This is a hybrid presentation being conducted both in person at The Center for Contemplative Living in Denver, CO and Online via Zoom videoconference. Breakfast snacks and a light lunch […]
Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness – BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence – via Zoom
Discover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. During this day we’ll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place in Body Awareness Practice and then […]
The Ecstasy of God – Contemplative Day of Reflection
Annual Day of Reflection with Fr. Michael K. Holleran How fully, deeply, and consciously do we live the overwhelming dynamism of the Trinitarian Life? Do we recognize it as our […]
The Word of God, in Silence and Sound: Centering Prayer in the Context of the Divine Office
Contemplative Immersion Retreat with Fr. Justin Lanier This contemplative immersion retreat will flow through periods of Centering Prayer, walking meditation, teaching, and the simple chant of the Divine Office. The […]
Waking Up with the Enneagram: A Guide for your Contemplative Journey
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Rev. Nhien Vuong, J.D., M.Div. The Enneagram is an extraordinary framework for transformational development. A multi-dimensional model of consciousness, the Enneagram equips each of us with […]
The Contemplative Spirituality of Icons and Iconography
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Marek Czarnecki Icons in the Orthodox Christian tradition have been used as visual theology and as windows into the spiritual world. Through sacred imagery, the Holy […]
Body Presence and Contemplative Awareness – BioSpiritual Focusing Day of Presence
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Donna O’Connor and Mike Smoolca Discover a deeper awareness of healing and wisdom accessible to each of us through our bodies. We’ll establish BioSpiritual Focusing’s place […]
The Mystical Experience of Everyday Living
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Sophfronia Scott, M.F.A. Mysticism is often viewed as the privileged experience of a few chosen, holy individuals. But German Jesuit, Karl Rahner, wrote about “everyday mysticism,” […]
Fear, Freedom and Levels of the Mind: Cultivating Interior Freedom in Fierce Times
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Mark Kutolowski Fear blocks our ability to hear God’s presence and action in our midst. How do we live from a place of spiritual freedom in […]
Emotional Sobriety Through Contemplative Practice
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Jim McElroy Bill Wilson, one of the founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, coined the term “Emotional Sobriety.” He noticed that some AA members with long-term sobriety still […]
Prayer Without Ceasing: Contemplation in Work, Body, and Creation
Contemplative Immersion Retreat with Mark Kutolowski ‘Pray without ceasing.’ (I Thessalonians 5:17) How can we experience ceaseless prayer and conscious union of our hearts with God? This retreat will explore […]
Heart Speaks to Heart: Correspondence as Spiritual Practice
Contemplative Enrichment Day with Judith Valente and Brother Paul Quenon, O.C.S.O. Through the ages, correspondence has been an important contemplative practice to recognize and share the presence of God in […]
