Programs

Day Use Guest Registration

Open Dates

Welcome to the Forest! We warmly welcome you to our Forest home. The Forest is a retreat center that cultivates quiet, peace, and a contemplative atmosphere for those who enter our sacred grounds. As such, we require all day visitors to register with us and agree to our policies: No guests under 18 years old […]

Spiritual Direction Session with Executive Director

With David MacDonald

Open Dates

Spiritual Direction with our Executive Director. David is a member of Spiritual Directors International, a professional organization of spiritual directors and companions. Sessions last for 1 hour, and payment is based on a slide scale, between $40-80, depending on what the directee is able to pay each time.  

Personal Overnight Retreat: January 17-19, 2025

Package Dates
Osage Forest of Peace
Book your personal overnight retreat between the dates of January 17-19, 2025.

Personal Overnight Retreat: February 14-16, 2025

Package Dates
Osage Forest of Peace
Book your personal overnight retreat between the dates of February 14-16, 2025.

New Year's Eve Prayer Service for World Peace 2024

December 31, 2024
Osage Forest of Peace
Join us for our annual New Year's Eve World Peace Prayer Service and Reception. The service lasts an hour and includes songs, silent meditation, and a prayer litany announcing the name of every country. Following the service is an in-person reception with beverages and desserts. Stay late with board games!

New Year's Eve Personal Overnight Retreat: December 31, 2024

December 31, 2024 - January 1, 2025
Osage Forest of Peace
Book your personal overnight retreat between the dates of October 11-13, 2024.

Knitting as a Spiritual Practice Retreat

With David MacDonald

January 10 - 12, 2025
Osage Forest of Peace
Spend time knitting together by the fireplace with a group of Forest friends, learn new techniques, share favorite patterns, yarns, and tools of the craft!

Day of Zen with Tulsa Zen Sangha January 2025

January 18, 2025
Osage Forest of Peace
Join the Tulsa Zen Sangha at the Forest for a day of meditation, chanting and communing with nature and each other.

Five Hebrew Words with Beverly Bradley

January 24 - 26, 2025
Osage Forest of Peace

  Join Beverly Bradley in a linguistic journey to learn five key words in Hebrew that will help you in understanding the context of the "Old Testament" (Hebrew scriptures). This retreat is a result of Beverly's time in residency at the Forest of Peace over the month of June, 2024.

Day of Zen with Tulsa Zen Sangha February 2025

February 15, 2025
Osage Forest of Peace
Join the Tulsa Zen Sangha at the Forest for a day of meditation, chanting and communing with nature and each other.

Ayurveda Introduction Retreat

With Jeni Enns

February 28 - March 2, 2025
Osage Forest of Peace
Learn about the holistic health system of Ayurveda and how getting in sync with nature's cycles and establishing daily and seasonal routines can lead to greater health and happiness.