COURSES, RETREATS, WORKSHOPS

How then do we make this transformative journey to Ha Galil the centre, where Christ is and discover the kingdom of heaven which is within all of us? What methods and what framework of understanding this process, does Christian mysticism offer us, in particular a modern Christian mysticism with its roots reaching into the depths of its own tradition but also ever evolving for us in this challenging new century?
 
Through developing awareness and practices using our breath, through prayer, sound, movement, story, poetry and music, and often through being in and working with nature, we begin to become more present to what is usually hidden from us in our everyday lives, the kingdom within. Some of the practices offered by the School during courses, workshops and retreats are listed below.​

Cultivating awareness
Going within
Cultivating the breath
Calming the body and mind
Cultivating the creative imagination
Opening the heart; cultivating compassion
Centering Prayer
Lectio Divina
Repetition of sacred words or phrases
Praying with the body; moving, walking, dancing
Chanting and singing; psalms, Taize chants
Cultivating a connection with Jesus
Cultivating a connection with other great Christian souls
Contemplating nature

In the School we offer frameworks of understanding mystical experience through the Christian mystical tradition, and some of these are listed below.

Stages of Transformation
Recognising different levels of our being
Jesus’ life style and story
Jesus’ teachings
The lives, experiences and teachings of Christian mystics
Parables and stories; poems, artwork and music
Christian symbols
The Christian year and liturgy
The natural world in and outside us