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Breathing with the Present Moment (Repost)
Episode 209
In this meditation, I invite you to breathe with the present moment, allowing the breath to become a steady anchor for awareness.
In our tradition, th…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Meditation on Your Birth: A Reflection on Life and the Present Moment (Repost)
Episode 208
In this meditation, I guide you into a reflective practice on the reality of your own birth, not as a story, but as a moment of coming into existence…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Meditation on Mortality: Welcoming Sister Death (Repost)
Episode 207
In this meditation, I guide you through the final part of St. Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures, reflecting on what he calls “Sister Death.”
Rather t…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Progressive Relaxation Meditation: Tensing and Releasing the Body (Repost)
Episode 206
In this meditation, I guide you through a simple practice of noticing, tensing and relaxing different parts of the body.
Many of us carry tension with…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Compassion Meditation: The Inner Smile (Repost)
Episode 205
In this meditation, we explore the ancient contemplative practice of the inner smile — a way of cultivating inner warmth, gentleness and peace at the…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Resting in Loving Presence (Repost)
Episode 204
In this meditation, I invite you to rest in loving presence, allowing yourself to be attended to just as you are.
We begin by exploring what rest trul…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Gratitude Meditation: Cultivating a Thankful Heart
Episode 203
In this guided Christian meditation, Brother Richard continues his Gratitude Meditation series by exploring how gratitude naturally grows from attent…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Begin Again Meditation: The Freedom of the Present Moment
Episode 202
In this guided Christian meditation, Brother Richard reflects on one of the great insights of the contemplative tradition: we are always beginners.
In…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Meditation in a Time of Anxiety (Repost)
Episode 201
In this meditation, I reflect on how meditation can support us during periods of anxiety, stress and emotional overwhelm.
Very often, when anxiety ent…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Meditation on the Natural World: The Wisdom of the Beasts
Episode 200
In this guided Christian meditation, Brother Richard continues his Meditations on the Natural World series by reflecting on the wisdom of the beasts …
1 month, 4 weeks ago