Nestled atop a hillside overlooking picturesque Hood Canal in Washington State lies a place of peaceful retreat-Harmony Hill Retreat Center. Fresh air, gourmet whole-foods meals and abundant opportunities to connect with nature leave guests feeling refreshed and renewed.

With over 20 years of experience providing retreat facilities and wellness programs, Harmony Hill is a lot more than just an idyllic retreat center. The world class facilities comfortably blend state-of-the-art amenities with relaxed northwest comfort, accommodating up to 32 overnight guests and 170 for day use. Olympic Mountain views, extensive organic gardens, and outdoor labyrinths usually top the list of guest raves. The amiable, service-oriented staff and expert faculty will make your visit a productive, relaxing success, while making you feel at home. .

As one recent guest put it: "Harmony Hill provides a gentle, relaxing, welcoming space, gracious and accommodating staff, and good healthy food. It's impeccably clean and unassuming. I feel so welcome here. I feel appreciated here."

Harmony Hill, whose core mission is to serve those with a cancer diagnosis, developed its acclaimed gourmet vegetarian cuisine with cancer retreat participants in mind. Those with a cancer diagnosis often have special dietary requirements, but Harmony Hill's approach to food-as essential to health and well-being-benefits all guests by educating them about the food they eat, and by simply enouraging them to slow down as they share delicious, attractive meals with others. .

Every season brings newfound beauty on the Hill, and the sunsets on Hood Canal are truly stunning! Area activities include kayaking, hiking, diving, bird watching, and harvesting an abundance of shellfish. Harmony Hill has become a treasured destination for retreats and meetings-a place where your group will feel most at ease meeting, relaxing, and re-focusing on what is most important. .

As another recent attendee put it, "Breathtakingly beautiful! Everything's so perfectly well done. A perfect blend of scenery, weather, serenity, great staff, incredible food-the best retreat I've attended!" .

When you bring a group to Harmony Hill, the income from your rental provides important support for the core cancer programs, which are offered at no charge to the attendees. These retreats have helped over 1,300 participants find support, meaning, and creative coping strategies while facing the challenges of cancer. You'll feel great about supporting this worthy cause while providing your group with wonderful conference facilities.

Find sacred intimacy with God, with self, and with others. This pilgrimage focuses on the lives of Clare and Francis of Assisi, their journey of love together, and their journey into the Spirit of God. Using their lives as a model for us today, we will enter deeply into our souls through meditation, spiritual dialogue, sacred movement ritual, prayer and chants. We will visit the sacred sites of Clare and Francis, including San Damiano (the home of Clare), the Hermitage and caves of Francis and the brothers, an outdoor chapel in the sacred woods, and Mt. Subasio, the mountain that has drawn saints and pilgrims for many centuries. We will immerse ourselves in the saintly and humanly love of Clare and Francis, learning how we can enter into sacred companionship with God, our selves and our companions, whether they be intimate, friendship, family or community.

We will all be staying in a converted monastery that sits on the hillside of Assisi, looking out over the misty valley. For the retreat teaching time we will be using a beautiful meditation space dedicated to the World Religions. This is a very special place that has been created with much love and an honoring of all traditions.

Megan Don, your leader, is a teacher of the mystic traditions and is the award winning author of "Falling Into the Arms of God: Meditations with Teresa of Avila." Her new book "Sacred Companions Sacred Community: Reflections with Clare of Assisi" will be available in April 2008. Visit the website or call 207-332-7737 for more information.

The Osa Peninsula has been described as "the most biologically intense place on Earth" by National Geographic! With it's beautiful beaches and great diversity of creatures and rainforest plants there is something here to replenish everyone's soul.

Our home will be Encanta La Vida Rainforest Lodge. The daily enchantment begins by waking to the sounds of the rainforest, continues with an abundance of daily wildlife sightings. At night you will be lulled to sleep by the rolling surf and the musical secadas of the jungle.

Enjoy two yoga classes each day, delicious, organic cuisine and a variety of rainforest adventures to choose from. This retreat is a perfect opportunity to dive deeply into your yoga practice, allow time for both introspection and adventure, and bond with like-minded yogis. The fertile land of the Osa encourages healing, inspiration and renewal to take place.

