This practice is guided by Caroline Williams, the Founder of The Abbey. You can connect with Caroline on Instagram and on her website. Caroline leads us through a breath led slow flow focusing heavily on our transverse abdominis – the deepest layer of our core muscles. As we are gently led physically, Caroline offers several…
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…
This practice is guided by Caroline Williams, the Founder of The Abbey. You can connect with Caroline on Instagram and on her website. Caroline leads us through a very slow and deeply restorative practice. Using Hagar’s encounter with the Divine as our example, we’re invited to rest in the promise and provision of the God…
This Meditation Practice is brought to you by Melissa Reed, a Leader in The Abbey. You can connect with Melissa on Instagram and her website. Melissa leads us through this month’s meditation by inviting us to engage with the presence of God using our imaginations as we visualize ourselves in this Divine Encounter. In the…
This practice is guided by Caroline Williams, the Founder of The Abbey. You can connect with Caroline on Instagram and on her website. Caroline leads us through gentle heart opening flows. She reminds us that this encounter was bigger than what the woman originally sought. This story reveals to us that Jesus desires to not…
This Lectio Divina practice is guided by Caroline Williams, the Founder of The Yoga Abbey. You can connect with Caroline on Instagram and on her website. Psalm 88, MSG 13But I cry to you for help, Lord; in the morning my prayer comes before you. 14 Why, Lord, do you reject me and hide your face from me? 15 From my youth I have suffered and…
This practice is guided by Kate Lee, a Leader in The Yoga Abbey. Kate is a certified spiritual director, a trauma sensitive yoga facilitator and a graduate of The Yoga Abbey’s first teacher training program. You can connect with Kate on Instagram and her website. Kate leads us through a Yin yoga practice and invites…
This practice is guided by Kate Lee, a Leader in The Yoga Abbey. Kate is a certified spiritual director, a trauma sensitive yoga facilitator and a graduate of The Yoga Abbey’s first teacher training program. You can connect with Kate on Instagram and her website. Kate leads us through a Yin yoga practice and invites…
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We invite you to begin by taking a deep breath and remembering the presence of God in and around you. Read the Psalm below slowly and intentionally. If you have a different Bible translation you enjoy, read it there as well. Below the Psalm you’ll find a short reflection on its context and themes and…
This meditation is guided by Sarah Nugent, a Leader in The Yoga Abbey. You can connect with Sarah on Instagram. Sarah invites us to dive deeper into Psalm 139 by offering reflective questions to meditate or journal with.
This Lectio Divina Practice is brought to you by Sarah Nugent, a Leader in The Yoga Abbey. You can connect with Sarah on Instagram. Psalm 139 Sarah reads from the New King James Version.