Vivekananda Retreat, Ridgely, is a spiritual retreat affiliated with the Ramakrishna Order, dedicated to Swami Vivekananda and to the Vedanta tradition, but open to followers of all religions.The Vivekananda Retreat, Ridgely, is a fulltime spiritual retreat of the Ramakrishna Vedanta tradition located on 83 acres in the beautiful Hudson Valley of Upstate New York.