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
1st and 3rd Saturdays at 4pm
(upcoming: April 5, 19, May 3, 17)
Annual cycle
Gatherings throughout the year, following the anual cycle of Advent - Christmas - Epiphany - Lent - Holy Week - Easter - Pentecost
Themes of past gatherings
Pentecost June 21, July 5, July 19, Aug 2, Aug 16, etc
Easter (new moon perigee April 27), May 3, May 17, June 7
Holy Week April 19
Lent (perigee March 30)
April 5, (full moon apogee April 13)
March 15 - raag prelude - asana sequence - savasana with raag - pranayama - departure
Epiphany season
March 1 (perigee March 1) - raag prelude - asana sequence - savasana with raag - pranayama - departure
Feb 15 - Arvo Part prelude - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Feb 1 - raag prelude - asana sequence (seed syllable - 1 Samuel 3:4 - Here I am ) - savasana with raag - pranayama - departing mudra
Jan 16 - raag prelude - asana sequence - savasana with raag- pranayama - dusk falling - mudra of compassion
Christmas season
Jan 4 - asana sequence (seed syllable - 1 Samuel 3:4 - Here I am ) - savasana - pranayama - dusk falling - vespers chant (kyrie) - mudra of compassion
Advent season
Dec 21 - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama - dusk falling
Dec 7 - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama - dusk falling - mudra of placement
Nov 16 - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama - dusk falling - vespers chant (kyrie) - mudra of abiding
Pentecost season
Nov 2 - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Oct 19 - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Oct 5 - outdoor practice at sunset - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Sept 21 - asana sequence - savasana (Raag nat bhairav - Ronu Majumdar) - pranayama
Sept 7 - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama - mudra of blessing
Aug 24 - discussion - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
Aug 10 - statement - asana sequence - savasana reading - pranayama
July 27 (summer retreat)
July 13 (summer retreat)
June 29 - statement - asana sequence - savasana (Raag nat bhairav - Ronu Majumdar) - pranayama - mudra of compassion
June 15 - statement - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama
June 1 - statement - asana sequence - savasana (selection from The Summer Day, by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
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
April 27 - statement - asana sequence (lying down) - savasana (selection from One or Two Things, by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
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
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
Jan 27 - statement - asana sequence - savasana - pranayama - mudra of compassion (love they neighbor as thyself)
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 season
(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
Nov 11 - statement - asana sequence (seed syllable - 1 Samuel 3:4 - Here I am) - savasana (selection from Mornings at Blackwater by Mary Oliver) - pranayama
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
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
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.