Soul's Code

No. 5

Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA: The San Francisco Bay area redoubt of superstar, Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield ("After the Ecstasy, the Laundry") makes up in substance and presence what it lacks in spa trappings and water features. The property has a traditional meditation hut and a large stone Buddha statue --fonts where you can practically feel the power of the prayers of loving kindness that have been deposited here.

Cost: About $70-120 per day.

Fine print: The only way to stay overnight at Spirit Rock is to enroll in a course like this one about

using the ancient Enneagram in your spiritual practice.

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