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
Capturing Light
Creativity is, foremost, being in the world soulfully, for the only thing we truly make, whether in the arts, in culture, or at home, is soul. ~ Thomas Moore In a time of mass shootings, refugee crises, and environmental degradation it is hard to speak...
A Walk on the Perimeter Trail
I cannot cause light; the most I can do is try to put myself in the path of its beam. (Annie Dillard) Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. (Leonard Cohen) It’s summer, the...
Under the Sun
Photo by Scot DeGraf One beautiful morning at Rolling Ridge a few days ago, the sun-kissed air was serenely cool and fresh. The tall and slender trees in the luminous forest arched overhead like a cathedral ceiling. Even the call of the jay was music while the mist...
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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