Center for Spiritual Formation
http://www.gbgm-umc.org/cfsf/
[The Center is an ecumenical ministry affiliated with the Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the United Methodist Church and is adminsitered from Carlisle,
Pennsylvania (USA). The site is intended to serve as a resource to "a dispersed
community of baptized Christians" seeking to deepen their lives in the
Spirit.]
Spiritual
Evolution
http://www.worldtrans.org/spirevol.html
[A New Age type site with resources, links, and an online discussion
forum.]
Retreat Facilities and Spiritual
Institutes
Academy for Spiritual
Formation
http://www.upperroom.org/academy/
[A two-year, partly residential, program connected with The Upper Room in
Nashville, Tennessee, USA. "The purpose of The Academy is to provide an
in-depth and comprehensive experience in spiritual formation for lay and clergy
persons who are highly motivated in their sense of call to follow Christ and
serve the church and the world. The sixteen courses offered over the two-year
period, combined with the recovery of the use of Psalms in worship and the
ongoing participation in personal and group spiritual guidance, are efforts to
help prepare persons to live out that call."]
Blue Mountain Center of Meditation
http://www.nilgiri.org/page/213
[The Center (located in the San Francisco Bay area) publishes books under the
Nilgiri Press imprint and offers weekend and day programs in meditation and a
practical Eight-Point Program of spiritual living as taught by Eknath
Easwaran.]
Columbia Theological
Seminary
http://www.ctsnet.edu/LL/ChristianFormation.aspx
[Spiritual Formation is part of its Lifelong Learning programs.]
Deep Spring Center
http://www.deepspring.org/
[A center for meditation in the Buddhist Vipassana tradition. Also conducts
retreats. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.]
Drogchen Foundation
http://www.dzogchen.org/
[A center for Buddhist practice in the Tibetan tradition, led by Lama Surya
Das, and located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.]
Empty Bell
http://www.emptybell.org/
[A contemplative center in Northhampton, Massachusetts (USA). It was founded by Robert A. Jonas and supports Buddhist-Christian dialogue.]
Epiphany Center
http://www.epiphanycenter.org/
[Located in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), the Center provides counseling and
resources for spiritual formation in the Christian tradition.]
Insight Meditation Society
http://www.dharma.org/
[The Society maintains a Vipassana Retreat center for both beginning and
experienced meditators that is located in Barre, Massachusetts,
USA.]
The Mastery Foundation
http://www.masteryfoundation.org/
[MF is located in San Francisco and was organized as a non-profit, volunteer,
interfaith foundation by a diverse group of laity and clergy. Inspired by
Werner Erhard, they created a four-day workshop intended "to empower those of
every faith and religious tradition who minister."]
Shalem Institute for Spiritual
Formation
http://www.shalem.org
[Described as "an ecumenical Christian organization devoted to the support of
contemplative spirituality." Which is further clarified: "grounded in the
Christian path, we continue to be enriched by the grace present in other
traditions, and we respectfully welcome anyone, regardless of tradition, who
seeks to learn from the Christian contemplative way." Site maintained by Gerald
May, M.D.]
Sophia Retreat Center
http://www.mountosb.org/sophia.html
[A Benedictine Center that is open to persons of all faiths. Located in
Atchison, Kansas.]
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
http://www.spiritrock.org/
[A center for Insight or Vipassana meditation in Marin County north of San
Francisco, California, USA.]
Find the Divine
http://www.findthedivine.com/
[A directory of retreat centers in the USA; for instance, in Florida.]