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Organization Peace Village Learning & Retreat Center

Location:

54 O'Hara Road at Route 23A
Haines Falls, NY 12436
United States

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Email OR call: 518-589-5682

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	Peace Village Learning & Retreat Center
		Location: US - Northeast: Haines Falls, NY
		Retreat Type: Directed, Guided / Programmed, Silent
		Focuses/Activities: Art: Art (no specific type), Creativity, Writing / Poetry; Family: Family (no specific type), Parent and Child, Senior / Retired, Teens, Young Adult, Youth; Health / Wellness: Healing, Health (no specific type), Nutrition; Learning: Classes, Individual Instruction, Learning (no specific type), Talks / Lectures, Trainings, Workshops; Meditation: Meditation (no specific type), Other Forms of Meditation, Raja Yoga; Mens Retreats: Mens Spirituality; Movement Arts: Pilates; Nature / Wildlife: Hiking / Walking, Nature (no specific type); Personal Development: Leadership / Performance, Mind / Body / Spirit, Personal Transformation; Spiritual Direction: Spiritual Direction; Spiritual Studies: Spiritual; Womens Retreats: Womens Spirituality;
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Programmed date specific retreats such as yoga retreats, meditation retreats, pilgrimages, etc.

	The Great Outdoors
		Event Leader: Erik Larson Sponsoring Organization: Peace Village Learning & Retreat Center Dates: 6/8/2012 through 6/10/2012
		Location: US - Northeast: Haines Falls, NY
		Focuses/Activities: Learning: Classes, Learning (no specific type), Talks / Lectures; Meditation: Mindfulness, Other Forms of Meditation, Raja Yoga; Movement Arts: Tai Chi; Nature / Wildlife: Hiking / Walking, Nature (no specific type); Outdoor / Adventure: Outdoor Adventure (no specific type); Personal Development: Personal (no specific type); Special Facility Features: Bookstore / Gift Shop, Gardens / Outdoor Space, Labyrinth, Meditation Hall; Spiritual Studies: Contemplative, Spiritual, Spiritual (no specific type); Yoga Asana: Yoga (no specific type);
		Faiths: Non-Faith Based: Non-Faith Based; Open to All: Open to All;

	Choose, Change and Become- For young adults 18-35
		Event Leader: Accomplished Instructors Sponsoring Organization: Peace Village Learning & Retreat Center Dates: 6/22/2012 through 6/24/2012
		Location: US - Northeast: Haines Falls, NY
		Focuses/Activities: Art: Art (no specific type); Learning: Learning (no specific type), Workshops; Meditation: Meditation (no specific type), Raja Yoga; Nature / Wildlife: Hiking / Walking, Nature (no specific type); Spiritual Studies: Spiritual (no specific type); Yoga Asana: Yoga (no specific type);
		Faiths: Hindu / Indian Traditions: Yoga (no specific type); Interfaith: Interfaith (no specific type); Non-Faith Based: Non-Faith Based; Open to All: Open to All;

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on 10/19/2010 by TC	I attended this retreat a couple years ago, when visitors could stay as long as 5 days (Friday evening through Wednesday morning). The atmosphere at Peace Village is generally benevolent, although a few of the "sisters" seemed put-off by the presence of non-adherents (more about that later). The accomadations are clean and comfortable, and the meals are vegetarian with an Indian tilt. The retreat itself is not heavily structured -- there is meditation morning and evening, an instruction session each morning and a few other group activities. A large portion of the time is left to the individual -- although reading and listening to music or other audio are discouraged, journaling is encouraged. There are no strict rules about the use of phones or internet, although is was suggested/requested we abstain from them for the weekend. Being a former Catskills resort, the center has woods, ponds and meadows where attendees can find private space away from the buildings. The morning instruction during the weekend dealt mostly with topics like awareness and attachment to outside distractions. However, once the weekdays came, when the number of attendees had dwindled to a few, the instruction began to reveal more of the groups theology. In a nutshell, the Brahma Kumari believe that an apocalypse is soon to come, and faithful BKs will rule the "golden age" to follow. I had attended other retreats at Peace Village before, mindful that they were a religious group but grateful that they kept their beliefs (which they tend to be quite secretive about) out of the retreat content. As a person who has let go of organized religion, I was disappointed when it was introduced into the retreat and troubled by the elitist nature of their beliefs. While a retreat with the BKs at Peace Village can be a refreshing experience, I encourage anyone considering it to first educate themselves on the group and it's actions, and go in with eyes open.

on 10/19/2010
by TC

I attended this retreat a couple years ago, when visitors could stay as long as 5 days (Friday evening through Wednesday morning).

The atmosphere at Peace Village is generally benevolent, although a few of the "sisters" seemed put-off by the presence of non-adherents (more about that later).  The accomadations are clean and comfortable, and the meals are vegetarian with an Indian tilt.

The retreat itself is not heavily structured -- there is meditation morning and evening, an instruction session each morning and a few other group activities.  A large portion of the time is left to the individual -- although reading and listening to music or other audio are discouraged, journaling is encouraged.  There are no strict rules about the use of phones or internet, although is was suggested/requested we abstain from them for the weekend.  Being a former Catskills resort, the center has woods, ponds and meadows where attendees can find private space away from the buildings.

The morning instruction during the weekend dealt mostly with topics like awareness and attachment to outside distractions.  However, once the weekdays came, when the number of attendees had dwindled to a few, the instruction began to reveal more of the groups theology.  In a nutshell, the Brahma Kumari believe that an apocalypse is soon to come, and faithful BKs will rule the "golden age" to follow.

I had attended other retreats at Peace Village before, mindful that they were a religious group but grateful that they kept their beliefs (which they tend to be quite secretive about) out of the retreat content.  As a person who has let go of organized religion, I was disappointed when it was introduced into the retreat and troubled by the elitist nature of their beliefs.

While a retreat with the BKs at Peace Village can be a refreshing experience, I encourage anyone considering it to first educate themselves on the group and it's actions, and go in with eyes open.

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