CHRISTIAN MEDITATION PRACTICE GROUP
Do you want to meditate regularly but don’t know where to start? Are you looking for resources to help you meditate in a way that aligns with your faith?
Our virtual meditation practice group meets most Mondays from 1:00PM to 1:45PM EST. New participants are invited to join at any time.
JOIN OUR VIRTUAL CHRISTIAN-BASED MEDITATION GROUP
Meditating regularly can help you reduce stress and anxiety, cope with health concerns, and improve your attention. This supportive practice can be helpful for people who are healing from trauma, navigating a mental health diagnosis, or experiencing ongoing life challenges.
WEEKLY MEETINGS
Our virtual meditation group meets most Mondays from 1:00PM to 1:45PM EST. Video recordings of meetings are included and sent to all members each week. Cancellations may occur over the holidays and when the group leader is out of the office. New participants are welcome to join at any time.
AFFORDABLE COST
Membership is purchased as a monthly subscription. The cost of the subscription is $20 per month, which typically includes 4 meetings. We offer a FREE 30 day trial for all new members that is automatically applied upon registration. You can pause or cancel your subscription at any time. See our FAQs below for information about scholarships.
BIBLICALLY-FAITHFUL APPROACH
This group is designed to help you meditate in a way that aligns with your Christian faith. We highlight Scripture meditation in every group and practice other meditation strategies in a biblically faithful way.
MEET OUR MEDITATION GROUP LEADER
Sarah Widercrantz, MA, NCC
I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life. – Jesus (John 8:12). Sarah’s life is a testimony to the truth behind these words. Since her first encounter with Him more than a quarter century ago, Sarah has sought to deepen her walk in the church, community, and her private devotional time and has learned the value of using spiritual disciplines. She is a lifetime learner who continues to incorporate practices as old as meditation and prayer and as new as recent neuroscience finding as she teaches and supports others.
Sarah has an MA in Clinical Mental Health counseling from Walsh University. She uses a holistic, trauma-informed, developmentally aware approach in her mental health practice.
SUBSTITUTE GROUP LEADER
Esther Smith
Esther is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional Level 2, and the owner of Christian Trauma Counseling. She has an MA in Professional Counseling, a certificate in biblical counseling through the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation. In all of her counseling, she seeks to create safe relationships that lead to good conversations that point people towards the rest they can find in Christ. Esther maintains her own meditation practice and enjoys sharing what she has learned with others.
LEARN PRACTICES TO REFRESH YOUR SOUL, CALM YOUR BODY, AND REST YOUR MIND
SPIRITUAL PRACTICES
Every meeting includes a time of Scripture meditation. Meetings may incorporate Lectio Divina, breath prayers, and other means of becoming mindful of God as our ever-present help.
PRACTICES FOR REGULATING EMOTIONS
Our meetings include various grounding and attunement practices to help you engage, contain, and regulate both positive and negative emotions.
PRACTICES FOR CALMING THOUGHTS
We use visualization and focusing strategies to develop awareness of thoughts and increase your ability to focus on what is true, right, and lovely.
BODY-BASED PRACTICES
Our meetings incorporate gentle, focused movement practices that can reduce stress in your body and calm your nervous system.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
While the group is available year-round, you can pause or cancel your subscription at any time. Please note that your subscription will automatically renew unless you pause or cancel it. Notices are sent out each month to remind you of when your subscription is due to renew.
Yes, we send recordings of each meeting out to group members each week in case you have to miss a meeting.
Unfortunately, we are not able to offer refunds. You will receive notifications of when your next payment will be charged, and we encourage you to pay close attention to these dates. You can easily pause or cancel your subscription at any time by logging into your account. You may need to change your password if you have forgotten it to be able to login.
You can cancel your subscription by logging into your account using this link. You may have to use the “Forgot Password” option to get logged in.
We recommend this group for anyone who wants to develop a regular meditation practice or learn how to meditate in a way that aligns with your faith.
You may find this group helpful if you want to reduce stress, cope with health concerns, or improve your attention. This group may be a helpful addition to individual counseling if you are healing from trauma, navigating a mental health diagnosis, or experiencing ongoing life challenges.
Once you initiate a subscription, we are not able to alter the dates. We encourage you to register at a time when you can make the most use of your free trial. Please see our upcoming schedule for notifications of cancelled meetings.
Yes, scholarships are available for people who are unable to afford the cost of the practice group. You can access our scholarship application HERE.
Our Christian meditation group meets most weeks for 45 minutes. We may not meet the week of Christmas, New Years, or when the time coincides with other major holidays. We may occasionally need to cancel a group meeting due to sickness or vacation. Most months we meet four times. On some occasions, there will only be three meetings in a month due to holidays or other scheduling reasons. Other months, there may be five meetings. The subscription price remains the same for each month regardless of how many times we meet.
Each meeting is 45 minutes long and includes about 30 minutes of meditation practice. Meetings may incorporate spiritual practices, practices for regulating emotions, practices for calming thoughts, and body-based practices to reduce stress in the body. Each week we end with a time of Scripture meditation. While this is not an interactive group between participants, a time of Q&A is offered at the end.
We are typically able to provide a month’s notice for when a group meeting will be cancelled. You can view our schedule at this link.
*By registering for this group you, acknowledge that this is a meditation practice group, not a counseling or therapy group. Group leaders are not available for crisis services, emergency situations, or individual counseling outside of group. If you have suicidal thoughts please call 988 for 24/7 mental health support or go to your nearest emergency room.