“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you, don’t go back to sleep.” – Rumi
Photos at Silver Strand Beach, Barna, County Galway, Ireland © Christine Valters Paintner




“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you, don’t go back to sleep.” – Rumi
Photos at Silver Strand Beach, Barna, County Galway, Ireland © Christine Valters Paintner





Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Our featured self-study this month is Earth, Our Original Monastery. This retreat companions my book and we updated this retreat last spring, adding all new content from Cassidhe Hart on writing your own earth psalter and Polly Paton-Brown on the
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to the Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read one for Martha Van Vactor’s reflection That Night. That night as predicted, there was the beautiful huge, very larger-than-life moon lighting up the night

I Will Live as a Monk in the World I awaken early as usual,have my little pot of breakfast and feed the dog,then she makes circles and squeals,knowing what is next. Morning prayer, walking the canal and river,quiet before the city hums,she stops every few feet to