Part 1: Centering Prayer Introductory Workshop

This is Part 1 of a five-part Centering Prayer Introductory Program recorded on July 11, 18, 25, August 1, 8, 2020. The recommendation is to watch one video per week. The program shares the method of Centering Prayer and offers support in making it a part of daily life. Part 1 is this Introductory Workshop (94 mins) which includes themes of Prayer as Relationship, The Method of Centering Prayer, Thoughts and Use of the Sacred Word, and Deepening Our Relationship with God, and time when you can pause the video for two 20-minute periods of Centering Prayer. Presenters are Keith Kristich, Patricia Clough, Adam Gordon, and Irene Chang who are prayerful Contemplative Outreach commissioned presenters.

Parts 2 – 5 are the Four Continuing Sessions (about 40 mins each) to deepen the understanding of Centering Prayer and provide support in establishing a regular Centering Prayer practice. Each continuing session includes Q&A, a time when you can pause the video for a 20-minute period of Centering Prayer, and one of the following videos by Thomas Keating: Prayer in Secret, The Discipline of Centering Prayer, What Centering Prayer is Not and What it Is, and The Basic Principles of Centering Prayer. Part 2 is at https://youtu.be/RlhyyGv-_Wc. A playlist with links to all 5 parts is at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBE6fmRmYU8hGHhFCNyO8OztznjuBClUo.

This Zoom-enabled program was sponsored by Contemplative Outreach and the Centering Prayer Introductory Program Service Team. For more information go to http://www.contemplativeoutreach.org.

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