Best Retreat Center Antioch Near Me

4worldlovers:

The mission of San Damiano Retreat is to provide a hospitable place of spiritual renewal for people of all faiths in the tradition of St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi.


If the walls of San Damiano could speak, they would tell stories of love and sacred experiences. Here are a few such stories.

Planning your own retreat or meeting? We’ll host it for you. Reserve our facilities and customize your retreat, conference, or gathering to fit the needs of your group, school, or church. All faiths welcome.

One of the hallmarks of Franciscan and spiritual direction ministries is accompaniment. Together with your spiritual director, you will explore God’s presence, voice, and activity in your life. Through prayer, conversation, listening, and asking questions, your spiritual director can help you respond to God and take steps to further your relationship.

Six Day Silent Retreat - “I chose you” … Giving Birth to Christ in our Lives3:00 pm - 1:00 pm

4worldlovers: All classes are hatha yoga based, covering a wide variety of yoga poses for all levels. Our teachers are experienced in the many ways of modifying poses to accommodate any level of student.

After being closed for yoga during the last couple of years, we have not yet restarted our hatha yoga program or weekly classes.

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4worldlovers: Please note, our adult day programs are DO NOT operate on a drop-in basis and the full enrollment process is required to attend. If you’d like more information beyond what is on this page, please send us a message to schedule a tour of either of our facilities.

Choice in Aging (CiA) offers Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) at two locations: Mt. Diablo Center in Pleasant Hill and The Bedford Center in Antioch. These adult day programs provide the services needed for frail elders and adults with disabilities to remain independent and retain their dignity while engaging in an active social life.

ADHC was founded in the 1970’s and is focused on adults maintaining their optimal level of cognitive and physical health. Each participant has a customized plan created by a team of health care and activity professionals. The plan addresses an individual’s needs and is designed to maintain and increase vitality and optimal functioning, while giving their caregiver respite.

Our programs also offer a caring, supportive and social environment. Participants get physical and cognitive exercise through group workouts and mind-sharpening games, and most importantly, social interaction and a sense of purpose and community. In addition, our programs support caregivers by connecting them to resources, providing them ongoing respite, and giving them their wish to have their loved ones remain at home.

Stimulating & Rewarding Activities including: Live Music | Gardening & Horticulture Therapy | Cooking Demonstrations| Exercise | Arts & Crafts | Intergenerational Young at Heart Program |

Therapy Program: Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Maintenance with Reassessments Every Six Months

Located in Pleasant Hill, Mt. Diablo Center serves participants all over Contra Costa County. In total, it houses four separate programs: a general adult day health program, a mid-to-late stage Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia program, a Russian-speaking program, and a Farsi-speaking program. Mt. Diablo Center also has staff that speak Spanish.

Our general adult day program is led by experienced professionals, dedicated to serving people with disabilities and frail elders. Common daily activities include art, bingo, crafts, seated volleyball, along with different entertainment, music therapy, pet therapy and more!

Our Russian and Farsi speaking programs address the need for services in native languages that allow the opportunity to socialize and interact comfortably in a culturally sensitive environment. Both programs are staffed and led by native speakers and include important cultural elements such as celebration of important holidays and traditions (both Russian and Farsi programs), special area for noon prayers (Farsi program), and newspapers and publications in their native language (Russian program).

Our Alzheimer’s Day Program serves participants with mid-to-late stage Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. As an Alzheimer’s Day Care and Resource Center, our professional staff is trained to address the unique needs of the individual and has a higher participant to staff ratio than our other programs. You can read more about our Alzheimer’s Day Care and Resource Centers here.

Located in Antioch, the Bedford Center primarily serves East Contra Costa County and is the only licensed ADHC center in this region. The Bedford Center offers two programs known as Share and Care sides.

The Share program, is Bedford’s general day program and is operated in the same way as the Mt. Diablo Center general adult day program.

The Care program is Bedford’s program for mid-to-late stage Alzheimer’s disease and is operated in the same way as the Mt. Diablo Center’s Alzheimer’s Day Program.