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The History Of Silent Meditation Retreats And Those Who Shaped Them
The History Of Silent Meditation Retreats And Those Who Shaped Them

(ANALYSIS) Silent retreats have become increasingly common in the United States in recent years. To calm down and reset their nervous systems, people relinquish their phones and reading materials and commit to speaking at a bare minimum to learn practices of self-awareness.

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Analysis, hinduism, Buddhism, History, Health, News, North America, Asia, Religion, Society, TravelDaniel M. StuartDaniel M. Stuart, meditation, news, analysis, meditation retreats, religion, Buddhism, Hinduism, prayer, monastic life, travel, health, Secondary featureComment
Shifting Shape To Survive: St. Gertrude’s Monastery Reaches Beyond Sworn Sisters
Shifting Shape To Survive: St. Gertrude’s Monastery Reaches Beyond Sworn Sisters

St. Getrude’s is a Benedictine monastery in rural Idaho that was founded by Swiss nuns in the United States in 1882 and moved to Cottonwood in 1907. Today the property includes the monastery, an inn, a retreat center, gift shop and a chapel.

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Catholicism, Christianity, North America, Nuns, nuns, Primary Feature, Women, womenTracy SimmonsPrimary Feature, St. Gertrude, Monastery of St. Gertrude, Tracy Simmons, Benedectine, Benedectines, St. Gertrude’s, nuns, Center for Benedectine Life at the Monastery of St. Gertrude., Center for Benedectine Life at the Monastery of St. Gertrude, oblate, monasteries, monastic life, Zenger News, zengernews, zenger news Comments