40 days of Lent begins soon. As a way of preparing, Carol and Doreen invite you to an evening of quiet, communal reflection on darkness. Together, we will seek to offer up our own inner darkness to the divine light of God's Love.

After a brief talk, they will lead participants through easy movement and breath prayer inspired by scripture, then settle into the body for Lectio Divina and Centering Prayer. Lectio Divina, Latin for "Divine Reading," is a traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended to promote communion with God and to increase the knowledge of God’s word. Centering Prayer is a method of meditation.

Time together ends with a self-reflective question to carry each participant into Lent.

At the end of the class, Carol and Doreen hope you will feel calmer, clearer and comfortable with the holy darkness.

Please bring a chair or mat for the movement part and anything you need for supported sitting meditation.

Carol Harris taught yoga, meditation and retreats in NJ for 15 years along side her work for decades as the CEO of a construction company. She describes yoga was a great complement to her business life. After the loss of a brother to suicide, she discovered yoga and Christian prayer. Yoga has been an integral part of her prayer life ever since. Carol, a cancer survivor, has since retired but still loves teaching. She has been part of the CPY community for over a decade.

Doreen Corwith Eckert is a 500 hour Certified Yoga & Meditation Teacher and an 800 hour C-IAYT Spanda Yoga Movement Therapist. She has been meditating for nearly 30 years and teaching since 1997. She is also a Reiki Energy Practitioner, writer and seeker. Her passion is helping others experience the Divine within and making connections between classic yoga and Christ’s teachings. She and her husband recently moved to 40-acres near the Himalayan Institute (HI) in northeastern Pennsylvania so Doreen could teach and work at PureRejuv Wellness Center at HI.