Logging
by Bob Brown Thousand Oaks, California, USA For the past 73 years, I’ve been a participant in the human condition, both as recipient and contributor. In 1997, a woman […]
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Message from the Board Team
by the Contemplative Outreach Board As members of the Contemplative Outreach Board, we are volunteers who offer our time and service in an effort to support and advocate for […]
An Insight
by Martina Weber Echzell, Germany Six years ago I read a lot about the Welcoming Prayer and tried to integrate it into my then beginning Centering Prayer practice. It […]
A Prayer Shawl: March 8-9, 2024
by Susan Kenney Sacramento, California, USA It is a prayer shawl, created in 23 hours. Each hour new threads are added. Each of different color and texture. Each with its […]
“Bless Them and Change Me”
Q: This question is in reference to the proper procedure for a group doing Centering Prayer. Our leader starts out by going around the circle and checking in with […]
The Meeting of Meditation Traditions
Q: I read of your retreat at Garrison Institute, which I have also visited and it is wonderful. The struggle that I have is, as a Christian, the large […]
My Experience with the Practice of Utmost Charity
When I saw the notice for the course “Utmost Charity: A Call to Deeper Love,” although I had many previous commitments on my calendar, I was immediately drawn to […]
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The Path of Centering Prayer and Welcoming Prayer
Q: I have been in recovery for 19 years from 35 long painful years of addictions and have meditated for as long. I have followed nondual teaching of resting […]
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Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Centering Prayer in Poland
offered by Tomek Jelinski At the end of September, Contemplative Outreach celebrated 10 years of its presence in Poland. To mark the occasion, a weekend meeting of members and supporters […]
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A Message for the New Year
from the Governing Board of Contemplative Outreach It is a new year – a time for celebration, for looking back at the highs and lows of the previous year, […]
