Programs
One-Day Personal Retreat
On a One Day retreat you will have a room to stay in and access to the Library, Center kitchen, and walking trails. Lunch is provided at no extra charge.
Meeting Space
Our conference rooms are available to 501(c)(3) non-profit groups such as government, school, and church groups. We are available for daytime group use Monday through Saturday. Our monastic grounds are quiet, peaceful and green with trees and other plants. Since January 2007, our monastic grounds have been smoke-free; you’ll enjoy breathing our fresh air. We […]
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction is a way of extending a"sustaining, welcoming environment: within a one-on-one relationship. It is a dynamic process where one can listen to self in order to reflect on life's questions in light of our Gospel call. Sessions typically last one hour. Multiple sessions can be scheduled. Read about our […]
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
Private Overnight Retreat
Spiritual Direction is available for an added cost. We […]
Lunch and dinner are also available for an added cost.
Spiritual Direction Certificate Program: Application
With Mary Pandiani, D. Min., MA, C.S.D and Monika Ellis, OSB, MA, Education
Spiritual Direction Certificate Program: Listening with the Spirit (LWS) - a two year Online Spiritual Direction training program Application & Interview A non-refundable $100 application/interview fee is submitted with your application materials and spiritual autobiography before the interview. The application materials and spiritual autobiography will be the substance of the interview. This fee is different […]
Zoom: Zentangle® in Spring
With Monika Ellis, OSB
Join Sister Monika as she leads you to create images using the Zentangle method of putting pen to paper. No art experience is necessary. You will be amazed at the beauty you can make with small, deliberate strokes. You will need: card stock cut into 3.5 x 3.5 inches; a fine-tip black felt pen; a graphite pencil; […]
Daily Life as Spiritual Practice - A Day Apart
With Monty Smith and Jerry DeVore
We, our planet, every one and everything on it, are feeling the distress of our times - a poly-crises. In this, many of us aren’t sure how to create positive impact in our communities , let alone skillfully pray and care for ourselves and our families. In this day apart we will visit ancient practices […]
Mindful Eating as a Christian Practice
With Rosemarie Oliver, OblSB
As Christians, we meet God, the source of Love, in the Now. This three days Mindfulness retreat involves paying attention in the present moment without judgment and with self-compassion. A practice of mindful eating can increase our sense of the divine indwelling throughout our day. It can also help us access the inner wisdom of […]
Hybrid: Contemplative Rest Practice on First Saturdays Monthly
With M Freeman
This Contemplative Rest Practice series is open to those who have taken a Contemplative Rest retreat with M Freeman. Each session offers opportunities for awe-savoring, somatic, guided meditations by M and silent resting-in-awe practice together as well as gentle time for group sharing, connecting, and cherishing the transporting benefit of communal contemplative practice. “All living […]
Forest Therapy --Spring/Summer
With Kathy Holley, -PhD
Forest Therapy walks at St. Placid Priory “The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground – trees that were pleasing to the eye...” (Genesis 2: 9a) About Our 4 Seasonal Forest Therapy Walks (also known as Forest Bathing or Shinrin-yoku) We invite you to experience the natural beauty of God’s […]
Hybrid- When the Heart Is Touched: The Ancient Monastic Method of Lectio Divina
With Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB
In this workshop we will explore and practice the method of Lectio Divina as practiced by the desert Fathers and Mothers and monastics throughout the centuries. The emphasis will be on individual, rather than group, practice. Our time together will include short presentations by the facilitator, times for solitary, individual lectio practice and a time […]
Hybrid: Contemplative Rest: Nurture resiliency and peace in ourselves and the world
With M Freeman*
A five-session summer series Wednesdays July 9, 16, 23 & 30, plus Saturday August 2. All sessions are 10am-noon Pacific time. Series Overview Contemplative Rest is a relaxing, present-moment, embodied meditation practice which draws somatically on previously lived transcendent experiences—moments of awe, connectedness, mystery, revelation—extraordinary experiences of the numinous in which we feel one with […]
God the Artist - We the Co-Creators
With Walter Siegl and Sonja Weber, OSB
God is the creator of everything. He is the artist par excellence. This retreat will stimulate our creative souls. We will focus on our Potter God and use clay materials. All our creations will be formed by hand, and a slab roller may be used. We will meet at The Priory Spirituality Center at 9 […]
Midsummer Weekend Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
With Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB*
This retreat is the perfect place for those new to Centering Prayer and silent retreats to begin, as well as for experienced practitioners to have a chance to sit with others and experience a weekend of silence and rest. And for this midsummer time, we have added an extra day! Times of rest and re-creation […]
Hybrid: The Sacred Line
With Monika Ellis, OSB
Lines – short or long, wide or narrow, are all around us. Once we become aware of the lines in our lives we will see them everywhere. They are sacred. We will explore lines of many shapes that when put together make beautiful images. Our world at this time needs the power of beauty to […]
Zoom: Prayer Practices Certification Program 2025-2026
With St. Placid Sisters
Prayer Practices is a 2 years (20 sessions -40 hours) certificate program to explore a wide variety of ways to approach a prayerful life. You will learn to connect with the sacred in diverse ways in order to help guide others. If you are a spiritual director, pastor, counselor or work in a ministry, different […]
Oasis 2025-2026
With Paz Vital, OSB, PhD, Monika Ellis, OSB, MA, Education, Anna-Camille Wooden, OSB, Sonja Weber, OSB, Laura Swan, OSB and Julian Cleary OSB
Do you yearn for rest, prayer and nurturing in your busy schedule? What would your life look like if you gave yourself or/& to a beloved one two retreat opportunities at the Center, plus six quiet afternoons during the year? Silence, spiritual direction and Lectio Divina are available to aid your reflection. Every Third Thursday […]