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.
Schedule of gatherings
Second Saturdays at 4pm
(upcoming: Sept 13, Oct 11, Nov 8, Dec 13
Annual cycle
Gatherings throughout the year, following the anual cycle of Advent - Christmas - Epiphany - Lent - Holy Week - Easter - Pentecost
Pentecost June 14, July 12, Aug 9, Sept 13
Easter (new moon perigee April 27), May 3, May 17
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.