Ripples

This program will include a 4 minute introduction and a 10 minute guided experience of Centering Prayer. The meditation experience will include a body relaxation and an opportunity to bring a word or mantra into the stillness. The word will be chosen by you and will be an expression of something that you desire or seek to integrate into your life. Once you are familiar with the process of Centering Prayer the introduction may no longer be necessary and you may like to move straight into the meditation. We hope that this time of treasured stillness will be a wonderful opportunity for you to come away and rest in God’s love.

Robyn Gallagher explores our current COVID-19 reality and highlights the many challenges that we are facing. In the same breath she draws on the wisdom of others to recognise that there is something very positive happening within our world. Konrad Marshall from the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) articulates this and suggests that a “far more potent story is unfolding: one of kindness, connection and trust.” Robyn will share some of these little pieces of light which are sustaining us and reminding us of God’s constant presence.

A ten minute guided breathing meditation experience which includes a body relaxation and a gentle focus on the breath. We invite you to take some time in your day just to BE. In doing so we are more able to be centered and to hear the voice of the Spirit within. This is the  voice that reminds us of our goodness and calls us out into mission.

Robyn Gallagher shares the story behind Ripples and how its development was prompted by COVID-19. The program also came out of a shared desire to offer some on-going spiritual formation to staff and parents in a format and medium that was easily accessible. Robyn shares how Ripples seeks to offer a space where people can draw on the wisdom of a series of guest speakers and can experience some treasured stillness through meditation. Practices like these create a ripple effect.