Meditation and Prayer

From

08/30/2011

To

09/04/2011

Content

Presenting a variety of meditation forms and practices.
Understanding the dimensions and dynamics of Prayer: intentions and goals of prayer, personal prayer, prayer in worship,
prayer rituals.

Skills

Developing an initial acquaintance through actual practice of various meditative techniques.
Acquiring an understanding of the motives and modalities (ways) of praying individually & communally.

Resources

Handouts providing information/insights on various spiritual traditions' practices of meditation, prayer & ritual.
Chapel space, physical aids to meditation (role of candles, incense, bells, etc.)

Instructional Strategies

Lecture
Instructions & actual practice of meditative techniques
Guided meditation incorporating imaginative imagery

Assessment

Class participation

Outcomes

An initially developed comfort in the practice of meditation.
Awareness of different types of meditative practice associated with various spiritual traditions.