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If you go

ABODE OF THE MESSAGE: New Lebanon, N.Y., about 25 miles from Albany, www.theabode.net or (518) 794-8090. Run by a Sufi community.

ZEN MOUNTAIN MONASTERY: Mount Tremper, N.Y., about 50 miles from Albany, www.mro.org/zmm/index.php or (845) 688-2228. Zen Buddhist training center.

HOLY CROSS MONASTERY: West Park, N.Y., about 60 miles from Albany, www.holycrossmonastery.com or (845) 384-6660. Run by Episcopalian brothers.

ISABELLA FREEDMAN JEWISH RETREAT CENTER/ELAT CHAYYIM CENTER FOR JEWISH SPIRITUALITY: Falls Village, Conn., about 70 miles from Albany, isabellafreedman.org/elatchayyim or (860) 824-5991. Jewish retreat center.

DIRECTORY OF RETREATS: www.findthedivine.com.