This Meditation practice is guided by Alison Cox, a Leader in The Abbey. You can connect with Alison on Instagram. Alison leads us in this month’s meditation where she gives us the opportunity to slow down through the avenue of our breath, and feel safe in our physical bodies with the presence of the Holy Spirit. I praise you…
Jamie is a member of The Abbey community, both student and guide of yoga and functional movement, and a business owner. You can connect with Jamie on Instagram. Jamie guides us through a strengthening and heart opening power flow, and she beautifully leads us into a space where we’re invited to be transformed in the…
“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20 This devotional is brought to you by Amanda Berger. Amanda is actively engaged in our Abbey Member & Leader Facebook groups, and you can find more of her writings through Inspire Magazine. “Christian community is the place where we…
This practice is guided by Caroline Williams. You can connect with Caroline on Instagram and on her website. Caroline offers us a heart opening practice where we’re invited to notice the gifts that God has given to us, and what we are doing with them. 20 Minute Practice Practice with the accompanying playlist here!
This Lectio Divina practice is brought to you by Sarah Nugent, a Leader in The Abbey. You can connect with Sarah on her Facebook page and on Instagram @louisianayogi. “Then his disciples approached Jesus and asked, “Why do you always speak to people in these hard-to-understand parables?” He explained, “You’ve been given the intimate…
This practice is guided by Caroline Williams. You can connect with Caroline on Instagram and on her website. This practice encourages us to bring attention to a small part of our body that often goes unnoticed – our inner heel. As we move through this heat building flow, and bring our attention to this part…
“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it…
This practice is guided by Caroline Williams. You can connect with Caroline on Instagram and on her website. This is a nice slow flow that incorporates a bit of heat-building, a couple of back-bends, and a few standing postures. The invitation is to see this month’s parable from the perspective of each character in the…
This practice is guided by Caroline Williams. This practice features an 8.5 minute Savasana. Why 8.5 minutes? Because that’s 1/7th of 60 minutes. We take a full “day” to rest in this gentle practice as we focus on the 7th day of the Creation story!
This Loving Kindness Meditation is brought to you by Sarah Nugent, a Leader in The Abbey and yoga teacher. You can connect with Sarah on her Facebook page and on Instagram @louisianayogi. “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.” Genesis 1:31
This practice is led by Alison Cox, a leader in The Abbey. Alison’s practice is in the Yin/Yang style meaning that for every heat-building (yang) pose, there’s a cooling and deep stretching (yin) pose. In the yoga tradition, the sun is associated with more active “power” poses and the moon is associated with more cooling…
The goal of contemplative practices is to develop deep intimacy with God, but sitting still and silently meditating isn’t the only way to do that. Our unique gifts, talents, heritages, and cultures all contribute to how we uniquely draw near to God. So, to celebrate this (and hopefully inspire you to contemplate more creatively), each month…