What are the benefits of a Digital Detox Retreat at Bellarmine?
Our retreats help you to step away and disconnect from the worries of everyday life. Without interruptions, they help you have the space to reflect and refocus. Our bedrooms have no TVs or screens so that you can un-plug. Our retreats help people by:
Restoring and renewing their energy
Reducing stress and providing time to process life events
Deepening self-awareness and discovering new insights
Stepping away from technology - especially social media - and reducing screen time
Improving sleep, enhancing mindfulness, and often improving their relationship with God or a higher power
All components of our retreats are optional. You do not need to attend any talks, small group sessions, prayer services, etc. It’s your time to relax and disconnect. However, we ask all retreatants to respect the quiet so everyone can enjoy our sacred space in silence, or near silence depending on the retreat.
Silent versus Semi-Silent: While most of our retreats are silent, we do offer a few semi-silent retreats, which allow people to talk during meal times and which sometimes offer some small group discussions.
Our retreats are based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, which have helped people for almost 500 years to let go of pre-occupations, to discover the deepest desires that God speaks to their souls, and to open up new possibilities in their lives.
We invite you to embrace a weekend to experience the quiet and find the peace that can help you relax, rejuvenate, and return renewed with deeper meaning and focus.
Our upcoming retreats that allow you to detox from digital media include: