Retreat & Engage
Penuel Ridge invites you to step aside from the familiar rhythms of doing and enter the quieter practice of being.
Whether you come alone, with a group, or for a themed retreat offered by Penuel Ridge, your experience is not an escape from life but a turning toward it. Time slows. Attention widens. The inner landscape is given room to speak.
Individuals find space for rest, reflection, prayer, or silence. Groups discover a setting that supports shared intention and meaningful pause. Themed retreats offer gentle guidance while honoring each participant’s personal journey.
At Penuel Ridge, retreat is an act of care. A willingness to listen. A place where renewal and clarity can emerge, unforced and lasting.
Penuel Ridge Sponsored Retreats
Upcoming Retreat Offerings
10.28.2026 - Quenching a Deep Thirst...a Guided Silent Retreat (on-site) held on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 10 am - 4 pm, Penuel Ridge offers a day to engage in the restorative practice of silence. An experienced Guide will lead you through time-honored techniques to transition from daily life into the deep quenching pool of inner quiet. Bring a journal, sack lunch, inquisitive mind, and a willingness to immerse yourself in quiet, stillness, and rest. Register below:
In order to embrace individual and collective silence, registration will be limited to 18 people per retreat.
Join us as we move deeper into the Fall Season with crunchy leaves underfoot, crisp air in our lungs, and remembering our ancestors during these hallowed days of mid-autumn.
A Welcome Setting for Silence
Upcoming Guided Silent Retreat Days for 2026:
November 18, 2026
December 16, 2026
Carrie Friddell, MT-BC, NMT
will be our guide for this retreat
Tap into your creative spirit through sound, meditation, journaling, drumming, and reflection at Discovering Your Inner Rhythm.
Carrie Friddell, MT-BC, NMT is a Board Certified Music Therapist and Neurologic Music Therapist who creates meaningful, restorative experiences through rhythm, music, and movement.
With more than 20 years experience, Carrie leads group drumming, therapeutic music sessions, and rhythm-based practices that help participants relax, reconnect, and rediscover a sense of inner balance.
A Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor, Carrie weaves together rhythm, breath, gentle movement, and guided meditation to create retreats that are both uplifting and grounding.
At Discovering Your Inner Rhythm, Carrie invites you into a welcoming space of creativity, reflection, and renewal—where music and rhythm become a pathway to presence, connection, and joy.
*Final offering for this retreat in 2026
Registration is limited to 15 people.
Rev. Ewin C. Sanders Rev. Amy E. Steele
Rev. Edwin C. Sanders is Senior Servant at Metropolitan Interdenominational Church. He will serve as our Guide throughout the day, offering his unique perspective as a Thurman Scholar.
Rev. Amy E. Steele, M.Div., Ph.D is TSU Wesley Campus Minister. She is a social ethicist, ordained minister, and certified spiritual director and Thurman Scholar.
Registration is limited to 30 people.
Support
Community Support is Key
You hold the key to ensure the doors to Penuel Ridge are always open. You are uniquely qualified to know the value of a Penuel Ridge experience in people's lives. Your support affirms the need for a sanctuary like Penuel Ridge today and tomorrow.
Ways to Support
Penuel Ridge offers a variety of ways you can support our vital and unique mission to offer sacred hospitality for individuals and small groups through retreat experiences in a beautiful natural setting.
Whether through a one-time gift or sustained monthly giving, contributing items from our Wish List, or selecting Penuel Ridge as your charity of choice when shopping, your contributions keep this sanctuary open and lovingly cared for, so all who arrive may find peace, clarity, and connection.