When I moved to the NYC metro area in July of 2000, I was overwhelmed by the sheer busy-ness of the entire area. “The city that never sleeps”, the mantra that NYC lives by, cannot be maintained without needing a spiritual or quiet weekend to restock the soul.
I stumbled across a book around the time of my move, called, “New York City: The Guide to Sacred Spaces and Peaceful Places” by Edward L Bergman (2001). The tour book is a treasure with sites from sculpture gardens to walks along the Hudson, to churches and synagogues to a midtown Manhattan butterfly garden. Places I would have never known about.
What kinds of places and spaces exist where you can go to renew, be quiet, and find peace?
Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic
- Churches
- Public Gardens
- Museums (sculpture garden, atrium, zen garden and pathways are often found on the grounds of a museum)
- Atriums
- Synagogues
- Parks
- Bike Paths
- Retreat Center
- Memorial Garden
- Labyrinth (Worldwide Labyrinth Locator)
- Nature Path
- Waterfall
- Library
- Cathedral
- Temple
- Lake
- Lighthouse
- Tea House
- River Walk
- Boardwalk
- Farm
- National Park
- Forest
- Wildlife Refuge
- Beach or Coast
- Pier
- Cliff Walk
The following quote really focuses in on why finding peaceful places to just “BE” is so very important.
