Practices
What Is Centering Prayer? The Four Steps, Explained
Centering prayer is a simple, silent way of praying. You sit for around twenty minutes, let go of words and ideas, and use a short “sacred…
Stories, reflections & inspiration
Blog
Writing on contemplative practice, healing, and the slow work of coming home to yourself.
Practices
Taizé Prayer: What It Is and How to Pray It at Home
You walk into a dim church on a weekday evening. A few candles, an icon, a simple cross. Someone starts to sing a single line —…
Practices
Lectio Divina: The Four Steps, Explained for Beginners
Lectio divina means “divine reading.” It’s an ancient way of praying with a short passage of Scripture — reading it slowly, more than once, and letting…
Practices
Contemplative Retreats: What to Expect on Your First
A first retreat is mostly unknowns, and the unknowns are what stop people booking. So: what a contemplative retreat is, what a day looks like, and…
Foundations
Art for Healing vs Art Therapy: What’s the Difference?
These two get used interchangeably, and they shouldn’t be. One is a licensed clinical profession. The other is a contemplative practice. Confusing them does a disservice…
Foundations
What Is a Silent Retreat? What Actually Happens
People considering a first silent retreat usually have the same two questions, in this order: what do you actually do all day, and what happens if…
Practices
Spiritual Discernment: How to Sit With a Decision You Can’t Force
Some decisions yield to a list of pros and cons. Others don’t, and you can usually tell which is which by how the list makes you…
Practices
Art Journaling: Where to Start When You’re Not an Artist
Art journaling is a notebook, some colour, and no plan. That’s deliberately unglamorous, because the single biggest obstacle people bring to it is the belief that…
Foundations
What Is Contemplative Prayer?
Contemplative prayer is a quiet, wordless way of being present to the Sacred — less about asking or speaking, and more about listening and resting in…
Practices
What Is Visio Divina? How to Pray With an Image
Visio divina means “divine seeing.” It’s a contemplative practice of praying with an image — letting your attention rest on something long enough for it to…