Monk in the World Guest Post: Rochelle Rawson Naylor
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest series from the community. Read on for Rochelle Rawson Naylor’s reflection on the spiritual practice of being in the present moment while caring for a loved one with dementia. Be where you are. This has been my everyday mantra for myself […]
Day 7: Beauty
Prayer Cycle / Cultivating Seeds of Liberation / Day 7 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Purchase the companion album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy Morning Prayer Video podcast coming in 2026 OPENING PRAYER We open up to the splendor […]
Day 2: Vision
Prayer Cycle / Cultivating Seeds of Liberation / Day 2 Video, Audio and Written Guides for Morning and Evening Prayer Morning Prayer Evening Prayer Make A Donation Purchase the companion album Cultivating Seeds of Liberation: Songs of Justice and Joy Morning Prayer Video podcast coming in 2026 OPENING PRAYER This morning, we call on mystics […]
Ripened (S)aging: A Good Friday Invitation ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Today we begin Holy Week and observe the transformative journey toward Easter and Resurrection. Before we jump to Resurrection it is important to sit with the landscape of grief and holy pause. On Friday, April 18th, Wisdom Council Member, psychospiritual therapist, and interfaith spiritual companion Melissa Layer will lead us in the […]
Monk in the World Guest Post: Amy Oden
I am delighted to share another beautiful submission to our Monk in the World guest post series from the community. Read on for Amy Oden’s reflection on silence in academic settings. As a professor I live much of my life with students in learning and discovery. This happens in physical classrooms, outside classrooms, in retreat […]
Feast of Sister Thea Bowman ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, Today is the feast day of Sister Thea Bowman, an amazing woman whose vibrancy still radiates to us today, calling us to shine our lights in a world that is often hard to bear. Even in the midst of a slow and painful death from cancer, she embodied joyful […]
Earth Psalter: Writing Psalms for the Anthropocene ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
Dearest dancing monks, artists, and pilgrims, This Friday we are delighted to welcome Wisdom Council member Cassidhe Hart and her teaching partner Grant Showalter-Swanson for a creative mini-retreat on Earth Psalter: Writing Psalms for the Anthropocene. Read on for their reflection on this spiritual practice. My (Cassidhe’s) family moved frequently as a child, and as a […]
