The Living Heart

The Winter Retreat - Santa Barbara, CA, March 2010

The Winter Retreat is scheduled for March 12-17, 2010, arriving in Santa Barbara, CA at 4:00 pm on Friday the 12th, and departing after lunch on Wednesday the 17th.

The Winter Retreat site is an interfaith, non-profit, retreat and conference center situated on a 26-acre site of oaks, fruit trees, meadows and gardens and proclaimed by "US News and World Report" as one of the best U.S. retreat sites. The environment is peaceful and unique, making it an ideal place for our Winter Retreat. The on-site lodging accommodations consist of 40 rooms with three beds and private bath that can be used as a single, double or triple. Three meals a day are shared in the retreat dining room.

The site is located approximately 5 miles east of Santa Barbara, CA in the foothills of Montecito that is easily reached by flying into Los Angeles (90 miles away) and taking a shuttle ($42), or into Santa Barbara Airport. The Bakersfield, CA members will help as much as possible with transportation. Exact directions to the Retreat Site will be given with registration.

The Summer Retreat - New Lebanon, NY, July 2010

July 23-28, 2010, at "The Abode of the Message",
New Lebanon, NY, USA

Reserve your place by paying for the retreat tuition. The retreat food and lodging are separate, and the price varies from $400 to $600 depending on your choice of accommodations.