Conscious awareness of our existence
Carl Jung thought of the ego as the conscious mind as distinct from the personal unconscious. So the ego is
Laurence Freeman
May 5, 2026
meditation creates community
A global spiritual community united in the practice of meditation in the Christian tradition
The Future of Religion
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Eastern and Western Christianity
Those choosing to withdraw to the desert saw going there and giving up all that was considered to be essential in life
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Bonnevaux Retreat Programme
Our new programme features a variety of retreats – liturgical retreats to support your spiritual journey through prayer, worship, and reflection during Holy Week and Advent led by our spiritual guide Laurence Freeman OSB; a Deep Silent Retreat to join with others to go to a deeper and simpler place in solitude; retreats for those who’ve just started their personal journey with meditation and retreats to deepen your meditation practice. We will also have a special retreat for the younger meditators which will be an opportunity to reflect on and deepen our self-care so that we can better care for others.
Join us in the peaceful and beautiful surroundings of Bonnevaux for a unique retreat experience to discover the transformative power of meditation and connect with a community of like-minded meditators.
Contemplative Eucharist
We offer a weekly live session of Contemplative Eucharist and meditation every Sunday at noontime (French time)
We are growing as a community of meditators in more than 100 countries, committed to developing a contemplative Christian life for our time and to dialogue between religion, science, business and art, body and mind. At the heart of this community is the meeting of many weekly groups, both physically and online, which introduce the essential teaching of meditation and help to deepen the inner journey. Personal transformation leads then to social and global transformation.
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Coimbra hosts a meditation retreat led by Laurence Freeman
WCCM Portugal, led by João Correia, organised a national Christian Meditation retreat with Fr Laurence Freeman from 30 April to
The Inner Journey: Laurence Freeman Featured on The Leader’s Way
Laurence Freeman recently appeared as a guest on The Leader’s Way Podcast in an episode titled “The Light Within.” In
Laurence Freeman on ABC Radio National’s Soul Search: The Practice of Pure Attention
In a recent episode of ABC Radio National’s Soul Search, Laurence Freeman OSB, Director of the World Community for Christian
