There are many approaches to meditation. One is not necessarily better or worse than another, it really seems to depend on what appeals to the person in question.
Having said that, I first came across meditation through my training as a yoga teacher in the late eighties, and have since been exposed to a variety of approaches to meditation mainly from an Eastern perspective.
What has struck me in recent years is an increasing number of comments from students of meditation wondering if there are any accessible Christian schools of meditation. Of the few I have come across, I am quite taken with what is known as 'Contemplative Prayer,'run by an organisation called Contemplative Outreach.
The histories of the Christian contemplative tradition, Centering Prayer, and Contemplative Outreach are intimately intertwined. Contemplative Outreach was formed to renew the Christian contemplative heritage through sharing the method of Centering Prayer to all who wish to learn.
If you are interested in experiencing this method mail me at info@psyche.ie.
I hope to hold an information talk for all who are interested before the end of the year in Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath. See my website www.psyche.ie which is about Offering Support in Challenging Times.
