Windsong Retreat: Located in Pittsboro; (919) 542-2611 or www.windsongretreat.org. Day use: $10 to $20. Lodging: $15 to $20 nightly for groups, $15 to $35 for individuals.

Windsong Retreat: Located in Pittsboro; (919) 542-2611 or www.windsongretreat.org. Day use: $10 to $20. Lodging: $15 to $20 nightly for groups, $15 to $35 for individuals.
Southern Dharma: Located in Hot Springs; (828) 622-7112 or www.southerndharma.org. Lodging: $60.
Living Waters: Located in Maggie Valley; (828) 926-3833 or www.catholicretreat.org. Lodging: $50 for private retreats; $350 for weeklong nature retreats; $275 for weeklong sabbaticals.
Kanuga Conferences: Located in Hendersonville; (828) 692-9136 or www.kanuga.org. Basic rate for a Sunday to Friday conference begins at $515 per person, double occupancy.
ELSEWHERE IN THE REGION
Mepkin Abbey: Located in Moncks Corner, S.C.; (843) 761-8509 or www.mepkinabbey.org. Catholic abbey. Vegetarian meals eaten in silence. Closed on Mondays. Retreats scheduled from Monday afternoon to Friday morning and from Friday afternoon to Monday morning. Lodging is by donation.
Monastery of the Holy Spirit: Located in Conyers, Ga.; (770) 760-0959 or www.trappist.net. Retreats (mostly silent) scheduled between Monday after 1 p.m. through Thursday 1 p.m., or Friday after 1 p.m. through Sunday 1 p.m.
Abbey of Gethsemani Retreat: Located in Trappist, Ky.; (502) 549-4129 or www.monks.org/aloneingod.html. Receiving guests since 1848. Writer/monk Thomas Merton was its most famous resident. The abbey welcomes individuals; groups generally not accommodated. Reserve four months in advance. Emphasis on silence.