February 3-10
Open Your Heart Through the Joy of Art
Rebecca Schweiger, The Art Studio NY
Costa Rica: New York, NY

February 7-10
Couples Sedona Yoga & Hiking Retreat
Johanna Maheshvari Mosca, Sedona Spirit Yoga & Hiking
US - Southwest: Sedona, AZ

March 27- 31
4-Day Sedona Yoga & Hiking Vortex Retreat
Johanna Maheshvari Mosca, Sedona Spirit Yoga & Hiking
US - Southwest: Sedona, AZ

March 29- April 5
Portals to the Self: A Women's Circle by the Sea
Lisa Hernandez, Ceci McDonnell, Karen Rosenberg, Isla Women's Retreat
Mexico: Isla Mujeres

Italy
This retreat in Tuscany will reclaim the gift of the Feminine in all her aspects. The integrated Feminine is serene and wild. She is playful and erotic. She is passionate and compassionate. She is the Triple Goddess of Maiden, Mother and Crone. She is Warrior and Wild Woman. She gives life, takes life and promises rebirth. Her energy is the source of an impassioned life.

Stella Niagara, NY (near Niagara Falls)
Quiet, peaceful site on 135 acres with outdoor labyrinth, nature trail, riverside chapel, spiritual direction, healing massage, reflexology, arts, music, relaxation. 90 beds (warm, friendly, hostel-like setting), dining room, conference and meeting rooms, chapels.

New Albany, PA
We are ideal for small groups who desire an intimate, homey environment. The facility has a total of 11 rooms, some of which can accomodate 2 people for a total of 15. The views are spectacular as we are located halfway up the side of a mountain with the dining room windows overlooking the valley.

Rensselaerville, NY
The Garden is a Sanctuary where we learn to work in harmony with Nature, embrace her wisdom and integrate that knowing into our lives. Fusing our inner lives and our outer lives in joyful celebration of each individual's differences and unique gifts. Please help us build, maintain and co-create a sanctuary where humans and nature can coexist in harmony and balance with love and respect for all.

Taos Ski Valley, NM
Create an atmosphere that your retreat participants will not soon forget. The mountains of Taos Ski Valley and the Columbine Inn provide an ideal location for quiet and productive retreats. We personally take care of all the fine details in order to make your retreat a success. We specialize in retreats of 10 - 75 participants.

Wolf Creek, MT
Discover the magic of the Blacktail Ranch, a premier Montana guest ranch. Perfect for family vacations, corporate groups, yoga workshops and spiritual retreats. This working ranch on 8000 acres of spectacular Big Sky country at the base of the Continental Divide offers all the amenities of a first-rate dude ranch and a mountain retreat center.

Haines Falls, NY
Peace Village has been created as a special place for reflection, located in the mountains of beautiful upstate New York, on 300 acres of woods, streams, and hiking trails. The calm, natural environment complements the Village's purpose - to offer the experience of the power of peace and inner silence that belong to the depths of the soul.

Reno, NV
This is a very private property with unbelievable views of the whole area from every room.The location is very convenient and only 15 minutes to Reno.The house has been completely remodeled and upgraded and offers 1 over sized master with over sized master bath,2 other rooms, an additional over sized room that can be made into a game room , office or anything else

Strasburg, OH
The 4800 sq. ft. lodge features a great room, two multi-sleeper dorm rooms, three additional bedrooms, private apartment with separate entrance, an office, pantry, large eat-in kitchen and dining room, covered porch, and 106' deck. Furniture, wood stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, two chest freezers and fully equipped kitchen included in sale price.

Hagerman, ID
Located in the beautiful Hagerman Valley and nestled cozily in the trees on the banks of the famous Billingsley Creek with approx. 156ft of frontage. Water Rights, 3 large ponds, 5 small ponds all connected by small creeks. We have six quaint motel rooms with decks overlooking the water, 2 with full kitchens, 3 cabins with either a full kitchen or kitchenette, and 2 cottages with private hot tubs.