The Abode
an Interfaith Retreat and Spiritual Center
The Abode’s mission is to provide a sanctuary for spiritual exploration and community, in harmony with nature. Each year, the Abode welcomes a diverse array of groups and events, conducts individual and group retreats, and sponsors interfaith classes, dialogue and programs.
Retreats
Individual and Group
We are honored to offer spiritual retreats to individuals and groups of all faiths and backgrounds - whether you're a long-time practitioner or seeking retreat for the first time.
Pir Vilayat Center for Meditation and Retreat
Information and Booking
Spirituality
Sufism and Interfaith Teachings
The goal of Sufism is to develop the capacity of the heart—the capacity to hold all the complexities of life in a matrix of love—and to discover the divinity inherent in all of creation.
Pir Vilayat Center for Meditation and Retreat
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Events
Attend or Host a Program or Event
Browse upcoming programs at the Abode, or learn more about hosting your own gathering or special event.
View Upcoming Programs
Host an Event
Nature
Grow Your Connection to the Land
Build elemental resonance with the land, sacred to Native Americans, Shakers, and our Sufi founders, for whom environmental consciousness and conservancy is a sacred obligation.
Visit the Abode Farm
Explore the Mountain
Culinary Experience
Farm-to-Table Dining and Café
The Abode offers freshly prepared, healthful, predominantly vegetarian meals, with an emphasis on organic produce from our own Abode Farm CSA and other local and sustainable sources as available.
View Dining Schedule
Learn More About Rumi's Café
Service, Living, and Giving
Support the Abode's Vision
Founded in 1975, the Abode is built on a shared ideal of service. If you feel called to support the Abode’s mission, please visit the links below.
Explore Volunteer Opportunities
Make a Donation
Book a Retreat
Refresh, connect, gain
renewed energy and perspective
Attend a Program
Browse the list and find your next program
Host an Event
Host your own event on the Abode's beautiful campus
Engage in Service
Grow the Abode through heartfelt service
At the Abode
PATHS
There are many paths to experience at the Abode. Whether you're seeking retreat, programs, hosting an event, or engaging in service to keep it all running, there's a path for you here.
Living the
Abode Vision
about
Founded in 1975, the Abode has long served as a haven for restoration and rejuvenation of body, mind, heart, and soul. Take a class, participate in a retreat, come for dinner, or book space for your own program. Return to the world refreshed and renewed.
Main Campus
Home to the dining room, cafe, guest spaces, and more.
Mountain
Cabins, sanctuary, huts, tent, kitchen, pavillion, and lots of natural spaces.
...and more
Herb garden, trails, pond, and much more to explore and discover.
Spaces
Explore the Abode
The Abode is home to a number of buildings and natural features that are unique and beloved for their beauty in form and function.
Contacts
5 Abode Rd.
New Lebanon, NY 12125
United States
Address
Emails
Front Desk: [email protected]
The Abode
The Abode is a container for connection, growth, and happiness. We strive to embody our highest ideals in service to each other and the world.
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