At the Retreat Center Collaboration, we’re celebrating an abundant year of change, growth, and impact. Thank you for being a part of this journey!

You may have seen the news in recent weeks that the Findhorn Foundation in Scotland is going through a major transition, and that Santa Sabina Center in northern California is closing and placing their property on the market. Here at RCC, we grieve to see the loss of these peers.

The Racial Healing Initiative team is committed to co-creating a society filled with equity, belonging, wholeness, and collective wisdom and beauty. In this article, the team shares more about the RHI approach, what they’re learning, and how your center can participate.

The RCC Community Call on June 27th featured a discussion with Editorial Director John Ferro and Chief Digital Content Officer Racquel “Rockie” Joseph of the Omega Institute, where we explored ideas, best practices, and the benefits of crafting your center's online presence.

On this Community Call, we discussed the pain points for retreat center leadership and board—how they’re rising to meet ongoing challenges and embracing intergenerational and intercultural leadership.

On our last Community Call of 2022, we reconnected to celebrate our shared story.

At the Retreat Center Collaboration, we’re celebrating an abundant year of change, growth, and impact.

On our November 22nd Community Call, we explored the idea of the Retreat Center Collaboration as a membership association.

On November 8, Amy Burtaine and Michelle C. Johnson led a racial healing workshop on facilitating affinity groups at retreat centers.

As the end of the year approaches, the RCC is looking back on how our community has grown, deepened, and transformed together.

The RCC Community Call on October 25th featured a presentation and Q&A session with marketing consultant Rebecca Churt.

The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope is a new podcast from Pendle Hill Quaker retreat center in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.

On October 11, the Stewardship Circle gathered with community members to share their stories and discuss their vision for the future of the Retreat Center Collaboration.

In this blog post, Peter Wrinch of Hollyhock illustrates how “our work at retreat centers… posits human connection as an antidote to the modern illness of separation and disconnection.”

The Two Loops theory is a simple and elegant way to think broadly about systems change. At the Retreat Center Collaboration, we’re exploring systems change within the field of retreat centers, and developing mutual understanding and peer support for centers on both loops.

On our community call August 9th, we heard from retreat-adjacent initiatives, folks imagining new centers, and peers who are innovating how they offer retreat. Check out the highlights!

RCC thrives on community input, and we're looking for a group of volunteers to advise our leadership. Share your insights on the work of retreat centers, and help inform the Stewardship Circle as they guide the Retreat Center Collaboration.

On this Community Call, hear an overview of the RCC’s 3-year history, and then explore introductory questions, commentary, and stories from participants around the country. These stories reveal a shared sense of grief and loss, punctuated by hope and resilience.

Like quests, we often think of retreats as journeys out of the ordinary, toward depth and clarity in special ‘thin places’ where transformation and transcendence break through. In this thoughtful essay, Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma encourages us to “embrace the freedom to trust the ordinariness of our work.”

Our collaborative partners at Retreat Guru join us for a conversation on the current needs and wishes of retreat centers. If you were given a magic wand at your organization, where would you wave it? Click to learn more.