Morning Meditations
Advent Meditations 2025
This Advent season we are exploring early Christian stories that have shaped the nativity account, even to our days, focusing on the Infancy Gospel of James. This non-canonical text, offers a portrait of the Holy Family developing themes of hope, preparation, and divine presence. Each week we reflect on how these ancient narratives continue to inform the meaning of Christmas today. Here's our weekly schedule:
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Monday: We offer an overview of the week, introducing the concept (Joy, Hope, Love, or Peace) and the theme, which was explored the previous day on Beyond the Walls.
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Tuesday: Lectio Divina with the scripture used the previous Sunday on Beyond the Walls.
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Wednesday Circle of Prayer: (not a meditation event) we gather for prayer.
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Thursday: We meditate on a Christmas hymn/carol that relate to theme or concept for the week.
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Friday: we offer a guided meditation that draws are attention on concepts we've explored during the week. The leader may propose questions for reflection or other ways to deepen our practice.
Start your mornings with a guided meditation session on Zoom to cultivate your inner peace, wisdom, and let the Spirit flow through mind and body. Our goal is to build a supportive environment where all are welcome, whether you are experienced or new to meditative practices, no matter what your faith background or spiritual type might be.
We gather on Zoom Monday to Fridays at 9 a.m. ET / 8 a.m. CT / 7 a.m. MT / 6 a.m. PT
🕘 9:00 AM ET: meeting opens with casual conversation as we gather (optional)
🕘 9:15 AM ET: Guided session starts
🕘 9:45 AM ET: Guided sessions ends. We invite you to stay and share your reflections (optional)
This is a Zoom event. To connect please click here.
Find out more about this event on our Facebook page or our Facebook Group. If you use Discord, please send us an email at info@centreplace.ca to receive the invite link.
Watch our meditations
Breathing, relaxation, and guided exercises. Experience deep relaxation. Learn to manage stress and anxiety. Deepen your spiritual practice. Our approach to mindfulness draws together Zen meditation and other techniques from the mystical traditions of East and West. We also incorporate the modern perspectives of neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy of mind. All levels, spiritual types, religious backgrounds, and gender identities and expressions are welcome.
We start with guided exercises to help us find the right posture and breathing rhythm. Then, we focus the mind and explore consciousness envisioning images and considering ideas that draw together ancient wisdom and mythology from the Eastern and Western traditions with up-to-date theories in the fields of neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and philosophy of mind. We follow with a few minutes of gentle yoga to relax the core muscles in preparation for 10 minutes of silent unguided meditation.
All levels are welcome. This is a judgement-free, non-competitive environment. You can either sit on a chair or on a meditation cushion. You can bring a change of clothes to make your practice more comfortable.