Retreat

Berrigan’s Folly Organizer and Activist Respite Program

Flexible Dates

“The times are urgent; we must slow down.” –Bayo Akomolafe Are you an organizer or activist in need of rest and rejuvenation?  Kirkridge Retreat Center is launching Berrigan’s Folly Organizer and Activist Respite program. We are offering no-cost week-long private retreats for movement organizers and activists in Daniel Berrigan’s Folly Cottage at Kirkridge Retreat Center.  Located […]

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Living, Dying, Music, and Mystery – A Retreat Exploring the Threshold

With Barbara McAfee

October 30 - November 2, 2025
Turning Point

“Everyone knows everything sings and dies. But could it be, too, everything dies and sings….” Galway Kinnell   Join singer/songwriter and wise woman, Barbara McAfee, in a soulful investigation of life and death, living and dying, song and silence, beauty and mystery. This retreat incorporates people of any belief system. During our sacred time together, […]

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Walking Awake into the Celtic New Year

With Denise Crawn and Nick Prance

October 31 - November 2, 2025
The Farmhouse

If you feel a deep connection to Nature, have an interest in Celtic Spirituality, and a longing to be amongst the stunning autumn foliage at Kirkridge, this annual weekend retreat may indeed call you ‘home’ to the mountain. Throughout our weekend together we will explore some of the many surrounding lessons and gifts available to […]

A group photo from a Beyond Diversity 101 training. A mix of people sit in circles of chairs with chart paper notes on the walls.

Beyond Diversity 101: Whole System Transformation - Training 4

With Niyonu D. Spann

November 19 - 23, 2025
Turning Point & Nelson Lodge

This page and registration form are for people returning for Part 4 of "Beyond Diversity 101." If you are not part of the cohort that began meeting in March of 2025 at Kirkridge, please do not register using this form. If you would like more information, please contact Logan. (Use the button on the right.) […]

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Winter Craft Retreat

December 5 - 7, 2025
The Farmhouse

On these cold December nights, we will have a fire burning and hot chocolate on the stove. Bring your knitting needles, quilting squares, paint brushes, wrapping paper, or whittling knife and gather in the warmth and stillness of the season.  This retreat will have no facilitator or agenda. There will be delicious food, good company, […]

One year of bird omens: a winter writing retreat

With Lydia Wylie-Kellermann and Lacey Hunter

January 16 - 18, 2026
The Farmhouse

Join us for a cozy weekend in the mountains to focus on your writing life. Trust that there will be roaring fires, snowy trails, hot chocolate, candlelight, good food, and lots of quiet. We will offer some brief prompts and rituals throughout the days to nudge the imagination and then offer spacious hours for your […]

A Weekend Celebrating The Many Blessings of Brigid and Imbolc

With Denise Crawn

January 30 - February 1, 2026
The Farmhouse

On the Celtic Wheel of the Year, Imbolc marks the midway point between winter solstice and spring equinox. With its arrival we find ourselves at a threshold in Nature. Here in the northern hemisphere, as we continue our annual cyclical spiral away from the cold, dark months of winter towards the returning light and warmth […]

The Clearing: Black Queer and Trans Healing Retreat

With Lynice Pinkard

April 17 - 19, 2026

Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and transgender people face the triple threat of white supremacy, misogynoir, and homophobia. Even the Church–long a refuge for Black people in the United States–is too often a site of trauma for us. That is why we now invite Black queer and trans people to The Clearing. Named for a […]

Weaving our Iona Connections: A Walking Awake Pilgrimage

With Denise Crawn

August 7 - 15, 2026

A Walking Awake pilgrimage to the Isle of Iona, Scotland with Columcille Megalith Park and Kirkridge Retreat Center (registration is open to all). After experiencing a wonderfully memorable shared pilgrimage to Iona in 2024, Columcille Megalith Park, Kirkridge Retreat Center and Walking Awake are excited to announce that we've decided to offer another in August, 2026! If you are […]