Retreats
About Retreats
Intensive vs. Post-Intensive – What’s the Difference?
Intensive retreats include up to three hours of centering prayer each day, balanced with silence and solitude in community. They include viewing of the classic “Spiritual Journey” videos, an immersion in the conceptual background of the practice, as taught by Fr. Thomas Keating. The pre-requisite for an Intensive retreat is an established centering prayer practice for at least six months.
Post Intensive retreats provide an opportunity for even more intensive centering prayer, solitude and silence. No videos are shown. The pre-requisite is completion of an intensive retreat
COOP offers both intensive and post-intensive retreats of 5 days or more, often combined in the same retreat.
COOP Retreat Service Team
Ava Haney Martin, Benneth Husted, Carole Cook, Doug Eaton, Lisa Washio-Collette, Mary Brooks Conley, Matthew Pearl, Michelle Frandsen, Roger Scullion and Tom Amsberry.
8-Day Silent Directed Retreat "Silence as a Bridge to the World"
August 9 – 16, 2026
Tuition: $1,000 (includes private room and all meals)
Eight Day Silent Centering Prayer Retreat
August 14 – 21, 2026
Lacey, Washington
$1,120.00
Photo by Clara Metivier Beukes on Unsplash
9-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
October 7-15, 2026
(Intensive I, Advanced Intensive, Post-Intensive)
Tuition: $1,140 (includes private room and all meals). Scholarships are available.
10-Day Post-Intensive Retreat
October 13 – 22, 2026
Tuition: $1,500
Charis Mandala Sanctuary
Des Moines, New Mexico
Centering Prayer Retreat
October 26 – November 1, 2026
Twin Rocks Friends Camp
Rockaway Beach, Oregon
Registration will open on April 1.
Tuition: $725, includes private room/bath, all meals
Reserve a room: $150 deposit ($50 nonrefundable)
Partial scholarships available
Register – or for more information, email: marybc156@gmail.com
photo: Benneth Husted
Weekend Centering Prayer Retreat
October 31 – November 1, 2026
Tuition: $350 (includes private room and all meals). Scholarships are available.
Twin Rocks Friends Camp Rockaway Beach, Oregon
7-Day Centering Prayer Retreat
March 1 – March 7, 2027
Watch this space for details. Registration opens on September 15.
photo: Benneth Husted