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Songs for Transformative Living through Contemplative and Expressive Arts
The Love of Thousands
Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors
This CD accompanies Christine Valters Paintner’s book The Love of Thousands: How Angels, Saints, and Ancestors Walk with Us Toward Holiness published by Ave Maria Press, 2023 and the Love of Thousands prayer cycle. Songs on this album celebrate the presence of angels, call on the wisdom of saints Julian of Norwich, Clare of Assisi, Teresa of Avila, Mechtild of Magdeburg, and Angela of Foligno, and honor the gifts of our wise and well ancestors.
Birthing the Holy
Singing with Mary and the Sacred Feminine
The Birthing the Holy album and prayer cycle were created to accompany Christine Valters Paintner’s book Birthing the Holy: Wisdom of Mary and the Sacred Feminine. Songs in this album celebrate many guises of Mary including: Queen of Angels, Virgin, Untier of Knots, Mustafia, Star of the Sea, Vessel of Grace, Our Lady of Silence, Our Lady of the Underworld, Mother of Sorrows, Greenest Branch, Theotokos, Mystical Rose, Madonna Protectress, and Mirror of Justice.
Birthing the Holy
Dancing with Mary and the Sacred Feminine
Birthing the Holy: Dancing with Mary and the Sacred Feminine is a collection of 12 prayer dances plus teaching videos created by Betsey Beckman that accompany the album and prayer cycle. These resources companion Christine Valters Paintner’s book Birthing the Holy: Wisdom of Mary and the Sacred Feminine. Dances in this collection celebrate many faces of Mary including: Queen of Angels, Untier of Knots, Mustafia, Star of the Sea, Vessel of Grace, Our Lady of Silence, Our Lady of the Underworld, Mother of Sorrows, Greenest Branch, Theotokos, Mystical Rose, and Madonna Protectress. Filmed at sacred spaces in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, Oregon Coast, Michigan, Texas, and Uganda.With guest artists, Soyinka Rahim GSP & the Friends of Hope Cultural Centre in Uganda, Lorraine Bayes, Eloisa Cardona, and Freya Cecchetti.
This collection is available to stream or download.
Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks Medallion
with art by Marcy Hall
St Hildegard of Bingen and St Benedict of Nursia are two of the patron saints of Abbey of the Arts and our Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks. The two-inch, plated metal medallion features Benedict on one side and Hildegard on the other, each engaged in joyful movement. Their designs are drawn from icons created by Marcy Hall at Rabbit Room arts.
Sound and Stillness II
An audio collection of poems by Christine Valters Paintner
Listen to Christine Valters Paintner recite poems from her first three poetry collections “Dreaming of Stones”, “The Wisdom of Wild Grace”, and “Love Holds You: Poems and Devotions for Times of Uncertainty”. Musical accompaniment created by Jake Morgan of Morgan Creative.
Includes 13 tracks and is a follow up to the first Sound and Stillness poetry album.
Monk in the World
Songs for Contemplative Living
The Monk Manifesto is a set of 8 principles for contemplative, creative, and compassionate living. It is the Rule of Life for the Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks community at Abbey of the Arts. We embrace the practices of Silence and Solitude, Hospitality, Community, Kinship with Creation, Work, Sabbath, Conversion, and Creative Joy. In our last album (Earth, Our Original Monastery) we explored Kinship with Creation. This album is an opportunity to celebrate the other 7 practices through the joy of song while cultivating our capacity for becoming monks in the world.
Monk in the World
Moving with Mystery
The Monk Manifesto is a set of 8 principles for contemplative, creative, and compassionate living. It is the Rule of Life for the Holy Disorder of Dancing Monks community at Abbey of the Arts. We embrace the practices of Silence and Solitude, Hospitality, Community, Kinship with Creation, Work, Sabbath, Conversion, and Creative Joy. This DVD includes 14 prayer dances for every-body that embody the practices of the Monk Manifesto written by Christine Valters Paintner.
Sound and Stillness
An Audio Collection of Poems from Christine Valters Paintner
14 tracks of poems being read by Christine Valters Paintner from her two collections – Dreaming of Stones and The Wisdom of Wild Grace – with accompanying music by Jake Morgan, Simon de Voil, and Giants and Pilgrims. Also includes two songs composed by Margo Hennebach inspired by two of Christine’s poems.
Available only as digital download.
Earth, Our Original Monastery
Singing Our Way to the Sacred
A CD with 14 songs inspired by Christine Valters Paintner’s book – Earth, Our Original Monastery: Cultivating Wonder and Gratitude through Intimacy with Nature (Ave Maria Press). Musicians include Richard & Trish Bruxvoort Colligan, Peter Mayer, Simon De Voil, Betsey Beckman, and Lorraine Bayes.
Earth, Our Original Monastery
Dancing Our Way to the Divine
This DVD was commissioned by Abbey of the Arts to accompany Christine Valters Paintner’s recent book – Earth, Our Original Monastery. 13 prayer dances for every-body…and one poem video!
with choreography and instruction by Betsey Beckman.
With simple meditative movements, Dance Along to celebrate Earth as our original Cathedral, Scriptures, Saints, Spiritual Director, Icon, Sacrament, and Liturgy. Move with the gifts of Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Pray with Saint Gobnait, Saint Francis, and walk with beauty in honor of the Diné Navajo tradition.
The Soul's Slow Ripening
Songs for Celtic Seekers
A CD with 12 wonderful songs inspired by Irish monks and the journey of Celtic pilgrimage. This album was created in conjunction with Christine Valters Paintner’s newest book to be released in September 2018 – The Soul’s Slow Ripening: Twelve Celtic Practices for Seekers of the Sacred (Ave Maria Press). Musicians include Sherri Hansen, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, Deirdre Ni Chinneide, Simon De Voil, Sara Thomsen, Margaret McClarty, and Margo Hennebach.
The Soul's Slow Ripening
Dancing the Sacred on a Celtic Path
This DVD was commissioned by Abbey of the Arts to accompany Christine Valters Paintner’s recent book – The Soul’s Slow Ripening: Twelve Celtic Practices for Seeking the Sacred. Filmed in soulful, wild and thin places in Scotland, Ireland and the Pacific Northwest. Dance along with the Celtic Saints: Brendan, Brigid, Ciaran, Colman, Columcille, Dearbhla, Enda, Gobnait, Ita, Kevin, Patrick, and Sourney. 12 Celtic-inspired dances for Every-body!
Singing with Monks and Mystics
A CD with 13 fabulous songs to accompany each of the twelve dancing monk icons plus a bonus second song for St. Benedict by composers Laura and David Ash, Betsey Beckman, Carmel Boyle, and Richard Bruxvoort Colligan.
Dancing with Monks and Mystics
12 Prayerful and Playful Dances for Every-body!
Twelve prayerful and playful participatory dances for every-body! With choreography and instruction by Betsey Beckman and music commissioned by Abbey of the Arts. Enter into dances inspired by 12 monks and mystic through the ages including the Prophet Miriam, King David, Mary Mother of God, Amma Syncletica, Brigid of Kildare, Benedict of Nursia, Brendan the Navigator, Hildegard of Bingen, Francis of Assisi, Rainer Maria Rilke, Dorothy Day, and Thomas Merton. Filmed in locations that evoke and celebrate the gift of each monk and mystic!
