“One of the big dangers in modern life is that there is so much distraction and so much constant stimulation that it keeps us at the surface of things. There is a part of ourselves that needs silence and needs space in order just to develop and grow. What much of modern life does is it removes that silence.”

Father Alexander da Costa Fernandes, a Benedictine monk at Worth Abbey in the article. “The ubiquity of the modern beep” By Laurence Cawley BBC News Magazine. 12 May 2014

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27308544

At your retreat center, conference center, or camp, how do you encourage guests and participants to enjoy the silence, hear the natural sounds, and keep the operational noises minimal?