Project for Mindfulness and Contemplation

Introduction to Mindfulness and Guided Meditation with Susan Stabile

Quick Centering Meditation w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Awareness of Thoughts w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Radical Acceptance w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Mindfulness for Stress Management: Progressive Relaxation w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Guided meditation w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Mindfulness for Academic Anxiety: Procrastination Meditation w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Guided meditation w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Mindfulness for Academic Anxiety: Meditation for Worrywarts w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Guided meditation w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Creative Visualization for Music Performanace Anxiety w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett

Guided Meditation for dealing with Music Performance Anxiety w/Dr. Vanessa Cornett.

Compassionate Awe 10-29-15

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. "Here is what we seek: a compassion that can stand in awe at what the poor have to carry rather than stand in judgment at how they carry it." This week we reflect...

Healing & Integration 10-17-15

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack We discuss the four moments of centering prayer, and how they lead to the eventual healing and integration of what Carl Jung would call our "shadow side."

Deep Rest

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. This week Dr. Bushlack explores the way in which the continual practice of letting and returning to the sacred word facilitates our entry into deeper states of rest for both mind and body....

The Wisdom of Doing Nothing 10-1-15

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. An invitation to reflect upon how our experience of “doing” and “accomplishing” might be different if we also set aside some time intentionally “not doing” and “not striving.”

Inner Peace 9-24-15

“The real secret to handling the demands upon you is possessing inner peace. No matter what the problems, the tensions, the pressures, one can only help oneself by thinking clearly and calmly and resolutely. This cannot be done without inner...

The Guest House 9-17-15

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. We reflect on Rumi's poem, "The Guest House," and the practice of meeting the full range of our experience "at the door laughing" - even the difficulties, stresses, and anxieties.

Laughter & the Spiritual Life

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack Dr. Bushlack flubs his way through a joke, and then reflects on the significance of laughter, humility, and levity as one advances in the spiritual life and the practice of Centering.

Go Placidly Amid the Noise

Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack. A reflection on Max Erhman's poem, "The Desiderata," in which we are encouraged to follow our sacred word into the peace available amid the noise and chaos of our daily lives.

The Body as Foundation

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. “Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life” (B.K.S. Iyengar). By bringing gentle attention to the body during our practice it becomes easier to say yes to God and to...

Detachment & Serenity

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack Dwelling on the past tends to produce depression. Dwelling on the future tends to promote anxiety. Dwelling in the moment is the only place to access peace, contentment, and serenity. How does our sacred word help us...

The Sacred Word as Symbol

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. What does it mean to refer to our sacred word as a "symbol"? In this reflection we consider the ways in which our sacred word acts as a symbol for and guide toward...

Living from Our True Self

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. This podcast invites us to access and live out of a deeper sense of our true self. How does the "self" that we construct and use on social media relate to our "true...

Contemplation & Justice

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. Following the wisdom of Thomas Merton, Parker Palmer, and others, we explore the relationship between contemplation and the struggle to work with our own personal imperfections and to rectify injustice in the world....

Going Forth in Silence

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. In this podcast our weekly Centering group discusses how to mindfully and prayerfully move from the period of sitting in silence back into our regular lives with greater intention. This podcast includes a...

Purifying Intention

Centering Prayer & Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack Explore the intentions that bring us into Centering Prayer & Meditation, or any practice of contemplation, and how our intentions becomes gradually purified and focused through ongoing fidelity to our practice.

Non-Grasping Mind

Centering Prayer and Meditation w/Dr. Thomas Bushlack. In this practice session, Dr. Bushlack reflects on St. Paul's comment in Philippians 2:6 that Jesus "did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped at" as a model for the continual...

5 Minute Catch your Breath Meditation with Dr. William Brendel

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel. Take a quick 5 minutes to breath mindfully and hit the "reset" button.

Loving Kindness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel. In this guided meditation, Dr. Brendel will lead you through a series of exercises designed to expand your field of love and care for yourself, other persons, and all beings.

Interior Pilgrimage CP&M 2-12-15

Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack. In this reflection, Dr. Bushlack explores the nature of Centering Prayer as entering into an interior pilgrimage of discovery of self and God.

Thomas Merton on Perseverance CP&M 2-6-15

Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack. A reflection on Thomas Merton's letter to Dorothy Day discussing the importance of persevering in letting go, in honor the 100th birthday anniversary of Merton.

Choiceless Awareness with Dr. William Brendel

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel. Enter a state of choiceless awareness and radical openness to the present moment through this guided meditation.

15 Minute Breathing Meditation with Dr. William Brendel

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel. A 15 minute guided breathing meditation for relaxation

25 minute Body Scan with Dr. William Brendel

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel. A 25 minute guided body scan relaxation meditation.

20 Minute Introduction to Mindfulness Practice with Dr. William Brendel

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel. A 20 minute introduction to the practice of mindfulness.

Dealing with Thoughts CP&M 10-31-14

Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack

Widening Circles CP&M

Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack

The Science of Love CP&M 11-6-14

Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack

Honoring our Innate Goodness CP&M 11-13-14

Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack

Symphony of Life CP&M 12-4-14

Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack

Introduction to Centering Prayer and Meditation (CP&M) with Dr. Thomas Bushlack

Introduction to the practice of Centering Prayer & Meditation with Dr. Thomas Bushlack

Entering the Space of Freedom CP&M 11-20-14

Centering prayer & meditation: entering the space of freedom.