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Several other prominent California women including Ellen Browning Scripps, Mrs. Warren Olney Jr. and Mary Sroufe Merrill were involved in the creation of the retreat. [7] In 1956, the State of California acquired Asilomar, and architect John Carl Warnecke was commissioned to design seven additional buildings to expand the grounds. [8]
In addition to meditation retreats, offerings include classes and workshops on the Japanese tea ceremony and gardening. [2] While Green Gulch Farm has a residential monastery and retreat center, guest house, and conference center, [3] it has also become recognized as a place where organic farmers can come to learn the tools of their trade. [4]
Ojai (/ ˈ oʊ h aɪ / ⓘ OH-hy; Chumash: ’Awhaỳ) [10] is a city in Ventura County, California. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara. The valley is part of the east–west trending Western Transverse Ranges and is about 10 miles (16 km) long by 3 miles (5 km) wide and divided into a lower and ...
A 40-acre glamping property in the remote wilderness of California’s Kings Canyon National Park is for sale for $5.35 million. ... The glamping retreat for sale fro $5.35 million sits on 40 ...
The Sufism Reoriented sanctuary is located in Saranap, an unincorporated village in Contra Costa County, California. Carol Weyland Conner, a clinical psychologist, served as the spiritual leader of Sufism Reoriented from June 2001 until her death in April 2023. [7] The current spiritual leader of Sufism Reoriented is Walker Lambert. [8] [9]
The Albany Bulb (also simply known as The Bulb) is a former landfill largely owned by the City of Albany, in California. The Bulb is the west end of a landfill peninsula jutting west from the east shore of San Francisco Bay. The term "Bulb" is often used to refer to the entire peninsula, which includes the Albany Plateau, north of Buchanan ...
The Annenbergs envisioned Sunnylands becoming the "Camp David of the West," [13] a place for national and foreign dignitaries and diplomats to gather for summit meetings and retreats in a relaxed setting, available to leaders from all political parties. [4] President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie, joined the Annenbergs to golf and fish.
The Bohemian Grove is a restricted 2,700-acre (1,100-hectare) campground in Monte Rio, California.Founded in 1878, it belongs to a private gentlemen's club known as the Bohemian Club.