis - 707.857.3524 (94)
- Hayfork - Silver Springs Mountain Retreat - Provides
quiet accommodations in nature where individuals and groups may
contact the Source within, and to provide a supportive environment
for artists. W. K. Dolphin, P. O. Box 1691, Hayfork (96041) or
707.496.8840 or www.mountainretreatcenter.com
or E-Mail.
(1/07)
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Middletown - 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 - 707.987.2477.
From California 800.622.2477 www.harbin.org
(10/00)
- Mojave - Starland Retreat and Recreational Facility offers a
quiet, secluded space to hold workshops, conferences, and
get-togethers for up to 50 individuals. The land facilities
include: a 900 sq. ft. meeting/dining/entertainment building, a
full-service kitchen & food prep. facility, restrooms,
showers, and cabins for indoor accommodations. Flat areas for
pitching tents are available, as are electrical hookups for RV's.
Our new amphitheater (perfect for campfires and sweat lodges)
looks over a lovely desert canyon. Starland is available for
groups only (capacity: 50 individuals). We are open to all men and
women (over age 18), who want to meet for spiritual, personal
growth, or social purposes. www.communityvisions.org/STARLAND
or Starland69@aol.com
(3/00)
- Nevada City - Expanding Light - 800.346.5350
- Ojai - Ojai Foundation - 805.646.8434 (93)
- Philo - Shenoa Retreat Center - 707.895.3156
- San Diego - Self-Realization Fellowship Retreats -
213.225.2471 (94)
- San Francisco - Re.Plen.Ish - 415.864.5140 (94)
- Sierraville - Sierra Hot Springs, Harbin's "sister" retreat
center (see Middletown). Located north of Truckee near Reno). Call
530.994.3773 for information or reservations or www.sierrahotsprings.org
(6/00)
- Sonoma - Rites of Passage - 707.537.1927 (94)
- Upper Lake - Saratoga Springs Retreat Center A powerful
healing valley - 800.655.7153 www.saratogasprings.com
or saratoga@pacific.net
(11/99)
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Watsonville - Mount Madonna Center, for the Creative Arts and
Sciences is a community designed to nurture the creative arts and
the health sciences within a context of personal and spiritual
growth. 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. Located on 355 mountaintop
acres of redwood forest and grassland overlooking all of Monterey
Bay, the Center offers a supportive community atmosphere for
relaxation, reflection and a wide variety of learning experiences.
Program participants are invited to join in all ongoing Center
activities - celebration, work and play. 445 Summit Rd, 95076
408.847.1293 x 219, www.mountmadonna.org,
programs@mountmadonna.org
(10/00)
- Woodside - Vision Quest Wilderness Passage - 415.851.1715
(94)
CANADA (See also British Columbia)
- Ontario - Northwaters Wilderness Programs - 215.469.4662
Sep-Jun; 518.962.4869 Jul-Sep. (94)
- Ontario - Trillium Learning Centre, RR2 Woodlawn, K0A 3M0
613.832.2284
COLORADO
- Boulder - Men's Council Project - 303.444.7741 (94)
- Denver - Breaking Through Adventures - 303.333.7831 (94)
- Durango - Animas Valley Institute - 303.259.0585 (94)
- Hesperus - Domain Shift - 303.385.5500
ENGLAND
- Bournemouth, - A retreat The only retreat center exclusively
for gay and bisexual men in Europe. A retreat for sexual,
self and spiritual development of mind body and soul. John
Bellamy, Hamilton Hall, 1 Carysfort Road, Dorset BH1 4EJ or phone:
01202-399227 or gaymen@btconnect.com
or www.hamiltonhall.info
(6/08)
- Charmouth, Dorset - Monkton Wyld Court - 0297.60342 94
- London - Friends of the Western Buddhist Order - 0819.811225
(94)
- Yelverton, Devon - Grimstone Manor - 0822.854358 (94)
HAWAII
- Makawao, Maui - Lumeria Maui, a luxury
wellness, yoga retreat, and educational retreat located on
Maui’s north shore. Lumeria helps you discover ancient
Hawaiian wisdom, yoga practice and water activities along with
more classes and programs. lumeriamaui.com
or 1-855-579-8877 or reservations@lumeriamaui.com
or info@lumeriamaui.com
(3/12)
- Pahoa - Kalani Oceanside Retreat, 800.800.6886
or kalani@kalani.com or
www.kalani.com
- Pahoa - Absolute Paradise Gay B&B. Exclusively mens
clothing optional B&B within walking distance to the beach.
