Facilitated by Troy Bronsink

From the sacred heart to prayers of the heart, to whole-hearted vulnerability or body prayer—our physical heart is as real as breathing and neurology when it comes to wisdom knowing. Really: your beating heart can sync up with your will. Meditation rooted in this risk to love can shift the entire mind-body operating system, this shift is like trading out “either/or” “insider/outsider” dualities for the courage to hold these together. This has huge ramifications for your relationships, for parenting, for politics, and for collaborative justice in the world.

Following Cynthia Bourgeault’s book, the Heart of Centering Prayer: Nondual Christianity in Theory and Practice, we will explore this mystic lineage of the west. This conversation will be drawn from teachers in the Christian wisdom tradition, yet it is intended to be a conversation integrating various faith practices. You do not need to be an experienced meditator or theologian to get a lot from this six week course. Each class will include guided meditation, brave conversation, and readings from Bourgeault as well as mystics from various traditions.

Troy Bronsink is Founder/Director of the Hive. He is a spiritual director, published author, facilitator and minister from the Protestant, Presbyterian Christian lineage. In both secular and faith-based settings, Troy’s work has been to build spiritual depth within creatives, activists, and entrepreneurs. Troy has presented at Creative Mornings, 99U, and TEDx’s Innovation Alley and is an active student in the Living School at Albuquerque's Center for Contemplation and Action. He lives with his wife and two kids in Northside.