Retreat (spiritual)
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The term retreat has several related meanings, all of which have in common the notion of safety or temporarily removing oneself from one's usual environment. A retreat can be taken for reasons related to spirituality, stress, health, lifestyle, or social or ecological concerns. Increasingly, organizations hold retreats to focus board and staff members on key issues such as strategic planning, enhancing communication and collaboration, problem-solving and creative thinking.
A retreat can either be a time of solitude or a community experience. Some retreats are held in silence, and on others there may be a great deal of conversation, depending on the understanding and accepted practices of the host facility and/or the participant(s). Retreats are often conducted at rural or remote locations, either privately, or at a retreat centre such as a monastery.
Spiritual retreats allow time for reflection, prayer, or meditation. They are considered essential in Buddhism[1], and are also popular in many Christian churches, including evangelical Protestantism, Roman Catholicism and Anglicanism.
[edit] Further reading
- Merianne Liteman, Sheila Campbell, Jeffrey Liteman, Retreats that Work: Everything You Need to Know About Planning and Leading Great Offsites, Expanded Edition, ISBN 0-7879-8275-X
- Stafford Whiteaker, The Good Retreat Guide, ISBN 1-84413-228-5
[edit] External Links
- Christian retreats
- UK Retreats - General
- UK Retreats - Buddhist
- Meditation Mount - spiritual retreat in Ojai, CA
- Meditation in Thailand - Learn meditation in Thailand.
- Recovery from Work-Related Stress
