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Transformative Living through Contemplative & Expressive Arts

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  • Books
    • Dreaming of Stones: Poems
    • The Soul's Slow Ripening:
      12 Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred
    • The Wisdom of the Body:
      A Contemplative Journey to Wholeness for Women
    • Illuminating the Way:
      Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics
    • The Soul of a Pilgrim:
      Eight Practices for the Journey Within
    • Eyes of the Heart:
      Photography as a Christian Contemplative Practice
    • The Artist's Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul with Monastic Wisdom
    • Desert Mothers and Fathers: Early Christian Wisdom Sayings Annotated & Explained
    • Lectio Divina–The Sacred Art: Transforming Words and Images into Heart-Centered Prayer
    • Water, Wind, Earth & Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements
    • Awakening the Creative Spirit:
      Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction
    • Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening & Awareness
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    • Walk the Ancient Paths: Pilgrimage
      • Monk in the World (Ireland)
      • Writing on the Wild Edges (Ireland)
      • Honoring Saints and Ancestors (Iona)
      • Vienna Monk in the World (Austria)
      • Hildegard of Bingen (Germany)
      • Sacred Rhythms of Sky, Sun, Sea, and Stone:
        An Embodied Writing and Voice Retreat (Ireland)
      • The Soul’s Slow Ripening (Ireland)
    • Live Programs and Spiritual Retreats
      • Evening of Celtic Wisdom, Song, Poetry, and Dance
      • The Soul’s Slow Ripening: Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred Day Retreat
      • Writing on the Wild Edges:
        A Creative Retreat in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.
      • Poetry and the Sacred Garden of the World:
        A Veriditas Retreat in Chartres, France
      • The Elements as Wise Guides and Companions
      • The Soul's Slow Ripening: Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred 5-day Retreat
      • Awakening the Creative Spirit: Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts (Northwest)
      • Earth Monastery Intensive:
        Nourishing Intimacy with Nature for Soul Care Practitioners (Scotland)
    • Community Online Retreats
      • The Soul of a Pilgrim:
        An Online Retreat for Lent and Easter
        (a companion retreat to the book)
      • Eyes of the Heart: Photography as a Contemplative Practice (a companion retreat to the book)
      • Jubilee Year Community Retreat:
        Exploring Sacred Rhythms of Time
    • Self-Study Spirituality Online Classes
      • Creative Flourishing in the Heart of the Desert:
        An Online Retreat with St. Hildegard of Bingen
      • Dreaming of the Sea:
        A women’s discernment journey through the story of the Selkie
      • Exile and Coming Home:
        An Archetypal Journey through the Scriptures
      • Eyes of the Heart:
        Photography as Contemplative Practice
        (Companion retreat to the book)
      • Lectio Divina:
        The Sacred Art of Reading the World
      • A Midwinter God:
        Making a Conscious Underworld Journey
      • Sacred Seasons:
        A Yearlong Journey through the Celtic Wheel of the Year
      • Water, Wind, Earth & Fire
      • Watershed Moments
        in the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures
      • Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist:
        A 12-Week Companion Retreat to The Artist's Rule
      • The Wisdom of the Body:
        A 10-Week Online Companion Retreat to the Book
      • The Wisdom of Mary and the Sacred Feminine
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Monk Manifesto Visual Meditation

Pour yourself a cup of tea, close your eyes, and take three slow deep breaths.

Then open your eyes, press play below and enlarge the Vimeo screen, and allow the meditation to take you into the landscape of the Monk Manifesto through art and music. Three  minutes inviting you to consider whether you might make being a monk in the world a deeper part of your life. (Join the Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks!)

Spirituality and Practice called it:

Beautiful. Profound and practical. A blessing to all the aspiring monks of our world.

Monk Manifesto Meditation (8 Principles for being a Monk in the World)

If you loved this, please consider sharing this gift with others.  Help spread some monk love!

There is also an 8-day e-course available to further explore what becoming a monk in the world might mean for you. . .

I am profoundly grateful to the ever-talented and delightful Kristin Noelle for sharing her amazing art for this project and to the wonderful Trish Bruxvoort Colligan for letting her gorgeous music be a part of this gift (you should definitely visit both of their websites for lots more wondrous art and music resources!).

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Upcoming Programs

The Soul of a Pilgrim:
An Online Retreat for Lent
An 8-week companion retreat to the book
(ONLINE)

March 4-April 28, 2019
with Christine & John Valters Paintner, and Jamie Marich

Poetry and the Sacred Garden of the World:
A Veriditas Retreat in Chartres, France (LIVE)

June 10-14, 2019
with Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, REACE

Awakening the Creative Spirit:
Experiential Education for Spiritual Directors in the Expressive Arts - Pacific Northwest (LIVE)

October 27-November 1, 2019
with Betsey Beckman, MM and Kayce Stevens Hughlett, MA

Recent Reflections

  • Abbey of the Arts Featured Poet: Nita Penfold
  • 7 pilgrimages you can go on right now (Part 1) ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
  • Monk in the World Guest Post: Elaine Breckenridge
  • Poetry and the Sacred (new videos and featured poet series) ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
  • Abbey of the Arts Featured Poet: Kenneth Steven

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