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Below are links to a variety of UK based and international organisations and their own websites. |
These groups offer lots of different information, opportunities and support that can help develop your own discipline of silence and contemplative living.
Click on a logo or an organisation's name to go to their website
Organisations who support the development
of one particular discipline of silence:
of one particular discipline of silence:
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Contemplative Outreach, USA:
Centering Prayer & Thomas Keating's teachings: for books, DVD's, materials etc |
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Contemplative Outreach: Britain
Centering Prayer: information on groups and events at a variety of locations across Britain |
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Closer than Breath, USA-based:
Centering Prayer based, but offering interspiritual contemplative community, practice & education |
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The Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer: Scripture meditation and
Robert Coulson's teachings |
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Ignatian meditation & spirituality:
St Ignatius Loyola's 'Spiritual Exercises', St Beuno's retreats, 'Pray As You Go' & more |
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Meditatio:
WCCM outreach programmes to health, education, leadership, interfaith and more |
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World Community for
Christian Meditation (WCCM): teaching, retreats and resources based in teaching of John Main and Fr Lawrence Freeman |
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Wisdom Waypoints:
community, courses and online events based in the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault and Centering Prayer |
Organisations and groups who support the teaching of silence as a spiritual discipline without emphasising any one practice:
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CANA: Christians Awakening to New Awareness
Presenting new perspectives on the Christian story. |
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Contemplative Fire:
A dispersed community of Christ whose members share in a simple rhythm of prayer and life. |
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Contemplative School of the Heart:
Exploring the ancient Christian contemplative, mystical or wisdom tradition. |
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Creative Arts Retreat Movement:
Connecting your spiritual journey with creativity on Christian retreats, which are partially silent. |
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Friends of Silence:
Long-standing USA based group: e-letters with quotes about silence and contemplative life. |
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Hidden Houses of Prayer:
A network of people drawn to contemplative, creative & intercessory prayer in own homes. |
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The Julian Meetings:
Silent prayer groups meeting regularly in small and local groups throughout the UK. |
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Living Spirituality:
Explores creative forms of spirituality, at the interface between traditional Christianity and emerging forms of spirituality. |
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Quiet Garden Movement:
Garden spaces of all sizes for rest and prayer located throughout the UK |
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The Retreat Association:
UK retreat location info, resources, conferences and organisation links |
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Silence in the City:
London based, days with well-know speakers organised by WCCM & Contemplative Outreach |
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Small Pilgrim Places Network:
A UK network offering numerous small spaces to find silence and solitude |
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Spirituality & Practice:
Offering a variety of resources: on line courses as well as arts, book, film, blog and quotes links |
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Woodbrooke:
A UK Quaker centre offering online Learning, Worship and Research opportunities |
Please note that these links are offered as potential resources for your spiritual development. Seeds of Silence has no formal links with these organisations, is not responsible for the content of their websites,
and does not necessarily support or condone all the opinions contained within them.
and does not necessarily support or condone all the opinions contained within them.
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