Nurturing Your Spirit: A 4-Day Silent Directed Retreat

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53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA, USA
Date
August 24 - 28, 2025

About this Retreat

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Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual growth during our immersive silent-directed retreat, where you will have the opportunity to explore the guiding presence of the Spirit in a deeply enriching environment.

During a silent-directed retreat, each participant meets daily with an experienced spiritual director who serves as a spiritual companion throughout the retreat. Utilizing their specialized training, conversations with your spiritual director will enhance your prayer experience and help you discern where the Spirit might be leading you. Aside from these daily conversations, you can set aside the time for your own personal prayer, journaling, art, exploration of the grounds at Genesis, spiritual reading, or your choice of contemplative practices. Your retreat is unstructured so you can take the opportunity for rest or reflection throughout our grounds and facility.

 

This retreat begins with supper and opening prayer service on Sunday, August 24, 2025 and ends with breakfast and a closing prayer service on Thursday, August 28, 2025
Individual spiritual direction will be available Monday through Wednesday

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Location icon Genesis Spiritual Center, 53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA, USA

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Customer Reviews

4.97 out of 5.0 average rating

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A Blessed Retreat
I have had many experiences at Genesis Spiritual Center and each has been a gift. The staff and presenters are warm, welcoming, and adept at meeting participants where they are on their journey. I have always found my spirit deeply nourished through their programming. The facility is comfortable and the meals delicious and nourishing. It gives me joy to recommend Genesis highly.

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Breathng New Life Into Prayer
This retreat was very inspirational. It expanded the concept of prayer and how so much of what we do as we carry on our lives is prayer. The day was very nicely divided between lecture, time for reflection, time spent outside with nature, readings and music.

I liked the presenter's use of a kaleidoscope as a metaphor for transforming the broken parts of our lives. The handouts (not too many) were all so relevant and interesting. The passing on healing ritual at the end was such a tangible way to express the action.

The presenter paced things very well, was very engaged with the group and a good listener.
The Genesis site is also so peaceful and welcoming.

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Breathing Life Into Prayer.
This one day presentation was ,in a word, excellent! The presentation was balanced, well organized and flowed smoothly throughout the day. There was adequate time set aside for private prayer and contemplation. The presenter Joanne Bourquor was well prepared. She maintained an authentic sense of God and prayer throughout. I found the day to be insightful and spiritually enlivening.

John S

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Breathe life into prayer
Excellent program. Really helped me to expand my ideas about prayer and recognize that there is no judgment about how to pray. Facilitator, Joanne, was excellent, in presenting knowledge and at the right pace and creating a spiritual space for us to spend the day.

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Breathe life into prayer
The retreat truly offered guidance and opportunities to breathe life into one’s prayer life.

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