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Join us for Zoom shared silence gatherings, Mondays at 1pm and 6pm, UK 


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​Seeds of Silence exists to encourage and support ​you in developing your understanding and engagement with Christianity's ancient tradition of silence as a spiritual discipline and practice of prayer.

Voices from Silence

A new, monthly series giving voice to personal stories of engaging in silence by practitioners from the Global Majority Heritage community.
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Click her to go to the Voices from Silence ​collection


Quote of the week

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Receive the weekly quote by email each Monday: click here


Regular Seeds of Silence events on Zoom

All these regular gatherings include 20 mins or more of silence.
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Silence Space


Meet regularly with others on Zoom for 30 minutes of silence-based prayer.
Mondays:
1pm: every week

 6pm: 1st & 3rd Mondays of month
More info on Silence Space: click here
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Silence Forum


Bring your queries, questions and delights about silence & meditation to discuss together.
Usually last Wed of January, March, July and September, 7.30-9.30pm.
Next: Wednesday 26th March
More info on Silence Forum: click here
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Words from Silence


A time to ponder what a poem might have to say to us about our practice of silence.
May and November in 2025:
Wednesday 28th May, 7.30-9pm,
Wednesday 27th Nov 7.30-9pm.
More info on Words from Silence: click here

Silence Reading Group:  slow reading!


Coming next week: the announcement of the title of our new book from January 2025
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This is not like usual book groups! Instead of a whole book, we read and discuss one chapter of our current book about silence-based prayer each month. We start with  20 minutes silence together. 
Click here for more info & details
Our new book for January 2025 Cynthia Bourgeault's Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening (Cowley Publications, 2004). 
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For a description, click here
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​The first evening with this book is Wednesday 8th January, 2025.
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All the places for Silence Reading Group with this book are now taken.
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We meet from 7.30-9.30pm, usually on the second Wednesday of each month, but with occasional exceptions.
Upcoming dates in 2025: Wed 8th January; Wed 12th February; Wed 11th March


Organisations and websites


To find links to other organisations and websites that support
​silence-based prayer click the button or RESOURCES on the menu bar.
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workshops and training to support silence-based prayer
​and meditation please click the buttons below.
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Why is SILENCE important?
COMMENTS from participants

​​Alison Woolley, Director of Seeds of Silence, is a member of ​​the Annunciation Trust (Charity No: 1017702): 
the Trust exists ​'to help you discover the God you already know'.
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Click here for the Annunciation Trust website

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  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • SILENCE
    • Who is SoS for?
    • What is Seeds of Silence?
    • What does SoS offer?
    • What else does SoS offer?
    • WHO is the SoS team?
    • COMMENTS about SoS
    • Safeguarding
  • EVENTS
    • Meditation: online groups & teaching
    • In person events
    • Virtual events
    • Residential Retreats
    • Virtual retreats
  • Silence Quotes
    • Voices from Silence
    • The Voices Collection
    • This week's quote
    • A month with ...
    • The Quoting Silence Collections
    • In silence, waiting: Advent 2024
  • RESOURCES
    • Organisations
    • Podcasts and recordings
    • BLOGS re silence & contemplative life
    • Poems & prayers for silence & meditation
    • Virtual, self-guided retreats
    • Virtual courses: self-guided or streamed
    • Books & DVD suggestions
    • New books
    • 50+ Poems for hard times
    • Documents to download
    • Covid Resources
  • WORKSHOPS
    • Exploring Silence Workshop
  • Spiritual Accompaniment
  • CONTACT
    • CONTACT Seeds of Silence
    • Quoting Silence email Request Form
    • Voices from Silence request
    • Donate to Seeds of Silence
    • Unsubscribe
  • WRITINGS & Talks