About Us
Skyline is our place on the planet. We are engaged in restoring the forest after a devastating wildfire, planting trees, creating trails and restoring wildlife habitat. We cut our own firewood. We tend goats and grow gardens. Our creek provides our electricity. We know the source of our spring and the well from which we drink. Our practice is to be present to each abundant moment in which we find ourselves.
Teresa Hahn lived 26 years in a Carmelite Monastery, embodying a contemplative way of life
informed by the Christian mystical tradition. In her work of hands and heart she continues to live a contemplative life
here at Skyline, a monastery without walls and without institutional boundaries.
Diane Pendola holds a BA in cross-cultural religious studies and a Master's in theology. She has studied
the Enneagram with Helen Palmer and is a long time student of Gestalt Awareness Practice with Christine Price. She is
certified as a pastoral minister. Her worldview has been largely informed by two visionary teachers: Raimon Panikkar
and Thomas Berry.
In 1988 Diane and Teresa co-founded Skyline Harvest as a response to the needs of
incarcerated and chemically-dependent women. Our eco-contemplative center expands our commitment to justice for the
poor and marginalized, to include justice and healing for the whole earth community.
