Can anyone recommend a retreat centre/community/whatever?

[Katisha]

Someone I know could do with getting away and sorting his head out. Having a bit of a personal crisis, is depressed and so on. As far as I know he has no particular faith or interest in spirituality, but I was wondering if anyone knew of somewhere healing but low key he could go for a while - say several weeks, and where there would be counsellors available?

There was a really good article on retreats in either the Saturday telegraph the Sunday Times a couple of weeks ago. It was mainly religious retreats which don't force religion on you! It sounds like just what you're looking for. i can't get onto Telegraph website at the moment but if you do a search in their travel section I'm sure you'll find the article
The website is here

this might not be the kind of thing you had in mind

Thanks both. Yes I think yours might be a bit scary looking saltire, but I think there could be some good leads in the telegraph thing.

The monks look scary but they are really lovely people. But I know what you mean

Where is he living?

London but maybe could be persuaded to travel to other parts of UK.

m sister went to a retreat in wales earlier in the year,i have sent her an email to find out where it was,but i do know there was a vow of silence there and the stay was for 11 days ,not sure if this is what you are looking for.

it is called the "Dhamma Dipa Buddist Center" and its in hereford. It is free but they do ask for a donation to enable others to go there.here

Thanks very much.

he could look at The Beild . Biend is a Scots word meaning shelter, and I know this place is fab. Basically CHristian, but takes anyone!