[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] [siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] On Earth Day 2020 Abbey of the Arts hosted an Earth Monastery Virtual Book & Album Launch  (recording above) Christine Valters Paintner was joined by Abbey of the Arts Wisdom Council members Betsey Beckman, Simon de Voil, and Richard Bruxvoort Colligan for this free hour-long event. Christine introduced and shared a meditation from the book Earth, Our Original Monastery, Simon and Richard shared songs from the album, Betsey led us in embodied prayers, and Christine read poems from her forthcoming collection, The Wisdom of Wild Grace. Celebrate with us these important resources for our times! [siteorigin_widget

I am so excited for these upcoming offerings in 2020! Three resources to help support you in reclaiming a radical intimacy with nature and sustain and galvanize you in these uncertain times. Coming April 2020 from Ave Maria Press: *Earth, Our Original Monastery: Cultivating Wonder & Gratitude through Intimacy with Nature* Isn’t the cover below beautiful? ? ? (pre-order link – https://amzn.to/2p1TmzX) Coming Spring 2020 from Abbey of the Arts: *Earth, Our Original Monastery: Singing Our Way to the Sacred* (An album of 14 songs to help celebrate and deepen your intimacy with the more-than-human-world + a DVD of dance