Mar 31, 2020
Dr. Melanie Dobson leads two prayers for children. First, Morning Prayer for Children: The Balloon Breath. This breath prayer is a wonderful way to calm and center in the morning.
Next, Night Prayer for Children: Ignatian Examen. This prayer was developed by Ignatius of Loyola for his fellow monks, the Society of...
Mar 31, 2020
Dr. Melanie Dobson leads a practice of Ignatian Examen. This prayer was developed by Ignatius of Loyola for his fellow monks, the Society of Friends, in the mid-1500s. Ignatius thought that by the self-examination of times of desolation and consolation in a person’s life, they could see more clearly the presence of...
Mar 31, 2020
Dr. Melanie Dobson leads a guided practice of Lectio Divina. This four-fold reading of scripture and prayer was developed by Christian monks and practiced for centuries. It has been reclaimed by Catholics and Protestants alike in the late 20th/early 21st century. This practice was adapted from Norvene Vest in her...
Mar 31, 2020
Dr. Melanie Dobson leads a guided practice of the Prayer of the Heart. This prayer is inspired by the contemplative prayer of the desert mothers and fathers. In Greek, it was called heschyia and focuses on the heart as more than just an organ, but rather as the seat of God’s dwelling place within us. Modern mystics...
Mar 31, 2020
Rev. Ashley Pickerel Thomas leads a Heart Math stress reduction mediation on Special Care Focus: Coronavirus (Technique for Reducing and Overcoming Fear). For this meditation, the care focus is replacing fear with Intelligent concern. The tool is intentionally simple but effective. For more, visit