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Epiphany Practice: A Walk to Bethlehem
Follow the journey of the magi with this epiphany practice.
Advent: A Practice of Watchfulness
The season of Advent ask us to prepare for the coming of Christ. Yoga teaches us the art of watchfulness, inviting us to get still, listen, watch, pay attention, observe, notice, and recognize the present coming of Christ in us and around us. A brief guided meditation is included.
Breathe in me Breath of God - A Practice
Doreen explores the relationship between breath, spirit and wellness with a 10 minute meditation practice.
A Review: Prayer of Heart and Body
Allyson reviews Father Tom’s Book
A New Book Fr. Tom: Praying by Hand, Praying with Beads
Read an excerpt from Fr. Tom’s new book, which teaches the integration of the mind and heart through praying with beads.
A Not Too “Ultra Spiritual” Guide to Meditation
If I say, “I meditate,” I feel like I’m one step closer to a caricature of the ultra spiritual. If I mention yoga, it’s more likely to lead to “Oh, I just mastered crow!” then “What are your thoughts on the nature of God?” Here’s how I pray. How about you?
Books and DVDs to Help You Practice
Books to inspire your practice.
Classes for Online Streaming
Resources for streaming yoga classes to wherever you are.
A Brief Teaching: Christian Contemplation
Learn the essential teachings to get started with your meditation practice, and find resources to support your daily discipline.
Yoga and Christianity: Lord, Teach Us to Pray
How does the practice teach us to P.R.A.Y.? How do we get out of our head and into our heart? We Prepare, Root, Align, Yield.
Prayer Sequences
Ignatian Yoga for Lent
Some suggestions for Lent and an Ignatian Yoga Lenten video.
An Introduction to Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading)
Rev. Deborah Hart discusses how to practice Sacred Reading, or Lectio Divina, as Christian meditation practice.
Interview with Dave Driver, Author of The Bottom Turtle
The Bottom Turtle: A Christian's Journey into Yoga is a great resource for evangelicals wondering how yoga can fit with their faith. CPY interviews author Dave Driver.
YogaDevotion: The Book!
CPY’s Cindy Senarighi shares her book of 52 weekly devotions that blend faith and yoga practices with photos of real people doing yoga in the world.