808.965.1828 or absoluteparadise.tv
(1/05)
ILLINOIS
- Chicago - Oasis Center - 312.274.6777 (93)
- Oak Park - Shem Center - 708.848.9772
IRELAND
- County Wicklow - Chrysalis - 045.54713 (94)
MASSACHUSETTS
- Boston - Oasis, 15 Willoughby St (02135) (94)
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Lenox - Kripalu Center, Located in the Berkshire Mountains of
western Massachusetts, we provide an ideal setting for you to get
away from the demands of everyday life and enter a sanctuary for
body and soul. Whether you come for a program or for professional
l training, you always study with outstanding teachers. Our
faculty has been at the forefront of mind/body education for more
than 25 years; we proudly host world-class educators with a
commitment to body-centered experiential learning. We provide the
practical tools, the gentle guidance and the nurturing
environment, but you're in charge of the inner work - setting the
pace and depth of your exploration. PO Box 793 01240,
800.741.7353 www.kripalu.org
(10/00)
-
Rowe - Rowe Camp & Conference Center, Founded in 1924, is an
unusual and even magical place cherished by the thousands of
people who have come here for relaxation, education, community and
spiritual nurturance. These people love Rowe because there is a
special spirit here of honesty, creativity and respect that people
rarely find in other parts of their lives. Our openness to new
ideas keeps us alive and vital and enables Rowe to keep growing
and evolving for 77 years. One We offer an exceptional array of
outstanding teachers and workshop leaders in a small, intimate
forum. Many of them return again and again, drawn back by Rowe's
magic. Kings Hwy Rd, Box 273, 01367 - 413.339.4954 retreat@rowecenter.org
(10/00)
MINNESOTA
- Fall Lake - Wild Retreats - 414.352.5053 (94)
MICHIGAN
- Watervliet - Camp Ronora - 616.463.6325
MONTANA
- Helena - Feathered Pipe Foundation Retreat Center, www.featheredpipe.com
or fpranch@mt.net or
406.442.8196 (3/00)
- Livingston - Royal Teton Ranch Summer Conf - 800.245.5445
(94)
NEVADA
- Reno - Joy Lake Seminar Center, PO Box 1328 (89504) (89)
- Wells - Cottonwood Ranch - 800.341.5951
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Derry - Parkland Wellness Center - 603.432.1500
- Epping - Green Pastures Estate - 603.679.8149 (94)
- Newmarket - Aryaloka Buddhist Retreat Center - 603.659.5456
(94)
NEW MEXICO
- Cambridge - Center for Spiritual Growth - 612.689.5502 94
- Las Vegas - Rose Mountain - 505.425.572 (94)
- Que - Tahoe Retreats - 505.586.1086 (summer), 303.934.3607
(winter) (94)
NEW YORK
- Big Indian - The Crystal Spring House. We offer an ideal
private space for 10-16 people in the Central Catskills.Your group
would have use of an entire 1860's beautifully renovated farmhouse
and may do their own cooking as part of "community building". Also
several caterers and many local restaurants are available. Gail
Lennstrom, crystalg@catskill.net
or call 607-746-7293 or www.crystalspringhouse.com
for photos and the most information.
- Livingston - Shalom Mountain - 914.482.5421 (94)
- New Platz - Earth Rise Foundation - 914.255.2782 (94)
- New York - Open Center - 212.219.2527
- Phoenicia - Phoenicia Pathwork Center - 914.688.2211
- Rhinebeck - Linwood Spiritual Center - 914.876.4178 (94)
- Rhinebeck - Omega Institute - 800.944.1001 www.eomega.org
or registration@eomega.org
(3/00)
- Rock Hill - Iroquois Springs - Located 90 miles from NYC.
