Centering Prayer

My Peace I Give You: A Centering Prayer Day with the Aramaic Jesus

With Joy Andrews Hayter, Ph.D., Heather Ruce, M.A. and Catherine Regan, Ph.D.

November 16, 2024
Mercy Center Burlingame

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” — John 14:27 Our world is in a time of deep change, and on the surface we can feel tossed about by the […]

An Introduction to a Wisdom Way of Knowing: A Wisdom Practices Series

With Heather Ruce, M.A., Joy Andrews Hayter, Ph.D. and Catherine Regan, Ph.D.

January 18 - February 1, 2025
Online via Zoom

January 18th This Sacred Path: Three Centered Knowing This Sacred Surrender: Centering Prayer January 25th This Sacred Voice: Chanting This Sacred Body: Gesture & Movement February  1st This Sacred Self: Witnessing & Welcoming This Sacred Heart: The Way of the Heart   This is a series introducing some key elements of the Christian Wisdom tradition, […]

Centering Prayer and Three-Centered Knowing: A Silent Centering Prayer Wisdom Retreat

With Joy Andrews Hayter, Ph.D., Heather Ruce, M.A. and Catherine Regan, Ph.D.

February 7 - 9, 2025
Mercy Center Burlingame

"Centering Prayer … is the opening of mind and heart, body and emotions--our whole being--to God, the Ultimate Mystery, beyond words, thoughts, and emotions."  —Thomas Keating, in Open Mind Open Heart             In Centering Prayer we practice letting go to the Divine Indwelling, building up a muscle of release, of consent to the presence and […]