How varied the human experience can be!! Having recently returned from a retreat with Bruce & Ruth Davis I have to say I found it a profound and lasting experience. This was my first retreat and I found it to be well thought out and perfectly balanced. Everything seemed to have been thought off and I felt in safe hands... More

First of all, I want to say that I am glad that others have found peace and happiness at this retreat, but my experience was sadly the complete opposite. I believe this retreat has become more about money than nurturing people. From the very beginning, I felt very disconnected from the couple running it. I did not feel as though... More

I came to Ruth and Bruce in time of personal turmoil and confusion. The daily sitting sessions in peace and silence and the wise and wonderful words in two eye to eye sessions with both of them really brought me back to myself. I didn't have the oppurtunity to stay at the house but in a simple and nice hotel... More

Although a few months have passed since my sojourn to the Assisi Retreat Center, the sacred spirit of this very special place and my very special hosts, Ruth and Bruce Davis, is as alive and fresh as ever. Truly, “time” can in no way dim the shining light of beauty, joy and peace that engulfed my heart and soul completely... More

Many years have passed since I have first met Bruce and Ruth on their Retreats in Assisi and on their beautiful farm near the town. I have no words for my gratitude to God and His Grace which guided me to find them. I did not know what to expect when I came first and that was good. I just... More

I recently participated in a 5-day retreat at the Assisi Retreat Center with Bruce and Ruth Davis. My experience was profound and enlightening. Through simply focusing on the beauty of nature and experiencing silence with daily meditation and sacred movement, I experienced the profound peace that brings me closer in my relation with God. It is a treasure to experience... More

I have been visiting the Assisi Retreat Center for the last three summers. It is an unique and wonderful experience all together. A perfect balance of the essential elements for an opening and transformation of the spirit: contact with beautiful natural surroundings, sense of community, silence and solitude. All of this sheltered by the big open heart, full of love... More

I have now been on about 7 retreats with Bruce and Ruth and the retreat center has become a place of renewal and spiritual grounding. I took a group recently and they found the retreat with Bruce and Ruth to be the highlight of the trip, even over Rome and Florence. It is interfaith, though focused in St. Francis (the... More

October 2004 was my first time visiting Assisi and getting to know Ruth and Bruce - it felt like finally coming home. A place to be. A place where I was allowed to be the way I am. Assisi itself has a special energy, a special rhythm, a special tune. The space that Ruth and Bruce have created there and... More