SIMPLE PEACE RETREATS ASSISI, ITALY
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Our Community of Retreat Leaders

We are a community that believe the sharing of Divine Love in the spirit of peace, service and humility is our highest purpose.  Each day the retreat leaders provide a contemplation practice and are available for one on one meditation guidance or spiritual counseling as well. 

We are dedicating our time to support each person, with kindness, understanding, and to receive the peace of Assisi.  

Founders


​"As awareness rests in the heart, an indescribable joy from within unfolds."  Bruce Davis
Bruce Davis PhD Assisi Italyphoto by www.andrelucci.com
Bruce Davis PhD 

Bruce has been guiding retreats worldwide since 1983. 

He is the author of the best seller, The Magical Child Within You.  His teachings are based in his deep connection to silence, simplicity and heartfulness. He has a gift for guiding people from the busy-ness of the mind into the wisdom of the quiet heart. 

He is a teacher of world religions and combines psychology and spirituality to create a rich understanding of human potential. 

Together Bruce and Ruth created two retreat centers in Assisi, Italy where they lived for 12 years.  They live in California where they opened a silent retreat center www.SilentStay.com. They lead a couple of retreats in the summer in Assisi.  

"A retreat is a time to come home inside yourself, where the mind stops and silence of the heart begins." Ruth Davis
Ruth Davis Assisi Italy
​Ruth Davis

Ruth has been practicing meditation since 1968 when she went to India and embraced a heart path of meditation and devotion. She has the gift to help people connect to their spiritual heart to deepen meditation practice. 

Ruth developed a method of awareness training that she offers to each guest as part of the retreat.  Infinite Heart Awareness™ training helps each person bring the wisdom and energy of their soul into their daily life.

She is an energy healer with background in Chi Gung and movement therapy. 

A devotional dancer from childhood, Ruth created a meditative movement practice embodying the MahaVidyas, the Wisdom Mothers of India.


Spiritual Meditation & Mindfulness Retreats in Assisi, Italy, Europe David Nowe photo
David Nowe - Retreat Leader

David attended a Franciscan Catholic High School and became a member of the Third Order of St. Francis at the age of 14.  After attending Columbia University, he explored many cultures and traditions including his years as a Swami in India, living in a Zen Buddhist Monastery in Japan and traveling to 70 countries around the world. 

​David has a unique gift of opening people to unconditional love and helping them build a sustainable spiritual practice.

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Deirdre (Didi) Buckingham - MA, LPC - Retreat Leader
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Deirdre Buckingham MA, LPC is a contemplative retreat leader, pastoral counselor and poet.   She is honored to walk with you in your search for the Sacred, through all the peaks and valleys, visible and invisible. 

"Come and rest in our soulful space, in mine and in yours, let the Spirit reveal to you the beauty of your heart and the vastness of your space.” 



Spiritual Meditation & Mindfulness Retreats in Assisi, Italy, Europe Brenda Brisch photo
Brenda Brisch - Retreat Leader

Brenda has been lovingly guiding contemplative retreats for over 35 years and has devoted much of her life to spiritual inquiry.  After practicing Transcendental Meditation in the 1970’s, she studied Vedanta philosophy and yoga with an Indian monk from Gujarat.  She began teaching Hatha Yoga, in his school, in Chicago shortly thereafter.  In 1976, she met her teacher, Swami Muktananda, with whom she traveled widely for many years. She became a monk under his auspices, and he instructed her to continue teaching in Europe, India, and the United States.  She was the swami in residence in the Paris ashram. 

She joined the Silent Stay community of retreat leaders in 2016, teaching in California and Assisi, Italy. Brenda helps people discover their own pathway to inner peace, and to understand that all of life’s circumstances are a guide to finding the stillness within. She gently guides people into the sweetness & peace St Francis & St Clare inspire.



Spiritual Meditation & Mindfulness Retreats in Assisi, Italy, Europe Andrea Gademann photo
Andrea Gademann - Retreat Leader

Andrea, a devoted mother and grandmother.  Her personal path is deep inner self inquiry through meditation & quiet.

On the journey to stillness Andrea discovered the beauty of the unlimited universe within. In her retreats she helps guests to feel the presence of great heart that is waiting in every human heart to blossom.  Andrea sees her gifts in connecting spiritual practice with daily life.


In Gratitude

In gratitude, we are honored that David, Brenda, Andrea and Deirdre have joined us.  Their extensive commitment to spiritual practice, community life, and a heart full journey is a gift to everyone.  
Non Profit Organization
We are a non-profit  organization that supports people of all religions, countries and backgrounds to live a deeply satisfying spiritual life. 
The path of great love and peace is to pursue a life full of heart that includes; devotion, simplicity, humility and service to others.
Assisi, Italy 
​Simple Peace Retreats  |  Via San Paolo 11 | 06081 Assisi (PG), Italia | +39  075 509 0754 Office | © since 1986 - 2019
Home Office:
Silent Stay Retreat Center near Napa, California  www.SilentStay.com
Year round meditation & silent retreats | P: 707-474-4833 | 501(c)(3) non-profit
  • Home
    • How to get to Assisi
    • Site Map
    • Where to stay: Rome, Florence, Assisi
    • Links
  • Dates / Costs / Register
    • Registration & Dates 2021
    • Daily Schedule
    • Photo Story of your time in Assisi
    • The ancient hilltop town of Assisi
    • Gentle Walks to Sacred Sites
    • Free Meditative Guide
    • What is a retreat ?
  • Heartfulness Meditation
    • Infinite Heart Awareness
  • About Us
    • Our Community of Retreat Leaders
    • Books, Blog, Inspirations >
      • Assisi Blog
      • Books by Bruce Davis, PhD
      • Contributions by Bruce Davis Ph.D on Huffingtion Post
    • Retreats in California
    • Little Flower Community
    • 501 (c)(3) Non-Profit
  • Guest Reviews
    • Guest Reviews
    • Simple Peace in the News
  • Contact Us