Live Group Sessions by Video Call
We have a meditation group that meets every Monday at 5:30pm US Eastern Time, via video call for 45 minutes. Each session contains a brief teaching or discussion, a 20 minute meditation session and some Q&A. Sessions are not always recorded, but when they are, we put them on this page.
Contact us if you’d like to join our group.
Themes we have covered
Centering prayer
Centering Prayer is an ancient Christian meditation practice renewed by a group of Trappist monks led by Fr. Thomas Keating. It rests of the even more ancient practice expounded in the book of Psalms of “waiting on God”. Some key characteristics the differentiate Centering Prayer from other forms of awareness meditation are that it expresses an intention (or desire) towards God.
Below are a selection of videos from our group sessions on Centering Prayer. The teaching topics we have followed is the “Espresso Series” available here.
Awareness techniques
Meditation is simply the practice of awareness. Meditation is rising above the level of the mind in alertness and attention and this has remarkable neurological, psychological and spiritual results. The video links below are from our Monday group as we discussed and practiced three basic awareness techniques – body awareness, breath awareness and observing thoughts – that serve as “building blocks” for a broader meditation practice. The full playlist on Youtube is here.
1. Introduction – Awareness Techniques as the Building Blocks for Meditation
2. Body Awareness Meditation – The Basics
3. A Deeper Dive Into Body Awareness Meditation
4. Breath Awareness Meditation – The Basics
5. Breath Awareness – Taking It Deeper
6. Combining Body and Breath Awareness
7. Observing Your Thoughts – Introduction
8. Observing Your Thoughts II – Discussion
Rob Gerhard 