Meeting
Meeting Space
Do you have a group that needs a space to meet in? Our conference rooms are available Monday through Saturday for programs, workshops, meditations, prayer meetings and more!
Gift Certificate
A gift purchased for someone you would like to bless with a retreat, program or spiritual direction. Several options, listed at right, are available. Contact the Center for more information. 360-438-2595
Zoom: Just This…a Retreat for Caregivers
With Evelyn Gerardo Challis
This is a retreat for caregivers, those who provide support for a beloved family member or friend. Support that is social, emotional, spiritual, personal care. Set among the 12.5 acres of The Portland Japanese Garden recently, a friend invited me to step into the small space pictured below. “Just this”, he said. “Just this is […]
Hybrid: Continuing Contemplative Rest (Monthly on First Saturdays)
With M Freeman
Continuing Contemplative Rest is for everyone who has completed a Contemplative Rest retreat or training series with M Freeman. Contemplative Rest is a silent, present-moment, embodied meditation practice which draws somatically on previously lived moments of wonder, love, relief, connection, softening, mystery…. What to expect— -- The present-moment meditation practice at the heart of our […]
Hybrid: Contemplative Rest Winter Series
With M Freeman*
A five-session winter series Saturdays January 10, 17, 24, 31 & Saturday February 7. All sessions are 9am-noon Pacific time. Series Overview This 5-session series introduces participants to Contemplative Rest is a relaxing, present-moment, embodied meditation practice which draws somatically on previously lived experiences of the numinous—wonder, connectedness, ease, love, mystery, revelation—in order to, among […]




