We are a silent meditation retreat center in Northern California easily accessible from San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles

​In a very loving and beautiful environment, we invite guests to practice being in the heart of the moment,  Here we have the opportunity to gently embrace and nurture every part of ourselves in simple peace. We share verbal silence during the retreats throughout the facility and in outdoor spaces as well, in order to connect with the inner spaciousness of the heart. 

We greet you verbally and show you around.  We give you an additional orientation, to answer any questions you may have, separate from other guests on retreat.  On the retreat grounds and inside the Center we hold verbal silence to support each others personal reflection.  

Silence & the infinite Heart

2-5 night personal retreats year round

  • ​​Rest, restore, renew in the calm & serenity of silence
  • See: Daily Rhythm
  • For beginners and experienced meditators alike.​
  • ​Spacious days of reflection, healing & renewal
  • 1:1 meditation and awareness training included
  • Learn how to creatively engage the silence and soften mental activity

Silent stay retreat center

  • In the hills of Solano County, Northern California, one hour & 15 minutes Northeast of San Francisco, and easily accessible from Sacramento and Los Angeles. An intimate setting on a private gated estate with a limit of ten guests
  • Each person can have a private room. Double rooms for friends and family
  • Retreat Center Photos ~ Panoramic Views
  • Beautiful Accommodations with all cotton linens provided, plus Salt Water Pool 
  • See Costs  
  • European Style Retreat ~ See our first Hermitage in Assisi, Italy voted one of the top ten retreat centers of the world by CNN and Travel & Leisure
Buy a gift certificate for a friend
Photos by Richard Formica


“Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside.” 
​
― Ramana Maharshi

we are a non profit organization dedicated to offering simple peace &
​heart centered meditation
Since 1986
Silence is ​peace 
​expressing itself
Ruth Davis

special events & Pilgrimages

the infinite heart

The innermost heart is the doorway to our happiness & wisdom.  Holding outer silence supports and nurtures inner well being and calm. We begin to notice the peace that is all around us and inside of us. Our mental activity softens and dissolves.  Being present, nurturing our inner life brings new understanding, trust, and joy into our daily life. We learn to live from our inner beingness, centered and present. 

A practice of living in the heart of the moment is given. With meditation, silence & taking well deserved time for ourselves, we find the doorway to a special vastness, gentleness, and much more inside our hearts. Your retreat includes guidance in taking the meditation practice home and integrating expanded awareness into daily activities. Bring a journal to remember your experience and ways to anchor inner quiet and well being in daily life.

What Others Are Saying About Silent Stay Retreats:
​ as seen in

"Thank you so much for this experience.  I can now hear the silence of my heart and embrace the inner peace.  I have been truly moved by my time here.  I look forward to when I come back."  Kevin G.​
"Thank you again for sharing the gift of silence with me and so many others.  It has truly changed my life and is the seed of so much of the self-discovery, self-knowing, and self loving that has followed.  Warm wishes and much inner peace, Joel A.
 "My time at Silent Stay has changed my life.  I'm more productive at work, I'm more tolerant and of my fellow man, and in general I have a better, more peaceful outlook on life.  I wish to thank you both for helping me get there.  I plan to come again very soon to continue my journey.  Julie G.
googlef65c89e08d5e3284.html