Our Programs & Events

Our Program and Event offerings support clarity and resilience; cultivating the inner life and creating harmony in the outer life

Join us at the Abode to bring your life’s focus and resilience to a new level. We are so pleased to present programs that explore topics important to harmonious living, well-being and contemplation in nature.

Upcoming Events at The Abode

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Saturday January 18, 2025 - Collage Workshop at 11am (by donation). No advance registration required.

Join Amina Silk and Aimée Brodeur Johnson for a circle of sharing friendship, collaging, and a simple meal together! We will meet in the Family Room in the building Fattah at 11am. We have lots of collaging materials to share! We will break for a light luncheon of soup, bread and tea – bring something to add to our meal if you like. Contact Aimée by text at 413-358-8203 for directions or more information. 

Friday January 24, 2025 - Spice Caravan Dinner at 6:30 followed by Drum Circle at 8:00, please register below for dinner ($20) register at: https://theabode.secure.retreat.guru/program/spice-travels-caravan-dinner-with-iromee-gale-at-630pm/

Sunday February 16, 2025 - Community Brunch 12:30pm in Rezzaq Dining Room & Dances of Universal Peace from 2pm to 4pm in Meditation Hall. Kindly register for Brunch ($20). No registration required to attend the Dances! (Women’s Singing Circle follows at 4:30pm - see information below)

Valentine’s Day Weekend Retreat:

February 14-16, 2025

Restoring Resilience

& Practicing Self-Care

with Rev. Mellen Kennedy, Amina Silk & Arif Leininger

Though we may be surrounded by stress, we need not live in distress. This retreat is an invitation to go deep within, to rediscover the well-spring within You and come home to your inner strength and your own true self.

Take advantage of early bird registration & save 10% if you register by February 1, 2025

The weekend will include Dances of Universal Peace, meditation and breath practices, silence, crafts, and fun. Nothing builds our resilience like a good laugh! We’ll also have opportunities for friendship and spiritual growth in “Friends on the Path” group discussions.

Join us for an enlivening weekend.

We are an Interfaith Spiritual Center

Join Us for Worship Services at The Abode every Sunday at 11am

1st and 3rd Sundays: Worship Service with Rev. Dr. Mellen Kennedy, Arif Leininger & Amina Silk

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2nd and 4th Sundays: Universal Worship Service Presented by Inayatiyya Hudson Valley Center

*3rd Sunday Service is followed by a Community Brunch at 12:30pm and Dances of Universal Peace at 2pm (see below)

…and we are delighted to Host

Dances of Universal Peace

Every Third Sunday from 2pm-4pm

with Amina Silk, Arif Leininger & Friends

(no registration required for Dances, donations welcome!)

Learn More about Dances of Universe Peace Here>>

Plus….EVERY THIRD SUNDAY at 12:30pm

MONTHLY COMMUNITY BRUNCH

Join Us for A Delicious Homemade Farm-to-Table Brunch

($20, please pre-register)

Next THIRD SUNDAY Brunch and Dances of Universal Peace are on:

Sunday February 16, 2025

Spice Caravan Community Dinner with Iromee

Next Dinner will be on Friday January 24

at 6:30pm

with a Drum Circle to follow at 8pm

Questions? email programs@theabode.org

Please join me at my Sacred Spiritual Home, The Abode, to share a Community Meal together cooked with love, joy, gratitude and healing. There is space to enjoy the meal inside and outside overlooking the rose and herb garden and/or sit at the courtyard in nature overlooking the meditation hall listening to bird songs and connecting with our community old and new. ~Iromee

Menu~Dosas (South Indian Crepe GF) with masala potato and sambar dal (vegetables and lentil curry), 3 chutney, raita and Masala Chai $20

Regular Events ~ Community Offerings at The Abode - All are Welcome


  • Community Tai Chi

    Mondays at 5pm in the Meditation Hall

    Take time to breathe, reflect and refocus with this offering of Tai Chi led by certified instructor Sifu David Crowe from Berkshire Tai Chi.

    Questions? email programs@theabode.org

  • Women's Singing Circle

    Every third Sunday at 4:30 pm in the Meditation Hall

    Join a gathering of women who love singing and sharing favorite songs together.

    Donatios gratefully accepted

    RSVP: frontdesk@theabode.org


Questions? email programs@theabode.org

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