by Rebekah Vickery

In this contemplative exercise, we will bless our faces.

As we start, I’d invite you to place your feet on the floor and take a moment to look around the room. See where the windows are, where the exits are. And then, as you’re ready, look at the reflection of your face.

by Judy Ko and Laura Peluso

Taking time to reflect is an important aspect of self care.

After a tumultuous season of caring for my mom before she died, I have allowed myself to observe the world in a new way. The home and daily rituals we shared for over a year feel incomplete, and I am struggling to define and understand new emotional challenges.

by Rebekah Vickery

In this contemplative exercise, we will honor the sacredness of our skin as a good boundary for our bodies.

by Judy Ko and Laura Peluso

It all started with a phone call.

On a late spring day, we found ourselves a continent apart, marveling at how our thoughts and experiences persistently intersect despite our separate locations and circumstances.

by Grace Phong

In this meditation, or sitting, spiritual director and mental health therapist Grace Phong introduces us to Zen as a way of life and a practice, as derived from Zen Buddhism.

by Marjory Zoet Bankson

You are holding the whole story of creation in your hands today … 15 billion years in the making… mysteriously designed to sustain life here on this planet. It is a constantly emerging story of change and adaptation, collapse and renewal. 

by Emily Wright

In contrast to forms of mindfulness that cultivate awareness from a posture of stillness, moving meditation emphasizes an attention to sensations, emotions, and thoughts from the moving body.

by Vernée Wilkinson and Ted Wueste

For many of us, we are realizing that the statement “I’m not a racist” is not enough. Better to say “I’m anti-racist.”

by Teresa Ramsey

Centering prayer is a method of meditation used by Christians that places a strong emphasis on interior silence.