Project for Mindfulness and Contemplation

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. Explore how the practicing of letting go frees us to act without expectation, seek justice, and do God’s will in the world.

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 guided meditation at the end that unifies the breath with the mind, body, spirit, and sacred word, to facilitate the process of bringing our experience of silence with us back into our routines.

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.

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 return to letting go and the cultivation of a non-grasping mind in Centering Prayer.

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel.

Take a quick 5 minutes to breath mindfully and hit the "reset" button.

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.

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.

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.

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel.

Enter a state of choiceless awareness and radical openness to the present moment through this guided meditation.

Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. William Brendel.

A 15 minute guided breathing meditation for relaxation