The Narrow Gate is designed to help those who have not found relief from their personal drama of addiction through contemporary counseling and therapy or self -help, 12 step programming.
Quite simply Narrow Gate is a spiritual directive that exams exterior events that have occurred in an individual’s life field, in concert with simultaneous occurrences in the mind, the imagination, the memory, the will, and above all in their human spirit. Through spiritual direction and active listening to staff members and guest speakers, participants are assisted in searching for their transcendent reality, that layer of the mind that aspires not only to learn about what many call the “Mystery”, but to experience the possibility of something beyond themselves in the events and accounts of their life, including their battle with addiction and abuse. Meditation and forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku) are key components to the Narrow Gate.