Monastic Retreat
Advent
December 10-14th, 2025
New Camaldoli Hermitage
Big Sur, CA

  • Advent is the darkest season of the year.

    On this retreat, we will learn how to embrace the inevitable seasons of darkness in our spiritual lives. We will explore our relationship to silence, stillness, and solitude in a supported and trauma-informed environment.

  • Seasons of darkness can make us feel disoriented, afraid, or abandoned by God.

    Yet, Advent reminds us that seasons of darkness can also be a prophetic invitation to wonder, heal, grow, and to anticipate new Life.

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  • Maybe you have a creative project to share with the world

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Accommodation

  • Retreat House Room

    The Retreat House features nine single occupancy private rooms, each with a half-bath and personal garden overlooking the ocean. In the center of the row of rooms that make up the Retreat House is a door leading to a common kitchen and two private shower rooms. Meals are served buffet style in the Retreat House kitchen. Showers are cleaned by housekeeping staff daily. Platform to Table has booked four rooms for this retreat. Rooms 1, 3, 7, 9. Map of property and location of rooms HERE

  • Hesychia Cabin

    There are five private hermitages located along the hillside below the Retreat House. They offer greater solitude and privacy. They include a full bath, kitchenette, desk, and a sun deck with beautiful ocean views. Meals are picked up at the Retreat House kitchen and brought back to your cabin. Platform to Table has booked two single occupancy cabins this retreat. The Heychia cabin is closer and has easier access to the Retreat House kitchen and Chapel. Map of property and location of cabin HERE.

  • Kairos Cabin

    There are five private hermitages located along the hillside below the Retreat House. These cabins offer greater solitude and privacy. They include a full bath, kitchenette, desk, and a sun deck with beautiful ocean views. Meals are picked up at the Retreat House kitchen and brought back to your cabin. Platform to Table has booked two single occupancy cabins for this retreat. The Kairos cabin has slightly more privacy being a few steps further from the main Retreat House and Chapel. Map of property and location of cabin HERE.