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Since 1972 Still Point has been a place for

Solitude

Silence

Spirituality

Diversity

Community

living in

harmony

with the Earth and open to all people.

Still Point Interfaith Retreat Center, located in upstate NY, just minutes from downtown Saratoga, is open during the year for private retreats, a day of quiet and prayer, group or staff retreats, youth retreats, business retreats and church groups. At this time we cannot accommodate overnight retreats for groups with more than 5 people. There are 5 fully winterized hermitages (cabins) nestled in the woods along with a large facility, The Welcoming House, for groups.

We offer several packages for individuals who want silence and solitude: $75 per night with food included (2 meals are pick-up and 1 meal is prepared for you.) or $55 per night when you provide your own food. You may decide to stay in the cabin (#3) which has no shower (Yes, there is a toilet and sink with running water in that cabin!) This cabin 'rents' for $70 or $50 per night, (depending on whether or not you provide your own food). Those who rent that cabin use the large handicap accessible shower in the Welcoming House...a short walk from cabin (hermitage) #3. The least expensive package is $50 per night: rent cabin #3 and provide your own food.

We now offer 3 rooms in the Welcoming House for those who do not wish to walk to and from a cabin. There are 2 small rooms with a single bed and night stand and 1 room with a futon which pulls out to make the equivalent of a double bed. All 3 rooms have doors which connect to the larger eating and lounge area. These are available at $65 with food included and $45 per night when you provide your own food.

Take 24 hours from your busy schedule. Come to one of our heated cabins this winter. Pray!

             Be silent. “The quieter you become, the more you hear.”
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                                                   A Word From The Co-Directors

    In her book Anatomy of the Spirit Caroline Myss traces the path of growth that we humans undergo in our journey to wholeness. She looks at the language used in the Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist and Christian Traditions to describe basic, human archetypes, that is energies which are the same for every human being regardless of culture, religion or ethnicity.

    All of us begin with the root energy center and travel through six other energy centers as we develop physically, psychologically and spiritually throughout our years of living. What is striking is that over and over again many of us find ourselves dealing with root energy center issues. The tribal mind contained in these root issues
continually rears its head and wants to keep us from really evolving as spiritual human beings! The tribe wants everyone to think within a given parameter, believe the same things and many times to even dress alike. Those who follow the impulse of their inner spirit on its quest to wholeness are often exiled from the tribe by members who are stuck in this energy center.

    One need only look at the cry of “America! Love it or leave it!” to see the reality of this fact. Love for country must be expressed in a certain way determined by the tribe or it is not recognized as such. Dealing with root chakra issues (family, school, religion and society) in a healthy way will help all of us move into an increasingly healthy and wholesome way of being in relationship with ourselves and others. Human growth demands that we leave the tribal mindset behind and differentiate or grow as we move through the other energy centers until we discover and give expression to our oneness with the Divine.

    May we each embark on this energetic path and recognize the similarities we have with others on that same path regardless of our differences.
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Still Point Retreat Center is self-supporting and relies entirely on our program and retreat revenues plus the generosity of our supporters for our continued success.

Individuals seeking the Sacred and in need of time and space away from their busy life are important to Still Point. We welcome people from all walks of life and spiritualities. In a world where division and suspicion of differences are rampant, Still Point is a sacred space where unity-in-plurality is valued. Every part is essential to the whole.