About Amethyst
Amethyst Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated for more than 25 years to the awakening of human potential through connections to Nature, to others in community, and to our own inner wisdom. The organization was incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania in 1993 for charitable, educational, and social welfare purposes. Amethyst Retreat Center is the trade name used publicly to offer services and events supporting our vision and mission.
Amethyst Foundation is managed by an all-volunteer team working collaboratively to insure the fulfillment of the foundation’s vision, mission and values.
The foundation's Board of Directors provides non profit governance and is a team of individuals with a complement of professional health, business and program management expertise.
The Community Council, a team of talented individuals with a variety of life skills oversees public programs and services.
The Volunteer Community is a passionate team of individuals that care deeply about the mission and values of Amethyst Retreat Center. They enjoy caring for the retreat house, gardens, and surrounding grounds during weekly Community Service events.
MEET OUR TEAM (click here to Meet our Team!)
Our Vision
Amethyst Retreat Center is an inspiring environment dedicated to discovering innovative and meaningful ways of living, learning and healing. More than a beautiful, peaceful sanctuary, we are a center for an evolving culture of wellness sustained through connections with Nature, with each other in a diverse community, and with our own inner wisdom.
We have no religious or political affiliation; rather, we are part of humanity’s awakening to a culture of respect and inclusiveness for all love-based religions, traditions, cultures and ways of being.
Our Mission
We inspire, educate and demonstrate innovative ways of living, learning and healing through a variety of programs and services:
Our Values
• Equality - we share the desire for well being and quality of life
• Self-empowerment - the future lies within us
• Gifting – discovering our gifts and re-gifting by sharing our skills, our time, ourselves
• Conscious Choice and Action - by considering the whole in all that we choose to do
• Creativity - solving our problems creatively rather than by anecdote
• Simplicity in Living - by expressing gratitude rather than seeking more
• Collaboration – we can only create the life we know is possible together
Amethyst Foundation is managed by an all-volunteer team working collaboratively to insure the fulfillment of the foundation’s vision, mission and values.
The foundation's Board of Directors provides non profit governance and is a team of individuals with a complement of professional health, business and program management expertise.
The Community Council, a team of talented individuals with a variety of life skills oversees public programs and services.
The Volunteer Community is a passionate team of individuals that care deeply about the mission and values of Amethyst Retreat Center. They enjoy caring for the retreat house, gardens, and surrounding grounds during weekly Community Service events.
MEET OUR TEAM (click here to Meet our Team!)
Our Vision
Amethyst Retreat Center is an inspiring environment dedicated to discovering innovative and meaningful ways of living, learning and healing. More than a beautiful, peaceful sanctuary, we are a center for an evolving culture of wellness sustained through connections with Nature, with each other in a diverse community, and with our own inner wisdom.
We have no religious or political affiliation; rather, we are part of humanity’s awakening to a culture of respect and inclusiveness for all love-based religions, traditions, cultures and ways of being.
Our Mission
We inspire, educate and demonstrate innovative ways of living, learning and healing through a variety of programs and services:
- Connection with Nature as a source of wisdom and healing
- Beautiful spots to visit on 144 acres of Natural Beauty
- Labyrinth
- Galadirel’s Grotto
- Forest Sanctuary
- The Pines
- Lavender Patch
- Children’s education and recreation in Nature
- Jr. Trackers Wilderness Experience Summer Day Camp
- Nature and Forest Field Trips for Homeschool and Cyber school Children
- Annual Earth Love Festival to integrate living in a way that honors and cares for the environment
- Beautiful spots to visit on 144 acres of Natural Beauty
- Connection with Others within Diverse Community to Build Health-Sustaining Relationships
- Regular Community Gatherings with Camping, Workshops, Music, Art, Food
- New Moon and Full Moon Community Gatherings
- Weekly Community Service Opportunities
- Community Gardening, Cooking and Food Preservation
- Women’s and Men’s Circles for connection, sharing and self-expression
- Connection Within to Develop our Inner Wisdom and Peace
- Silent Retreats
- Mindfulness Workshops
- Meditation Retreats
- R&R Personal Retreat Weekends
- Group Meditation Gatherings Onsite and Online
Our Values
• Equality - we share the desire for well being and quality of life
• Self-empowerment - the future lies within us
• Gifting – discovering our gifts and re-gifting by sharing our skills, our time, ourselves
• Conscious Choice and Action - by considering the whole in all that we choose to do
• Creativity - solving our problems creatively rather than by anecdote
• Simplicity in Living - by expressing gratitude rather than seeking more
• Collaboration – we can only create the life we know is possible together
Check our schedule regularly to see what we have planned. Email us at amethystretreatcenter@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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