October: 20 Minutes Slow Flow

October: 20 Minutes Slow Flow

This practice is guided by Sarah Nugent, a leader in The Abbey. You can connect with Sarah on Instagram. Sarah guides and encourages us in this practice to notice and become aware of the sensations we feel in some potentially familiar shapes but with heart opening variations. She thoughtfully weaves a series of reflection questions…

October: Lectio Divina

October: Lectio Divina

This Lectio Divina practice is guided by Melissa Reed, a Leader in The Abbey. You can connect with Melissa on Instagram and her website.   Christ’s resurrection is your resurrection too. This is why we are to yearn for all that is above, for that’s where Christ sits enthroned at the place of all power,…

October: Meditation

October: Meditation

This Meditation practice is guided by Melissa Reed, a Leader in The Abbey. You can connect with Melissa on Instagram and her website. In this meditation practice, Melissa invites us to use our imaginations to connect with God’s loving presence in the sacred space of the Inner Courts.

October: Creative Contemplation

October: Creative Contemplation

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…

September: Workshop

September: Workshop

September Leader’s Workshop: Considering cultural appropriation as Christians practicing yoga with Kelly McLellan What does it mean to honor yoga, it’s history, and the culture it was birthed from while also participating in it as a Western Christian? The origins of yoga date back centuries and while Christianity has long been present in India, it…

September: Devotional

September: Devotional

“Then have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them. Make this tabernacle and all its furnishings exactly like the pattern I will show you.” Exodus 25:8-9 This devotional is brought to you by Kelly McLellan. Kelly McLellan is the owner of Getting Still Studios, and the creator of educational platform, the Sanctuary, a…

September: 60 Minute Slow Flow

September: 60 Minute Slow Flow

This practice is guided by Caroline Williams, the Founder of The Abbey. You can connect with Caroline on Instagram and on her website. Caroline gently leads us through a flow that incorporates both balancing and grounding. Mirroring the priests who ministered at the Altar of Sacrifice in the Outer Courts and then moved to the…