Spirit Fire is both an educational organization focused on the ways of Awareness and Meditation and a retreat facility available for group rental and personal Quietude retreats. Spirit Fire is located on 95 acres of serenity and beauty in Western Massachusetts.
As a facility for group rental, Spirit Fire is an intimate setting for groups of 15 or less. All the rooms are sun filled and look out to our beautiful lawns and forest. Meals are fresh prepared with care and the best local, organic ingredients. You will come back. Everyone does
As a meditation center, Spirit Fire offers a new form of meditation: The Practice of Living Awareness. The Practice uses well-tested and essential techniques of meditation such as insight and peaceful abiding, then takes them further by using the evolution within a human being that has occurred over centuries through inquiry into the Real.
Our four-day meditation retreats and two-day Personal Quietude retreats immerse the participants in the serenity of Spirit Fire, organic food, and the centeredness of well-being.
Faith
Buddhist:
Buddhist, Mahayana, Vajrayana
First Peoples / Native American / Indigenous:
Shamanism
Open to All:
Open to All
Mission/Lineage: We believe the world is arising in awareness and that NOW is the time to engage this personally and globally. Spirit Fire fosters deep spiritual beingness in those engaged in the deep and powerful discovery of their illumined potential.
Donna Mitchell-Moniak is the founder, spiritual director, and primary teacher of Spirit Fire. She is a synthesizer of traditional wisdoms, expanding them into our modern life.
Average Cost: $
Costs for full service group rentals range from $112-139 per person per day for lodging, food, and facility room rental depending on food criteria and requirements. Please call for specific pricing options for a group retreat.
Personal Quietude Retreats cost $250 per person per two days. This includes a private room, private bathroom, and all organic meals.
Environment: Rural, Woods
Gay Friendly: Yes!
Special Needs: Allergies, Wheelchair Access
Restrictions: No Smoking
Environmentally Sustainable:
Yes!
Spirit Fire Retreat Center was built in 2005 with green in mind. In season, we grow organic produce as well as procure produce from local organic farms. We use local eggs and produce as much as possible.
Language: English
Retreat Type (definitions):
General (no specific type), Guided / Programmed, Individual / Private / Solo, Personal
Features
Health / Wellness:
Juicing, Nutrition, Organic
Learning:
Individual Instruction
Meditation:
Loving Kindness, Meditation (no specific type), Raja Yoga
Nature / Wildlife:
Hiking / Walking
Personal Development:
Mental / Emotional, Mind / Body / Spirit, Personal Transformation, Psychological, Stress Management
Special Facility Features:
Bookstore / Gift Shop, Gardens / Outdoor Space, Library, Meditation Hall
Spiritual Direction:
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Studies:
Consciousness Studies, Contemplative, Eco- Spirituality / Sacred Universe, Philosophy, Renewal, Spiritual
Room Types: B&B, Hotel
Total Number of Rooms:
6
Children OK: Yes!
Housing: Spirit Fire is the perfect location for family reunions, personal get away, yoga or writer's groups, annual gatherings, musicians, knitters, quilters, youth groups. Also, faculty brainstorming, or corporate Board off-site retreats.
Our facility accommodates up to 15 in 6 double or triple occupancy rooms, single beds; with 5 bathrooms and showers; 32X27 meeting/ meditation room; dining room; and a full kitchen from which we serve or for self-cook use. All this on 95 acres of amazing land.
Food: Organic / Locally Grown, Raw Food Options, Restricted Diet Options, Vegetarian Options
Meal Availability: Available On Site, Kitchen - Private, Provided - All Meals
Location of this Retreat:
407 West Leyden Road
Leyden, MA 01337
United States
Travel Info: Spirit Fire is 2.25 hours from Boston/Logan Airport, 1.5 hours from Hartford/Bradley Airport. We are .5 hours from Brattleboro, VT and Amtrak, 20 min. from Greenfield, MA and bus lines. Shuttle pickup is available upon request. Fees apply.