School of Contemplative Prayer 1
Refresh your daily practice this Fall with Shalem! Gather a group and experience together.
Are you a Shalem Graduate leading a congregation or group? Be among the first to help us pilot our Leadership Packages.
6 week series beginning September 21, 2014. Registration coming soon. Please click here to receive updates.
Join Carole Crumley as she illuminates the introductory core prayer practices found in Tilden Edwards’ Living in the Presence. Weekly material will focus on nurturing presence through body, breath & mind (with audio guided meditations from Tilden Edwards, Marlene Maier, and the late Gerald May). This offering is the first in the Online School of Contemplative Prayer Series; however, the courses can be taken in any sequence that feels right for you.
(eCourse previously named “Presence through Body, Breath & Mind”)
| Dates: | 6 week session begins September 21, 2014 |
| Time: | Flexible; you will receive Sunday and Thursday e-mails, and estimated 20 minutes a day for daily practice |
| Place: | www.contemplative-living.org secure, members-only web community of Shalem Institute |
| Leaders: | Carole Crumley and other Shalem staff |
| Cost: | $75 per person. $10 off for groups of 3 or more, see details below. |
To Register, please check back here.
Space is limited. Early notifications will be posted on Facebook and email updates (see below). Once you have registered, you will hear from us via a welcome e-mail a few days before the course begins (Subject line: “Your Shalem eCourse: Action Required” from [email protected] ).
Gather a Group of 3 or more and pay only $68 per person. Register the emails of your group members below. Receive a link for your group to register and pay on our store:
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Course Description
Looking for support for your daily practice?
Wherever you are in your prayer life– whether you feel like a beginner or want to deepen a particular practice; whether you want to explore new ways of praying or are seeking the support of like-spirited others in an online setting– the School of Contemplative Prayer Series offers something for you.
The online sessions are experiential and will include:
- enrichment and support for your daily practice through weekly course material, contemplative quotes and images, and midweek e-mail check-ins;
- encouragement for opening to God through a particular way of praying;
- opportunities for conference call, journaling and shared reflection with other participants through a simple, secure, members-only web space.
During the 6-week course, each session builds on the previous sessions, so we encourage you to participate in all sessions sequentially. The online aspect of the course offers you the flexibility of viewing the course material at any time during your day that is right for you. Through it all, your daily silent prayer discipline is the most important aspect of this course.
Technical Requirements: Google Chrome or Firefox browsers highly recommended. Biweekly e-mails connect you to the course website. Video teachings are hosted by YouTube. Weekly reflection questions are offered for download and printing. Prayerful technical assistance is offered via email.A look is worth a thousand words, see the course space for yourself!
Still Discerning?
Here are some questions that may help you discern the rightness of this course for you:
Do you desire support and enrichment for your prayer life?
Do you wish to develop or deepen a consistent spiritual practice?
Do you desire to open more fully to God?
Are you seeking to connect with authentic spiritual community online?
If these questions touch something that you are yearning for in your spiritual life, then join us for the refreshment, vitality and deepening in prayer that is made possible because we are together in this expanded form of spiritual community.
For further information: Contact [email protected] or (301-897-7334)
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