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The Spiritual Life Center is located on the beautiful grounds of Holy Family Retreat & Conference Center. The campus includes an outdoor labyrinth for walking meditation,
48 wooded acres, sculpture and perennial gardens, trails and an outdoor koi fish pond. The Spiritual Life Center shares space with three other independent non-profit organizations: Holy Family Passionist Retreat Center, Copper Beech Institute and The Monastery Gallery of Art. -
Land Use Statement
We acknowledge the land that the Spiritual Life Center is situated on, and the Tunxis people who were the dwellers and caretakers of this sacred land at the time of Conquest. We acknowledge their continued connection to this region, the harms of conquest and genocide, and the continued existence of Indigenous nations in spite of the injustices done. We stand in support of the claims to justice of Indigenous peoples and all oppressed people.
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Directions to the Campus
Located at Holy Family Retreat & Conference Center, Parking Lot C, Entrance #5
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Spiritual Life Center
303 Tunxis Road
West Hartford, Connecticut 06107
860-243-2374
Located at Holy Family Retreat & Conference Center, Parking Lot C, Entrance #5
(See bottom of page for directions, once on campus)From the West
Take I-84 East towards Hartford to Exit 39. As you get off the exit, turn right at the first light onto Route 4 East (Farmington Avenue). At the next light (about 200 yards ahead), turn right onto South Road. Continue down a hill and through the next light. Take the first left after the light onto Middle Road. The retreat house is about one and one-half miles down Middle Road on the right side. Note: Middle Road becomes Tunxis Road as you approach the retreat center.
From the East
Take I-84 West towards Hartford to Exit 40. As you get off the exit, turn right onto Ridgewood Road. At the second light, turn left onto Tunxis Road. The retreat center is about one and one-half miles down on the left side, shortly past a lake.
From New York City and points south
Take I-95 North to New Haven. In New Haven, take I-91 North toward Hartford. Once in Cromwell, take Exit 22 onto Route 9 North toward New Britain/Middletown. Once on Route 9, follow directions for "From the east shore" (see below).
From Massachusetts and points north
Take I-91 South to Hartford. Take Exit 32A onto I-84 West. Follow I-84 West to Exit 40. As you get off the exit, turn right onto Ridgewood Road. At the second light turn left onto Tunxis Road. The retreat center is about one and one-half miles down on the left side, shortly past a lake.
From the east shore
Take Route 9 North to Middletown. At the end of Route 9, turn onto I-84 East. Take Exit 40 (first exit). Turn right at the first light (towards Westfarms Mall). Take a right at the next light. Proceed under the highway, get into the left lane and turn left onto Ridgewood Road. At the second light, turn left onto Tunxis Road. The retreat center is about one and one-half miles down on the left side, shortly past a lake.
From Rt 44 & Mountain Rd, West Hartford
Head South on Mountain Rd for 2.6 miles. Continue onto Sedgwick Rd (0.2 mi). Turn right at Ridgewood Rd (0.2mi). Take the first right onto Tunxis Rd. The retreat center is about one and one-half miles down on the left side, shortly past a lake.
Once on Campus, please use the elevator at Entrance #5
For Spiritual Life Center offices and Spiritual Direction Rooms: Take the Elevator to the first floor, then make a left in the hallway and continue all the way to the end of the hallway. The spiritual direction rooms and the SLC office are located in the last three rooms down the hallway.For the Internship Program: Take the Elevator to the second floor, then continue right in the hallway to the large Anam Cara room through the doors at the end of the hallway.