Cintya-Bhavana

Join us for a Dharma Workshop to learn the timeless art of contemplation and reflection to develop our intuitive wisdom and expand our embodied conscious awareness.

The practice of text-based contemplation, known as cintya-bhavana in India and lectio divina in the West, stimulates experiential learning and intuitive realization. In medieval times, monks and nuns would read and reflect upon the impact of a sacred text on their minds, bodies, and spirits. Often, a felt response awakened a greater sense of meaning, awe and appreciation for life. In this way, contemplatives were able to access deeper layers of intuitive wisdom missed through reading analysis or left-brain cognition.

Our guest teacher, Elizabeth Rovere, will explain more about this process and guide us in this practice using contemporary poetry. We will listen to passages read aloud while in a meditative state. We’ll be cued to listen for words or phrases that stand out,…