the River Dee in Chester
Join us for a special Retreat House Chester Soulful Saturday in a remarkable and challenging year - to explore meditation and why it matters, with Fr Laurence Freeman OSB, monk, teacher and Director of The World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM) a global, inclusive contemplative community. He now resides at Bonnevaux, the WCCM international home in France, a centre for peace where meditation is practised and taught as a way to personal and organisational transformation. We are delighted that, despite restrictions changing the original plan for this event, Fr Laurence can still be with us in Chester for this day now on Zoom.
Fr Laurence writes: In the corona crisis a powerful light has been shone upon the even greater crisis of our time that humanity faces. In such a time it is not only ideas or policies that matter but a new way of observing reality and of seeing what is real. This is the contemplative consciousness that releases wisdom and influences all dimensions of experience. If Christianity is to contribute its unique and universal vision of wisdom it must become more confidently and explicitly a contemplative religious force. This is not mere abstraction but a matter of life. That is why practising and teaching meditation in the Christian tradition matters. How do we become a contemplative Church?
A writer, citizen of the world and international teacher, Fr Laurence is the author of many articles and books including: Light Within, The Selfless Self,Your Daily Practice, Jesus:The Teacher Within, First Sight:The Experience of Faith and his latest book Good Work: Meditation for Personal and Organizational Transformation. He collaborated with the Dalai Lama on many dialogues and the groundbreaking book The Good Heart.
In 2010, he launched Meditatio - the outreach programme of the World Community - which engages with the secular world in the fields of Education, Medicine, Leadership, Science, Business and Culture.
Please be aware that places are limited and must be booked in advance. Booking will close at 10.30am on Thursday 8th October.
Saturday 10th October
10.30am - 3.15pm: we anticipate that the event will take place in two sessions, morning and afternoon, with time for lunch
£15
We will send the Zoom link by email 2-3 days ahead of the event (please check your junk mailbox if you don’t see the email and contact us in good time if there is a problem - thank you).
To book: please go to our Ticketsource online bookings by clicking here. Please book online if you possibly can; if not, please contact us.