I was delighted to be joined by Simon de Voil and Jamie Marich to celebrate the launch of my latest book, Breath Prayer: An Ancient Practice for the Everyday Sacred. We gathered with many of you to share song and movement and breath as a way to deepen into this practice.
I invite you to join us for the Advent Breath Prayer Retreat: A Companion to the Book which begins November 29th.
Today we celebrate 18 years since Abbey of the Arts was created. In its first year it was a blog called The Sacred Art of Living where I was retraining myself to write for a broader audience after my highly academic training. A few months
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Starr Regan DiCiurcio’s reflection and inspiration for writing your own prayer. Over the years I have spent considerable time in monasteries, primarily
Blessing of the Elements*Wild Elemental One,bless us through your gifts of wind, fire, water, and earth. May we awaken to new life each dawnand feel your holy breath sustaining us.Let the breezes whisper their secrets and the winds strip away what is no longer needed.
