Awakening: Spiritual Practices To Anchor Your Day

From the very beginning, Quakers have recognised the importance of individuals setting aside their own regular time to focus on the divine, as well joining each other in shared worship. While many of us see the value of this in theory, it can be difficult to form this habit in reality. So, in this course, we’ll give each other mutual encouragement, try out some different activities to help us open ourselves to the divine, and reflect together on what supports us and what gets in the way.

Each week, you will be introduced to a different personal spiritual practice and be guided through it during the session. This will lead into a short period of shared worship and reflection. In this way, the live sessions will not only be for ‘learning about’ spiritual practices, but also a time to actively open ourselves to the Spirit to enrich our day.

You will be encouraged to repeat the spiritual practice regularly by yourself during the following week, and reflect on your experience in the course’s online discussion forum and in a small group at the beginning of the next session.

For those in the UK and similar time zones, this course may work particularly well for ‘larks’, who find early morning the best – or only – time to get some time and space to be alone. If you are in a different time zone and this timing isn’t morning for you, don’t worry! You are very welcome, and the spiritual practices can be done at any time of day.