Mindfulness Retreats

The 2-night Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) retreat will teach the practice of mindfulness meditation (present moment, non-judgmental awareness) and its application to stress reduction, self-reflection, and the mobilization of inner resources to support health, healing, spiritual enrichment, and personal growth.

Retreat participants will experience guidance in mindfulness meditation skills, mindful stretching practices, group dialogue, periods of extended silence, rest and relaxation. Opportunities for individual meetings with the retreat director(s) for additional instruction, guidance, and/or support will be provided.

The retreat is modeled on the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) principles developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and Saki Santorelli at the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Beginners and experienced participants are welcome!

Note: All participants will have the option to participate in or refrain from certain exercises according to their own comfort and safety levels.

2026 Weekend Retreat Dates:

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    Winter Retreat February 6-8, 2026

    The 2-night residential, silent Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction retreat is held at the Ignatius House Retreat Center in Sandy Springs, GA. The retreat center sits on 20 pristine wooded acres on the Chattahoochee River. Your stay includes a private bedroom with a private bathroom, and delicious meals from Friday dinner to Sunday brunch.

    Investment: $550.00

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    Spring Retreat April 17-19, 2026

    The 2-night residential, silent Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction retreat is held at the Ignatius House Retreat Center in Sandy Springs, GA. The retreat center sits on 20 pristine wooded acres on the Chattahoochee River. Your stay includes a private bedroom with a private bathroom, and delicious meals from Friday dinner to Sunday brunch.

    Investment: $550.00

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    Summer Retreat Sep 11-13, 2026

    The 2-night residential, silent Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction retreat is held at the Ignatius House Retreat Center in Sandy Springs, GA. The retreat center sits on 20 pristine wooded acres on the Chattahoochee River. Your stay includes a private bedroom with a private bathroom, and delicious meals from Friday dinner to Sunday brunch.

    Investment: $550.00

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    Autumn Retreat Nov 20-22, 2026

    The 2-night residential, silent Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction retreat is held at the Ignatius House Retreat Center in Sandy Springs, GA. The retreat center sits on 20 pristine wooded acres on the Chattahoochee River. Your stay includes a private bedroom with a private bathroom, and delicious meals from Friday dinner to Sunday brunch.

    Investment: $550.00

 Themed Retreats

A Sacred Pause: Weekend Retreat on Grief and Living

From Friday, February 27 2026, 6:00 PM

To Sunday, March 1 2026, 12:00 PM

Cost: $350.00

Location: Ignatius House Jesuit Retreat Center

If you are grieving a recent loss, carrying the weight of prolonged sorrow, or facing your own end-of-life journey, this retreat is for you.

A Sacred Pause is a weekend of rest, reflection, and remembrance—an opportunity to gently tend to your heart in the company of others who understand. Whether you’ve experienced the death of a loved one, are walking with grief over time, or navigating your own mortality, you are not alone. Recent loss or prolonged grief is welcome here.Set in the peaceful, nurturing environment of our Center, this retreat offers a spacious and compassionate container to explore grief and dying as part of our shared human experience—held with mindfulness, care, and community.

Together, we will:

  • Engage in gentle mindfulness and meditation practices

  • Have the optional opportunity to share stories in supportive small and large groups

  • Meet individually with retreat facilitators, if desired

  • Embrace periods of silence and rest

  • Use art therapy and journaling to honor our sorrow

  • Explore what it means to live fully, even in the presence of death

  • Create personal rituals to mark your unique journey

This retreat may speak to you if:

  • You are grieving a recent death and feeling raw or unmoored

  • You’ve been living with grief for a long time and need a place to rest with it

  • You are facing your own end of life and seeking peace, clarity, or connection

  • You desire meaning, healing, and presence in the face of loss or mortality

You don’t need to have the words. You don’t need to be “okay.” Just come as you are.

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“This was my first mindfulness retreat. Everything was exactly what I needed. Anita and Mark were the best teachers and hosts. They created a lovely atmosphere to learn and grow.”

— Love Hudson-Maggio, Founding CEO, Mar Dat; author, "Karma Under Fire"