Gatherings
BreatheMovePray explores Christian prayer life through the application of yoga-derived breathing and movement patterns.
A small group gathers regularly in the sanctuary of a charming Episcopal parish in the western suburbs of Boston.
You are welcome to join us.
Calendar
Schedule of gatherings
Sept 7, 21, Oct 5, 19, Nov 2, 16, Dec 7, 21
Saturdays at 5pm
Annual cycle
Gatherings throughout the year, following the anual cycle of Advent - Christmas - Epiphany - Lent - Holy Week - Easter - Pentecost
Themes of past gatherings
Pentecost season
Oct 5 - outdoor practice at sunset - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Pentecost season
Sept 21 - asana sequence - savasana (Raag nat bhairav - Ronu Majumdar) - pranayama
Pentecost season
Sept 7 - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama - mudra of blessing
Pentecost season
Aug 24 - discussion - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Pentecost season
Aug 10 - statement - asana sequence - savasana reading - pranayama
Pentecost season
July 27 (summer retreat)
Pentecost season
July 13 (summer retreat)
Pentecost season
June 29 - statement - asana sequence - savasana (Raag nat bhairav - Ronu Majumdar) - pranayama - mudra of compassion
Pentecost season
June 15 - statement - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Pentecost season
June 1 - statement - asana sequence - savasana (selection from The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
Pentecost season
May 25 - statement - asana sequence (lying down) - savasana (Raag nat bhairav - Ronu Majumdar) - pranayama - mudra of compassion
Easter season
May 11 - statement - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Easter season
April 27 - statement - asana sequence (lying down) - savasana (selection from One or Two Things, by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
Easter season
April 13 - statement - asana sequence - savasana (Song of Songs 2:10 - Arise my fair one, go) - pranayama
Holy Week
March 23 - statement: (Deut 4:28 - Seek him with all your heart and all your being) - asana sequence - savasana (Psalm 41: like a deer... ) - pranayama
Lent
March 9 - statement (Psalm 107:3 He gathered them out of the lands; from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.) - asana sequence - savasana (selection from Blue Iris (What Do We Know?) by Mary Oliver) - pranayama - mudra of compassion
Lent
Feb 24 - statement - asana sequence - savasana reading (selection from Have you ever tried to enter the long black branches, by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
Epiphany season
Feb 10 - statement (Haggai 2:5 - spirit standing in the midst) - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Epiphany season
Jan 27 - statement - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama - mudra of compassion (love they neighbor as thyself)
Epiphany season
Jan 13 - statement (1 Samuel 3:4 - Here I am) - asana sequence (seed syllable - 1 Samuel 3:4 - Here I am )- savasana reading (selection from Blue Iris by Mary Oliver) - pranayama - mudra of body blessing (Psalm 103, Bless the Lord O my soul)
Christmas
(no session)
Advent
Dec 9 - statement (Jacob 3:5 - consecrate yourselves) - asana sequence (seed syllable - Deut 6:4 - listen) - savasana - pranayama
Pentecost season
Nov 26 - statement (2 Samuel 22:2 - The Lord is my crag) - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Pentecost season
Nov 11 - statement - asana sequence (seed syllable - 1 Samuel 3:4 - Here I am) - savasana (selection from Mornings at Blackwater by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
Pentecost season
Oct 21 - statement (Psalm 141:2 - May my prayer stand as incense before you, my uplifted hands as the evening offering) - asana sequence (seed syllable - Deuteronomy 27:9 - Be still and listen, Israel) - savasana reading (selection from From the Book of Time by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
Pentecost season
Oct 7 - statement (Psalm 141:2 - May my prayer stand as incense before you, my uplifted hands as the evening offering ) - asana sequence (seed syllable - Deuteronomy 30:2 - Your heart will turn back) - savasana (selection from Blue Iris by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
Pentecost season
Sept 23 - statement (Leviticus 11:46 - You should be holy because I am holy. ) - asana sequence (seed syllable - Deuteronomy 30:2 - Your heart will turn back)
savasana reading (selection from From the Book of Time by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
St Anne's-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church is in Lincoln, Massachusetts.
Sessions are led by a teacher certified by the Yoga Alliance (200H) through the Heart of Yoga Studio. The instructor is a life-long Episcopalian and a long-time parishioner at St Anne's.