
YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS HERE

March 8th-13th, 2026
With Dr. Wendy Farley!
Experience daily worship in multiple engaging formats
Enjoy the live accompaniment of our skilled and thoughtful musicians
Engage deeply in small groups with the practice of Lectio Divina (Divine Reading)
Explore your own sense of artistry in our Art Room and through group activities
Engross yourself in the beautiful campus of Serra Retreat Center in the mountains of Malibu
Dr. Wendy Farley is the Rice Family Chair of Spirituality at San Francisco Theological Seminary, part of the Graduate School of Theology at Redlands University. In that capacity, she is the Director of Programs in Christian Spirituality and Director of Programs in the Art of Spiritual Direction. She is professor emerita from Emory University, where she taught in the college for 28 years and chaired Theological Studies in the doctoral program for more than two decades. She is the author of several books of theology and wisdom, and is a celebrated speaker and teacher. She has studied many forms of contemplative practice within Christianity, Buddhism, and yoga, including chant, energy work, meditation, centering prayer, visualization, and lectio divina. She is an associate at the Green Bough House of Prayer in Adrian, GA. She lives in San Anselmo, CA.