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Reset Meditation: Recovering the Form
Episode 261
In this meditation, I return once again to the basic form of relaxation and meditation.
Returning to the foundations of our practice can help deepen o…
20 hours ago
Lectio Divina Meditation: The Lord Is My Shepherd
Episode 260
In this meditation, we return to the ancient contemplative practice of Lectio Divina, or divine reading, using one of the most familiar phrases from …
1 day, 20 hours ago
Taking the Long View (Repost)
Episode 259
In this meditation, I invite you to take the long view of practice and to rest in the slow, quiet work it is doing.
We reflect on why we come back to …
2 days, 20 hours ago
The Inner Room as Inner Sanctuary (Repost)
Episode 258
In this episode, Brother Richard deepens the exploration of the inner room, describing it as an inner sanctuary — a place of safety, refuge and rest.…
3 days, 20 hours ago
Body Scan Meditation (Repost)
Episode 257
In this meditation, I invite you into a body scan practice, learning to be gently present to sensation as it arises.
We begin by noticing sensation it…
4 days, 20 hours ago
Gratitude Meditation: The Beauty of Creation
Episode 256
In this meditation, I continue our series on gratitude by turning our attention towards the beauty of creation and the world in which we live.
We begi…
5 days, 20 hours ago
Beginning Again Meditation
Episode 255
In this meditation, I reflect on a simple teaching from the early desert monks: the work of meditation is the work of beginning again and again.
Every…
6 days, 20 hours ago
Prayer of Saint Francis Meditation (Part 4): Sense and Knowledge
Episode 254
In this meditation, I bring our series on the Prayer of Saint Francis before the Crucifix to a close, reflecting on the final petition of the prayer:…
1 week ago
Emotional Awareness Meditation: Unravelling the Fibres
Episode 253
In this meditation, I explore how meditation can help us move beneath the surface of our emotional life and begin to understand the many influences t…
1 week, 1 day ago
Coffee Meditation: Mindfulness in an Everyday Moment
Episode 252
In this meditation, I explore how something as ordinary as drinking a cup of coffee can become a contemplative practice. As a Capuchin Franciscan, I …
1 week, 2 days ago