Chants & Meditations

Julie Ann Stevens
Julie Ann Stevens
Julie Ann Stevens

An Exercise: Soft Gaze, Sleepy Mind

Throughout this year (2021), prior to our weekly sits at the Episcopal House of Prayer, we introduce short, practical exercises. These exercises intend to complement regular prayer practice—that is, their content and form will focus on building up the prayer muscles that support contemplative prayer. Each exercise is repeated for three to four weeks at… Read more

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Julie Ann Stevens

An Exercise: Use of Breath to Support Contemplative Postures (spaciousness, suppleness, surrender)

Throughout this year (2021), prior to our weekly sits at the Episcopal House of Prayer, we introduce short, practical exercises. These exercises intend to complement regular prayer practice—that is, their content and form will focus on building up the prayer muscles that support contemplative prayer. Each exercise is repeated for three to four weeks at… Read more

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Julie Ann Stevens

Three Breaths Meditation

Breath practices can help us to ground ourselves, to truly tune into our experiences, and to develop skills in awareness, tension, and spaciousness. In this video, Christine Luna Munger offers a breath practice designed to help us notice spaciousness. This exercise invites us to pay attention to the spaciousness within the natural breath cycle, which… Read more

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