The retreat will provide an opportunity to deepen one’s practice of Centering Prayer in an atmosphere of profound silence and community support. All participants observe silence from the opening to the closing of the retreat. The Intensive and Post Intensive tracks share the same schedule of several hours of group Centering Prayer daily, with one
Listening and Responding to God For over 1500 years, Benedictine spirituality, which finds its basis in the monastic Rule of St. Benedict, has assisted seekers from all walks of life in their search for God. Join in reflecting on how prayerful reading of scripture, the practices of hospitality and gratitude, and finding God in daily
Nov. 6-10, 2023 Subiaco Abbey/Coury House Retreat Center, Subiaco, Arkansas (2hrs. west of Little Rock, AR) Having an established meditation practice is recommended. Contact Susan to register: 479.934.1290 Single Room- $450.00; Double Room- $370.00 $50.00 NON-refundable deposit holds your place The retreat will be mostly in SILENCE with three periods of Centering Prayer/Meditation per day.
Overnight Retreat - Enneagram Formation with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div. Discover how the Enneagram can support a contemplative, compassion-based life. This introductory weekend intensive will reveal how the Enneagram can be used not merely as a personality typology but as an ancient mandala of wholeness, guiding you home to your True Self. LEARN the
COL Young Contemplatives is delighted to host an expanded weekend online event: 40s and Under Facilitator Training (two three-hour sessions) for our Younger Contemplatives community. Saturday, November 11th & Sunday, November 12th, 11am – 2pm US Eastern Time. If you are under 50 and feel called to become a facilitator, please join us. See event
SILENT SATURDAY with Fr. Bill Sheehan, OMI November 11, 2023 Zoom Registration available. 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 pm Pacific Standard Time By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. So we know and believe the love God has for us. God is
Join us for a one-day FREE online workshop led by The Rev Tom Ward exploring the “Grace in Dying” and its relation to the Centering Prayer practice. In her book "The Grace in Aging", psychotherapist and Buddhist practitioner Kathleen Dowling Singh recommends “taking the one seat” as a practice to enable us to age gracefully,
This is a hybrid presentation being conducted both in person at The Center for Contemplative Living in Denver, CO and Online via Zoom videoconference. It seems that our contemporary world is obsessed with certainty and results. Who won the game? Who won the election? When will I get there? When will the project be completed?
This Contemplative Outreach intensive retreat provides an opportunity to deepen your established Centering Prayer practice in an atmosphere of silence and community, away from the busyness of daily life, and to allow your mind, body and spirit to surrender to God’s presence and action within. Before attending the retreat, you should have an established daily
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Fr. Justin Lanier Fr. Justin Lanier will look at Meister Eckhart’s teachings on the Divine Nature and Detachment/Releasement, as well as his teaching In Principio as helpful guides to Centering Prayer in subtle awareness and intention. Special attention will be paid to unstuckness experienced through the experiences of “Letting Be” and
At our November retreat, Netanel Miles-Yepez, professor of Religious Studies at Naropa University and co-founder of Charis Foundation for New Monasticism and Interspirituality, will explore the roots of Centering Prayer as a receptive meditation practice in Christianity, and explore its applicability to the interspiritual milieu in which we live today. Netanel Miles-Yépez, D.D., is an
“One practice to bring the effects of contemplative prayer into daily life is traditionally known as “Guard of the Heart.” This consists of letting go of every emotional disturbance as it arises and before we start thinking about it. This method is more sophisticated than dismantling the emotional programs for happiness because it deals with
With Cynthia Bourgeault, Heather Ruce, and more… Dates: November 20-23, 2023 Location: Zoom or In Person at Lake Loon Retreat Centre, Maple Ridge, B.C. How do contemplatives engage the world when forest fires, floods, and political uproar are happening in our own backyards? How do we stand in contemplative wisdom and be present in depth
All of us have many stories to tell. Some involve your family history, spiritual journey, experiences in Nature, or a life-changing situation. Stories can take many forms, but the most compelling are the ones written from the heart, those that move us and sometimes transform both the writer and reader. Writing from the heart demands
We still have a few spaces available (10/28/2023). This retreat offers three tracks simultaneously: Intensive I, Intensive II and Post Intensive. For everyone, there will be three sets of two 30 minute periods of Centering Prayer daily. Intensive I and Intensive II will watch video talks from Fr. Thomas Keating’s Spiritual Journey. Intensive I focuses
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