The Center For Contemplative Practice

The Center for Contemplative Practice Offers

workshops, courses, and classes in Contemplative Practices.

We are a group of teachers and scholars who offer courses of study in diverse topics and practices of Contemplation. Among our teachers are skilled yoga therapists who provide practices to relieve physical pain and help with stress and anxiety, which are the main obstacles to contemplation. See the therapy page for more information on this aspect of our offerings.

Past programs have included these topics:

Medieval Contemplative Practices for Today — with R. McMahon and K. Orr.

Clarity in Decision and Action for Managers and Entrepreneurs — with K. Orr and R. McMahon

Harness the Power of Your Breath for Calming Your Mind and Healing Your Body — with K. Orr.

Bach and Contemplation — with T. Breyfogle and K. Orr.

Mind over Mind, Patajali’s Theory and Practice of Mind Management — with K. Orr.

Be Still and Know — with K. Orr and Rev. James Kontos for St. James Episcopal Church.

The Kingdom of God Lies Within — with K. Orr and Rev. Clare Novak for St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church.

Lectio Divina, Ancient Practice for Modern Times — with K. Orr and R. McMahon for St. James Episcopal Church.

Reading Poetry as Contemplation: Hopkins, Eliot, and Auden — with R. McMahon and K. Orr

Meditation for Magnificence, How to Meditate — with K. Orr

Threading the Infinite: Dharma and Ordo Naturae — with K. Orr