Mystical Heart: Spiritual Direction

This formation offering will draw on the wisdom of the mystics to assist spiritual directors in entering into the depthless ground of the heart with directees, as they seek to discern the stirrings of Spirit and the infusing of contemplation that is beyond language. 

Contemplative Practice Circle

sacred chant - centering prayer - lectio divina

A home-based meeting for the practice of the Christian contemplative path of awakening that is respectful of many faiths and sources of wisdom.

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Christian Meditation Community Day

Featuring:

Morning
Video talk by Bishop Rowan Williams (former Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury). Bishop Rowan is a stimulating speaker, and he is a good friend of our worldwide meditation community.

Poets Quartet

During these four fortnightly sessions we will use DVD and CD to explore the poetry of: Rumi, David Whyte, Hafiz and Naomi Shihab Nye.

Wisdom School with Cynthia Bourgeault

An Introductory Wisdom School
with Cynthia Bourgeault

"Wisdom is not about knowing more but knowing with more of you"

Wisdom describes a foundational lineage of spiritual knowledge that underlies all of the world’s specific faith traditions and that outlines a detailed science of spiritual transformation. Participants are introduced to the Wisdom way of knowing, including three-centered knowing, Benedictine balanced living, and heart-centered living. The specific practices of chanting and attention are presented. The Gospel of Thomas and the process of lectio divina are also introduced. The balance and the rhythm of our time together (which, beyond the teaching, includes contemplative worship, work in the kitchen/outside and silence) become both the place to which we will arrive and the means by which we will get there.

Canterbury

Canterbury Groups

These organisations in the Canterbury region are associated with the Contemplative Network.  The contact person for Canterbury is Pip Ranby.

Centering Prayer Group

St Mary’s the Virgin, Church Square, Addington invite you to join
them in a fortnightly practice of:-

Centering Prayer  2019

A path to Christian contemplation

Otago/Southland

Otago and Southland Groups

These organisations in the Otago and Southland regions are associated with the Contemplative Network.  Kaia Ariel is the Contemplative Network Aotearoa contact person for these regions, please feel free to contact her.

‘The quality of mercy…’

The title of this retreat day comes from Portia's speech in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice.