CORMARIA RETREAT CENTER IN

What CORMARIA RETREAT CENTER IN does

Cormaria Retreat Center is a single-site spiritual retreat center located at 77 Bay Street in Sag Harbor, New York, overlooking Peconic Bay. Established by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) on Thanksgiving Day 1949, the center offers directed, guided, private, and silent retreats, hermitage experiences, wellness retreats, and yoga programming (including the 'Earth, Sea and Sky' yoga program). It also welcomes external groups and organizations for day and overnight retreats or spiritual programs, positioning itself as a venue for planning, teaching, training, studying, and contemplation in a tranquil waterfront setting.

The center operates as a sponsored ministry of the RSHM Eastern American Area, a nonprofit religious congregation headquartered in Tarrytown, NY. Operations are supported by a small staff (5 employees) and a volunteer-driven hospitality ministry coordinated by Joan McGovern. Core offerings are delivered through in-person programming; there are no technology products, apps, or digital platforms beyond a WordPress-based website, a Facebook page, a quarterly 'Highlights' newsletter, and a mass livestream provided by the parent organization.

Cormaria generates revenue from two streams: per-retreat fees for individuals and groups, and donations collected via QR code and other methods. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Marketing is conducted through the RSHM website events calendar, organic social (Facebook), the newsletter, and word-of-mouth within faith communities. The service area is regional (Sag Harbor / Hamptons, NY), with a parent network providing global RSHM reach (Brazil, Mozambique, Northern Europe, Portugal, Western America, Zambezi) but no direct geographic expansion by the center itself.

Name

CORMARIA RETREAT CENTER IN

Legal name

Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary Eastern America

Website

https://cormaria.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cormaria Retreat Center is a nonprofit spiritual retreat center in Sag Harbor, NY, established in 1949 by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary. It serves individuals and groups seeking directed, silent, private, and wellness retreats with views of Peconic Bay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Spiritual Retreat Services

NAICS

Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (721214)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro primary industry

Wellness Retreat Centers (Yoga, Meditation & Mindfulness) (THAGAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wellness Retreats & Immersions (Multi-day, Digital Detox, Mind-Body Programs) (THAJAHAB), Wellness & Retreat Stays (Yoga, Spa, Detox) (THAMADAJ), Places of Worship & Religious Facilities Operations (Cemeteries, Retreat Centers, Pilgrimage Sites) (BPAGAJAL)

Keywords

• Spiritual retreat center
• Directed retreat programs
• Contemplative hospitality
• Religious retreat house
• Wellness retreat programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sag Harbor

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retreat and Program Fees: The center generates revenue through fees charged for retreats and spiritual programs, including group, private, directed, and silent retreats. Day and overnight retreat fees contribute to operational costs.
2. Donations: The retreat center accepts donations via QR code and other methods, supporting the operational costs and mission of the center as part of the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cormaria Retreat Center is a nonprofit spiritual retreat house in Sag Harbor, New York, that provides day and overnight retreat programs, including directed, guided, private, and silent retreats, as well as hermitage experiences, wellness retreats, yoga programs, and spiritual deepening events. The center welcomes individual retreatants and external groups and organizations to its waterfront facility overlooking Peconic Bay for spiritual reflection, planning, teaching, training, studying, or contemplation.

Product overview

Cormaria Retreat Center is a single-facility spiritual retreat center operated by the Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM) Eastern American Area. The center offers a unified portfolio of retreat services including directed retreats, guided retreats, private retreats, silent retreats, and hermitage experiences, along with wellness and yoga programs. The products and services are integrated through a shared hospitality ministry model, with volunteers supporting retreat operations. All programs center on spirituality and contemplative practices in a peaceful waterfront setting on Sag Harbor, with no separate modules, add-ons, or technology products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Directed Retreats

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Omega Institute for Holistic Studies: Holistic retreat center in Rhinebeck, NY offering workshops, retreats, and wellness programs. Comparable geographic market and integrated retreat/wellness programming model.
• Esalen Institute: Holistic retreat center in Big Sur, California known for personal growth, mindfulness, and contemplative programs. Comparable integration of spiritual development with wellness offerings.
• Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health: Wellness retreat center in Stockbridge, MA offering yoga, meditation, and contemplative programs in the Northeast US. Directly comparable in scale, mission mix, and programming to Cormaria's wellness/yoga/retreat offerings.
• Mercy Center: Faith-based retreat center in Burlingame, CA offering spiritual programs and group hospitality. Comparable nonprofit, mission-driven retreat model with similar faith-based hospitality ministry structure.
• Spirit Rock Meditation Center: Spiritual retreat center in Marin County, CA offering silent and guided meditation retreats. Comparable faith-rooted contemplative retreat model with multi-day programs.

Broad incumbents

• Miraval Resorts: Destination wellness resorts offering spa, mindfulness, and retreat programming. Larger commercial operator with overlapping wellness retreat category but broader luxury hospitality focus.
• Canyon Ranch: Established destination wellness resort with multiple properties. Broader portfolio and commercial scale, but overlapping wellness retreat product category at premium positioning.

Emerging players

• Copper Beech Institute: Mindfulness retreat center in Connecticut offering contemplative programs. Smaller and newer, but directly comparable in contemplative retreat programming for the Northeast US audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ReligiousoftheSacredHeartofMaryEAP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cormaria-retreat-center-in

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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