Star Island Corporation is a non-profit organization that provides affordable individual and family retreats. It offers instruction in areas such as natural history, writing, photography, music, painting and ecology. Please call or visit the website for more information.
Blue Pearl Laguna is a yoga and nature retreat located in the Laguna Canyon. The retreat was founded and currently operated by Geo and Katresha. This twelve-bedroom, twelve-bathroom facility offers programs ranging in length from one weekend, one week and up to one month. The programs are designed to harness the transformative powers of yoga and nature. The retreat consists primarily of yoga, hiking and meditation.
The Campion Renewal Center is owned by the New England Province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). It is a religious retreat as well as space for conference facilities for nonprofit organizations. It offers a variety of retreat programs, including weekend retreats and private retreats.
The Vilna Shul synagogue was built by Lithuanian immigrants in 1919. The building now houses a museum focusing on Jewish culture in Boston. No longer an operational synagogue, the Vilna Shul still holds prayer services one Friday each month and during holidays. The Vilna Shul is supported by private donations and is managed by a team of volunteers and two employees.
The Christian Science Reading Room in Back Bay is open to all, from residents to tourists. It provides visitors with quiet, comfortable reading and computer stations and sells inspirational and religious reading, such as books, magazines, music and periodicals. A listening station, multimedia station and reference section are available on the premises. Weekly Bible study sessions, readings, discussion groups and book fairs are held regularly. This reading room is open every day of the week.
