Rolling Ridge Study Retreat
Community
Connected to a wide circle of those who share a deep longing for a more authentic, nature-connected and soul-infused life.
Nature
Located on a 1600-acre nature preserve owned by the Rolling Ridge Conservancy and protected by a conservation easement with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
Soul
Exploring the connections of spirit, faith and the wild earth.
News and Happenings
Space to Write: A Weekend in the Woods to Explore Words
Join us away from everyday rhythms for writing, resting, poetry, word games, writing, scribbling, sharing, reflecting, wandering, coffee & cocoa, fireside reading and writing.
Social Issues in Rural and Urban Contexts
"Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere" January 8-14, 2017 This is a private event so there is no public registration at this time. Shenandoah University students will engage and explore different social issues such as poverty, race, food access,...
A Year-End Letter
Dear Community and Friends, I hope I have met you. I hope yours is one of the many familiar faces I’m happy to see when I walk into the retreat house or that your name is one I recognize in stories of this place. If not yet, soon. My husband, Keith, and I moved into...
The Latest from the Mountain
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Where everything seems withheld.
The path you took to get here has washed out.
The way forward is still concealed from you.
The old is not old enough to have died away
The new is still too young to be born.”
-John O’Donohue