View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 09 Jul 2016 7:45 AM This is a beautiful practice to begin your day and is traditionally done in nature while the dew is still on the grass. Join us for a morning  of mindful movement as we explore an ancient practice for aligning and attuning ourselves to the energy and inspiration of the Seven Directions to be taught by Dr Joel & Michelle Levey, leading teachers of mindfulness.  This moving meditation offers us a meaningful way of “expanding our ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 18 Jun 2016 4:00 PM Gardening is a rewarding way to find peace and wholeness in a busy world, and connect back to the earth and its rhythms. In conjunction with Plot 22, a community allotment in Hove, we are delighted to offer a series of seasonal ‘contemplative gardening’ sessions. Working together in a small group, there will be time for community, and time for a mindful silence as we tend the earth.  This month the jobs include watering, ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 07 Sep 2016 8:15 PM Welcome back after our August break!  Any one can do this! All are welcome! You do not need to be able to sing! This universally acknowledged form of worship is simple yet transformative. The sound created when voices come together to sing simple, yet beautiful chants creates a perfect space for meditation, contemplation and prayer.  The chants are very easy and include some Taize and Christian chants as well as some from other faiths. ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 06 Sep 2016 7:45 AM Welcome back after our August break! 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 ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 02 Jul 2016 9:30 AM “Spirituality means waking up. Most people, even though they don't know it, are asleep. They're born asleep, they live asleep, they marry in their sleep, they die in their sleep without ever waking up. They never understand the loveliness and the beauty of this thing that we call human existence,” Anthony De Mello. Join us for coffee and conversation as we share reflections on this provocative and inspiring book,Awareness, written by Anthony De ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Sunday, 19 Jun 2016 7:30 PM Come and celebrate the height of summer. We walk a replica of the medieval 12th Century labyrinth found in Chartres Cathedral, France. The Labyrinth is a non-dogmatic, generous symbol of invitation that people are often magnetically drawn to. The single, spiraling path of the labyrinth which leads to a central area is a metaphor for our life and spiritual journey. You walk the same path back out returning to the beginning. There are ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 03 Sep 2016 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). Our focus in 2016 will be the ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Wednesday, 31 Aug 2016 8:15 PM Any one can do this! All are welcome! You do not need to be able to sing! This universally acknowledged form of worship is simple yet transformative. The sound created when voices come together to sing simple, yet beautiful chants creates a perfect space for meditation, contemplation and prayer.  The chants are very easy and include some Taize and Christian chants as well as some from other faiths. They lead us into a 20 minute ... Read more

View On Meetup.com Date Tuesday, 30 Aug 2016 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

View On Meetup.com Date Saturday, 27 Aug 2016 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). Our focus in 2016 will be the ... Read more