Silent meditation retreats -- 11 places to go and do one

Curious about doing a silent meditation retreat?

There are places all over the globe to do silent retreats -- in all different traditions and faiths.

To get you started, here's a short list of mostly (though not all) Vipassana and Zen Buddhist retreats...

1. Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA

https://www.dharma.org/

2. Spirit Rock in Woodacre, CA

https://www.spiritrock.org/

3. Living Compassion / Zen Monastery Peace Center in Sequim, WA

https://www.livingcompassion.org/visiting-monk-program

4. Voie Boréale / True North Insight in Montreal, QC & other places in eastern Canada

https://www.truenorthinsight.org/index.php/en/

5. Galilee Centre in Arnprior, ON

https://www.galileecentre.com/

6. Gaia House in Devon, UK

https://gaiahouse.co.uk/

7. Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY

https://www.eomega.org/learn-person-online/person-workshops

8. Kripalu in Stockbridge, MA

https://kripalu.org/

9. Zen Mountain Monastery in Mount Tremper, NY

https://zmm.org/

10. Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, NC

https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/

11. Plum Village in various places around the world

https://plumvillage.org/retreats/retreats-calendar/#filter=.region-na

12. Himalayan Institute in Honesdale, PA

https://himalayaninstitute.org/

13. International Peace Center in Warfordsberg, PA

https://farmofpeace.com/