Abstract Alejandro Chaoul, Ph.D., Bon-Buddhist MeditationLearn about meditation in the ancient Bon-Buddhist tradition of Tibet, and how it can be a "medicine" for our mind-wandering and emotional entanglements. We will also practice simple techniques of "Meditation Precious Pills" for every day life. Dr. Alejandro Chaoul is an assistant professor and director of education at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center's Integrative Medicine program, where he conducts research using mind-body techniques...

Abstract Debbie Mills, Breath Meditation Suggested donation $10Direct your mind to different chakra points in the body while using mantra, slowly integrating deeper breath awareness. As the practice progresses, the breath will become regulated and synchronized with the mantra. The ultimate focus will be on lengthening the hold after exhalation, cultivating a natural and effortless state of non-grasping in the mind. Debbie Mills has been a practitioner of yoga and massage for over 20...

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Claire Villarreal, Buddhist Tradition Suggested donation $10

Claire will lead a meditation using the breath to calm and center us in the present, then bringing healing energy through the body. Both practices cultivate the ability to be present with ourselves in daily life. The series is co-sponsored by Ligmincha Texas Institute, The Jung Center of Houston, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, and the Rothko Chapel.

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Lee Coffee

Abstract Sister Adeline O'Donoghue, Christian Meditation Suggested donation $10Join us for our monthly meditation from the Christian tradition through Centering Prayer. An act of contemplation, Centering is a way to open oneself to the active presence of God within.Sr. Mary Adeline O’Donoghue, CCVI was born in Ireland to a family of farmers. From an early age, she had a deep sense of God’s presence and spiritual gifts that led to her vocation. She came to Houston to enter the...

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Presented by Robert Hesse, Ph. D. Contemplative Outreach Meditation

Abstract Carla Cooper Christian Meditation Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 12:00 pm Carla Cooper has been a member of the World Community for Christian Mediation since 1996 and most recently served as chair of the international Guiding Board and president of the John Main Institute. She has been a frequent teacher on the practice of contemplative prayer within the Christian tradition and the extent to which the discipline of meditation is an antidote to fundamentalism and a beneficial...

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Led by Father Lawrence Freeman

Abstract Bishop Hector Monterosso and Sandra Montes, Christian Tradition Pay What You Can, suggested contribution $10For the month of December, the Rothko Chapel presented a meditation in the Christian tradition with the theme "Search for a Place of Rest." Partnering with the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, Bishop Monterroso provided a reflection in English on Posadas, a Latino tradition during Advent which involves re-enacting Mary and Joseph’s search for a place of rest in Bethlehem. Sandra...

Abstract Rev. Laura Mayo, Christian Tradition Suggested donation $10This meditation is inspired by the contemplative practices of the Christian tradition. We will use contemplative prayer and lectio divine to connect to the season of Advent, a season where Christians prepare for the birth of Jesus. The season might open hope, joy, love, and peace to each of us as we consider what we are awaiting, what we are hoping to bring into being, and what is becoming incarnate in each of us. Rev....