Morning Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 02 Jun 2018 8:00 AM We start with a short reading from the book, Coming To Your Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn followed by 25 minutes of sitting meditation.  The second 30 minutes is an ancient form of contemplative practice called Lectio Divina, literally meaning divine reading. The invitation of Lectio Divina is to cultivate a heart-centred intimacy with the sacred text of the Bible, listening deeply with "the ears of the heart", (St Benedict). No prior experience of Lectio Divina or meditation ... Read more

Morning Meditation (Labyrinth Walk)

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 29 May 2018 7:45 AM On Tuesday mornings we walk a seven circuit labyrinth that is modeled on the 12th Century Labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. In the last thirty years, walking the labyrinth has re-emerged as a meditative practice and a symbolic image of pilgrimage, not in the geographical sense, but of the journey we each make through life: a journey to the centre, a return to the heart, back to the Spirit who faithfully waits ... Read more

Morning Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 26 May 2018 8:00 AM We start with a short reading from the book, Coming To Your Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn followed by 25 minutes of sitting meditation.  The second 30 minutes is an ancient form of contemplative practice called Lectio Divina, literally meaning divine reading. The invitation of Lectio Divina is to cultivate a heart-centred intimacy with the sacred text of the Bible, listening deeply with "the ears of the heart", (St Benedict). No prior experience of Lectio Divina or meditation ... Read more

Morning Meditation (Labyrinth Walk)

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 22 May 2018 7:45 AM On Tuesday mornings we walk a seven circuit labyrinth that is modeled on the 12th Century Labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. In the last thirty years, walking the labyrinth has re-emerged as a meditative practice and a symbolic image of pilgrimage, not in the geographical sense, but of the journey we each make through life: a journey to the centre, a return to the heart, back to the Spirit who faithfully waits ... Read more

Morning Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 19 May 2018 8:00 AM We start with a short reading from the book, Coming To Your Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn followed by 25 minutes of sitting meditation.  The second 30 minutes is an ancient form of contemplative practice called Lectio Divina, literally meaning divine reading. The invitation of Lectio Divina is to cultivate a heart-centred intimacy with the sacred text of the Bible, listening deeply with "the ears of the heart", (St Benedict). No prior experience of Lectio Divina or meditation ... Read more

Soul Bathing – Labyrinth Walk and Sound Bath Experience

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 17 Mar 2018 2:00 PM • What we'll doGROUP IS NOW FULL - NUMBERS LIMITED TO 22 PEOPLE. The Soul is known by many names: our True Self, the Inner Light, Divine Spark... “This is the first, wildest and wisest thing I know”, says the poet Mary Oliver “that the soul exists and is made entirely out of attentiveness.” We take time in this afternoon of soul bathing to quieten, to pay attention and listen to this deepest dimension ... Read more

Morning Meditation (Labyrinth Walk)

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 15 May 2018 7:45 AM On Tuesday mornings we walk a seven circuit labyrinth that is modeled on the 12th Century Labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. In the last thirty years, walking the labyrinth has re-emerged as a meditative practice and a symbolic image of pilgrimage, not in the geographical sense, but of the journey we each make through life: a journey to the centre, a return to the heart, back to the Spirit who faithfully waits ... Read more

Morning Meditation

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 12 May 2018 8:00 AM We start with a short reading from the book, Coming To Your Senses by Jon Kabat-Zinn followed by 25 minutes of sitting meditation. The second 30 minutes is an ancient form of contemplative practice called Lectio Divina, literally meaning divine reading. The invitation of Lectio Divina is to cultivate a heart-centred intimacy with the sacred text of the Bible, listening deeply with "the ears of the heart", (St Benedict). No prior experience of Lectio ... Read more

Praying with Icons – Heaven In Colour

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 17 Feb 2018 2:30 PM • What we'll doA talk and discussion on the Eastern Orthodox Christian art of the icon, including an exploration of how an icon is written and time for meditation in front of a sacred icon. Much more than a simple work of art an icon embodies the Christian principle that the material world is completely alive to God and can communicate something of the divine purpose and blessing to us. As Bishop Kallistos Ware ... Read more

Morning Meditation (Labyrinth Walk)

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 08 May 2018 7:45 AM On Tuesday mornings we walk a seven circuit labyrinth that is modeled on the 12th Century Labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. In the last thirty years, walking the labyrinth has re-emerged as a meditative practice and a symbolic image of pilgrimage, not in the geographical sense, but of the journey we each make through life: a journey to the centre, a return to the heart, back to the Spirit who faithfully waits ... Read more