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Access Your Inner Room with Centering Prayer

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53 Mill Street, Westfield, MA, USA
Date
December 10 - 13, 2026

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Discover the transformative power of centering prayer as you learn to access your sacred inner sanctuary. Join us to explore the practice of entering your "inner room," unlocking a deeper connection with the divine and finding profound peace within yourself.

Accessing our inner room and exploring its transformative effects is a profound spiritual practice rooted in Jesus' teachings.

How do we access our inner room?
What begins to happen when we enter or inner room?
Just prior to his death, Fr. Thomas Keating encouraged us to return to the basics. Early on Fr. Thomas placed a great emphasis on Matt. 6:6 “Whenever you pray go to your inner room, close the door and pray to your dear ABBA in secret,” In focusing on this text Fr. Thomas raises two very practical questions.


This retreat offers an opportunity to explore Fr. Thomas Keating's two practical questions about accessing and experiencing our inner room, while also providing time for centering prayer practice. Through this contemplative journey, participants will have the chance to deepen their understanding and experience of this powerful spiritual practice.


Thursday
3:00 pm Check-in begins
6:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Welcome and Introductions


Friday & Saturday
7:30 am Centering Prayer
8:00 am Breakfast
9:30 am Centering Prayer & Conference
12:00pm Lunch
1:30 pm Spiritual Direction…soul friending
3:00 pm Centering Prayer & Conference
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Contemplative Eucharist (on Saturday the Sunday Liturgy will be celebrated)

Sunday
7:30 am Centering Prayer
8:00 am Breakfast
9:00 am Check-out begins
9:30 am Centering Prayer & Conference
12:00pm Lunch

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

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Embracing Change: A Weekend-Retreat for Women in Recovery
Embracing Change: A Weekend-Retreat for Women in Recovery at Genesis Spiritual Center: Just home from a wonderful weekend with a fabulous retreat leader and 30 beautiful loving women. The retreat center is clean, quiet, and comfortable - a peaceful oasis. Everyone who works at the center was kind and helpful. The *food* is delicious. All in all, this was an absolutely wonderful place to step back from the business of life, to rest, renew and learn.

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Amazing staff and food
Wonderful place for a retreat. The staff are top notch.

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Very peaceful
I’ve been on many retreats this one at the Genesis center by far was one of the best ones I’ve been on. They had everything you could need and the food was outstanding. I will definitely come back here again.

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6 day directed retreat
I have been going to Genesis since 1980. As usual, my experience was wonderful. Sr. Nancy is extremely wise and caring. I love being with her. It's also great to have liturgy twice during the week. The house is very comfortable, warm when it needs to be and very cool when necessary. The schedule and the food is great. I have no complaints. Please God I will return next summer.
Sr.Christine Lavoie

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Nature Companionship
As a frequent flyer in nature based retreats this was my second experience with "forest bathing". Jeannette and Simon were a powerful pair of facilitators and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Genesis as a retreat center was also very good. The staff were all very helpful and the facility exuded care and quality.

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