Any examples of annual retreat exercises that didn't suck? [more inside]
posted by rev- on Sep 17, 2009 - 12 answers

Where can I go this weekend from Vancouver? [more inside]
posted by miles1972 on Aug 17, 2009 - 7 answers

Help with productive vacation ideas? Of all the things to avoid, I have been putting off taking vacation and now suddenly the summer is slipping away... [more inside]
posted by messica on Aug 17, 2009 - 5 answers

I'm attending a writer's retreat from Oct. 15-18 in Ancram, NY and need some info on staying around for a few more days. [more inside]
posted by Sophie1 on Jul 22, 2009 - 8 answers

Looking for a marriage/couple's retreat or seminar. [more inside]
posted by gm2007 on Jul 11, 2009 - 3 answers

Can you help me plan a one-day workplace retreat in New York? [more inside]
posted by RajahKing on Jun 4, 2009 - 4 answers

Help me remember a mountain clearing. [more inside]
posted by grateful on Jun 2, 2009 - 1 answer

I'm interested in going to a buddhist monastery or retreat for two weeks to a month. Preferably somewhere in the northeast US. [more inside]
posted by hazyspring on Mar 19, 2009 - 19 answers

I've been awarded a place in a month-long writing residency/retreat in the countryside. But I'm scared! What if I'm no good at it? [more inside]
posted by different on Feb 1, 2009 - 12 answers

Help me find a retreat to write near los angeles. [more inside]
posted by TigerCrane on Oct 29, 2008 - 4 answers

My wife and I are looking for a "boot camp" to learn to play electric guitar. Can you recommend any kind of retreats, workshops camps, schools, that offer intense one- or two-week e-guitar training in a pleasant, vacation-like surroundings? [more inside]
posted by lord_yo on Aug 30, 2008 - 12 answers

My boyfriend, our two small dogs, and I would like to take a weekend trip in the Boston area soon... We want cost-effective, swimming opportunities, quaintness, dog-friendly, nature... Any suggestions? [more inside]
posted by lalalana on Jul 30, 2008 - 13 answers

Help me plan a (fun!) scavenger hunt for my organization. [more inside]
posted by Stewriffic on Jul 7, 2008 - 15 answers

I'd like to spend a week or two of vacation in a kind of "intellectual retreat". Let me rephrase that and try to make it less pretentious - I want to get away from it all and read/write in peace. Please help me find a suitable place. [more inside]
posted by falameufilho on Jun 15, 2008 - 9 answers

Looking for personal retreat/solo vacation ideas, combining meditation, fitness, and relaxation. Could also use some tips on how to plan such a vacay. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by NikitaNikita on Jun 13, 2008 - 5 answers

Looking for examples of temporary asceticism. [more inside]
posted by Cucurbit on May 6, 2008 - 15 answers

How would a westerner go about participating in the Theravada tradition of Vassa in Thailand? [more inside]
posted by paradoxflow on Mar 7, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm looking for an out-of-the-way place in the U.S. Southwest to hold a small writers' retreat. [more inside]
posted by vraxoin on Dec 12, 2007 - 8 answers

I want to plan a long road trip by myself. I'm not sure exactly where I want to go, but I do know that I want to take some pictures, and have an adventure. [more inside]
posted by pazazygeek on Dec 7, 2007 - 13 answers

Possible girl & her dog roadtrip retreat over the holidays. Nothing too expensive. Suggestions? [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster on Nov 14, 2007 - 17 answers

I need a cheap, semi-professional place to hold a week-long conference for college students in late March or early April 2008. We usually hold them over the summer on college campuses and stay in the dorms, but since this one is during the school year, students are living in the dorms, so I can't find a college willing to rent us space. The conference is for about 70 people. Help! [more inside]
posted by Amy Phillips on Aug 27, 2007 - 10 answers

Nice weekend places near or within 2 hrs' drive of Cincinnati OH, for small group getaway? [more inside]
posted by LobsterMitten on Mar 15, 2007 - 10 answers

My girlfriend wants somewhere to, in her words, "detox" in the USA. But it's not drug or booze related. She wants somewhere go, chill, clear her head, be quiet for a while and concentrate on starting her life again. And she wants to do it for free. Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by rileyray3000 on Dec 31, 2006 - 37 answers

Can anyone recommend a boot-camp style vacation retreat suitable for men where I can kick-off a fitness programme to get me in better shape and perhaps also spend some contemplative time? [more inside]
posted by csg77 on Sep 20, 2006 - 8 answers

Can you recommend a retreat in Japan for an American? [more inside]
posted by cda on Sep 5, 2006 - 4 answers