Led by Rev'd. Mel King and Margaret McNulty. Tea and coffee will be made available. Please bring a packed lunch. To book and for further information contact Ruth Wilson (details below) or go here.

Led by Fr Richard Sloan and Revd Mark Waters The Welcoming Practice is a method of consenting to God’s presence and action in and through the experiences of the everyday. It offers healing of our woundedness by addressing its symptoms as they show themselves in our emotional and bodily responses to the events of daily life. It complements the practice of daily silent prayer. The Welcoming Practice invites us to greater inner awakening by helping us break the negative cycle…

Led by Jill Benet. Intensive Retreats provide an opportunity for participants to immerse themselves fully in the practice of Centering Prayer often proving to be a watershed in their practice. There will be up to three hours of Centering Prayer each day and time outside meetings is held in silence. There will be time for personal reflection, contemplative liturgy and Lectio Divina. We will draw on material from Thomas Keating’s last teaching video series, ‘That We May Be One’. The…

Led by Rev. Mel King. Sandwich lunch and drinks included. For more information: Please see upcoming 2020 Programme on the Shepherd's Dene website (below). Booking: Contact Jan Dumbell (details below).

Led by Rev. Lesley Jones. A six-hour workshop introducing the basic principles of Centering Prayer with a detailed explanation of the method and opportunities to practice. Suggested donation £10. Bring a packed lunch. Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided. If required there will be six one-and-a-half hour follow up sessions. These cover essentially the same basic material so even if you couldn't make it to the workshop itself you are welcome to attend the follow up sessions. Further details from…

Centering Prayer, the Law of Three, and Alexander technique. Led by Jill Benet, Antonio Benet and Jacqueline Evans. In this retreat, we will be looking at how we can join fully in the dance of creation. We will offer practices for body, mind and spirit to help us join the flow towards being one with the Unknowable. We will work with four practices: the Law of Three enables us to see more clearly the dynamic flow of creation, Centering Prayer…

The lifetime invitations into the fullness of the presence and reality of God. Led by Revd. Mel King. A day grounded in Centering Prayer with Lectio Divina and reflection on the Four life-giving Consents in the Divine school of love: Our basic goodness; Participation and creativity; Diminishment of our physical powers; Transformation in Christ. Sandwiches may be ordered on arrival or bring a packed lunch. Suitable for anyone with an established practice of Centering Prayer and who is familiar with…

Led by Steve Pearce. This quiet afternoon with some teaching input will be of interest to those who already have an established practice of silent prayer or are seeking to establish one of whatever type. We will be looking at a model of spiritual life in which Four Consents are necessary for growth: consent to our basic goodness; consent to participation and creativity; consent to diminishment and death; consent to transformation. Doors open at 12:30pm for a bring-and-share lunch with…