Iroquois Springs Available from the beginning of May until the
middle of June, and again from the middle of August until the
middle of October. Accomodates groups of 25 - 2500 for a single
day, or a multi-day experience. 877.700.5354 or 631.462.2550 or
brian@iroquoissprings.com
or www.iroquoissprings.com/GroupRentals/info.htm
(2/06)
NORTH CAROLINA
- Balsam Grove - Journey into Wholeness - 704.877.4809 (94)
OHIO
- Grand Rapids - Kerr House - 419.832.1733 (94)
OREGON
- Detroit - Breitenbush Hot Springs - 503.854.3314 (94)
PENNSYLVANIA
- Bangor - Kirkridge Retreat Center - 2495 Fox Gap Road (18013)
610.588.1793 or www.kirkridge.org
(3/00)
- Kutztown - Rainbow Experience (July only) - 800.360.5683
(94)
- Montrose - Timshel - 717.934.2275 (94)
- Wallingford - Men in the Wilderness - 215.891.0182 (94)
VERMONT
- Barre - Echo Ridge Retreat, an 88 acre retreat center located
in Central Vermont, has workshops that focus on many different
spiritual methods. 265 Cassie StreetBarre, Vermont 05641 or
802.793.7673 or peter@echoridgeretreat.com
or echoridgeretreat.com
(12/05)
- Norwich - Four Seasons Healing - 802.649.5104
VIRGINIA
- Madison - Sevenoaks Pathwork Center - 703.948.6544 (94)
WEST VIRGINIA
- The Lodge at Sleepy Creek, 207 Rabbit Trail, Berkeley Springs,
WV 25411, 304.258.9138, 703.855.8023
WISCONSIN
- Elkhorn - Center for Exceptional Living - 312.664.2700
(94)
- West Bend - Wellsprings - 414.675.6755 (92)
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Big Sur - Esalen Institute, A convergence of mountains and sea,
mind and body, East and West, medication and action. Esalen - a
center for alternative education, a forum for transformational
practices, a restorative retreat, a worldwide community of
seekers. 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. Hwy 1, 93920 -
831.667.3000 www.esalen.org
(10/00)
Middletown - 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 - 707.987.2477.
From California 800.622.2477 www.harbin.org
(10/00)
Watsonville - Mount Madonna Center, for the Creative Arts and
Sciences is a community designed to nurture the creative arts and
the health sciences within a context of personal and spiritual
growth. 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. Located on 355 mountaintop
acres of redwood forest and grassland overlooking all of Monterey
Bay, the Center offers a supportive community atmosphere for
relaxation, reflection and a wide variety of learning experiences.
Program participants are invited to join in all ongoing Center
activities - celebration, work and play. 445 Summit Rd, 95076
408.847.1293 x 219, www.mountmadonna.org,
programs@mountmadonna.org
(10/00)
Lenox - Kripalu Center, Located in the Berkshire Mountains of
western Massachusetts, we provide an ideal setting for you to get
away from the demands of everyday life and enter a sanctuary for
body and soul. Whether you come for a program or for professional
l training, you always study with outstanding teachers. Our
faculty has been at the forefront of mind/body education for more
than 25 years; we proudly host world-class educators with a
commitment to body-centered experiential learning. We provide the
practical tools, the gentle guidance and the nurturing
environment, but you're in charge of the inner work - setting the
pace and depth of your exploration. PO Box 793 01240,
800.741.7353 www.kripalu.org
(10/00)
Rowe - Rowe Camp & Conference Center, Founded in 1924, is an
unusual and even magical place cherished by the thousands of
people who have come here for relaxation, education, community and
spiritual nurturance. These people love Rowe because there is a
special spirit here of honesty, creativity and respect that people
rarely find in other parts of their lives. Our openness to new
ideas keeps us alive and vital and enables Rowe to keep growing
and evolving for 77 years. One We offer an exceptional array of
outstanding teachers and workshop leaders in a small, intimate
forum. Many of them return again and again, drawn back by Rowe's
magic. Kings Hwy Rd, Box 273, 01367 - 413.339.4954 retreat@rowecenter.org
(10/00)
