All the lectures from Healing Silence — a meditation retreat with healing at its core — are now available online in audio format.
The retreat was held on Bere Island, 26 September to 2 October 2015, led by Fr. Laurence Freeman and Dr. Barry White.
WCCM members contribution to the IMF Annual Meeting
Watch below to a video from the recent International Monetary Fund Annual Meeting Panel, in Lima, Peru moderated by Sean Hagan, and participated in by Peter Ng. Both are members of the WCCM Guiding Board and also recent guest speakers at the Georgetown University Business School MBA Course on Meditation and Leadership led by Laurence Freeman. (Photo/IMF)
Meditation with Children seminars in South Africa
Dr. Cathy Day and Mr Ernie Christie of Townsville Catholic Education in Queensland, Australia were in South Africa recently, offering a series of nine seminars titled “A Way to Peace: Teaching Meditation to Children”. The nine seminars were given between 21 September and 1 October in Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and ending in Cape Town where the presenters spent a few days relaxing before returning to Australia.
At the seminars, participants were given an overview of the Townsville story and were invited to meditate together to get first-hand experience of this way of prayer. The presenters ended the seminar posing the question to all of what this introduction to meditation might mean for their personal lives and professional practice.
Video: Contemplative Leadership A Western and Universal Perspective by Laurence Freeman
Laurence Freeman took part in the first Wisdom 2.0 Asia on June 18th and 19th 2015 at Suntec City in Singapore. He was a keynote speaker on the theme Contemplative Leadership. Wisdom 2.0 Asia brings together leaders in business, society, and contemplative practice to explore how to lead most effectively in the digital age.
Meditatio interfaith workshop in Malaysia
Nur Damai & The World Community for Christian Meditation (Malaysia) are promoting the Meditatio interfaith workshop Called to be Co-pilgrims, 30th and 31st May, at Pure Live Society, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
“The one divine mystery unfolds in many religions, the one divine word vibrates in diverse scriptures, the one divine Spirit works through manifold symbols,” says Fr. Sebastian Painadath SJ, that will lead the workshop.
Besides daily input sessions, the retreat will include times for meditation, personal reflection, group sharing, rest and recreation. For more information click here.