Dear Beloved Community~ In March of this year, we all found ourselves swirling in a sea of chaos as the coronavirus pandemic threatened to alter life as we knew it. […]
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Gravity Board’s Summary of Third Party Inquiry Findings Regarding Chris Heuertz
This post is an update to our previous statement on June 14, 2020 in relation to allegations of misconduct made against Chris Heuertz. The Board of Directors of Gravity, a […]
A Statement from Gravity’s Board of Directors
This statement is being released by the current Board of Directors of Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism. For nearly a decade, Gravity has committed to creating a work environment […]
A Statement from Gravity’s Board of Directors
This statement is being released by the current Board of Directors of Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism. For nearly a decade, Gravity has committed to creating a work environment […]
A Springtime Winter: Learning to Be During COVID19
“Winter preserves and strengthens a tree. Rather than expending its strength on the exterior surface, its sap is forced deeper and deeper into its interior depth. In winter, a tougher, […]
Poetry for Perspective During COVID19
by Lynn Ungar What if you thought of it as [an unexpected] Sabbath —the most sacred of times? Cease from travel. Cease from buying and selling. Give up, […]
Chris Heuertz
Jack and Jasinda interview Chris Heuertz, an incredible author, Enneagram expert, spiritual trailblazer, and philosopher. This is by far the most in-depth and thought-provoking episode yet. Far from a broad-range discussion of Enneagram types, this conversation dives deep, tackling spirituality, failure, compassion, parenting, and so much more…
So good you may want to listen to this one twice.
Chris Heuertz
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cocooned
by Debbie Stevenson In spring 2018 I was on a personal silent retreat. It was one of the last steps before graduating from a 3 year spiritual direction program. During […]
born again.
by Kevin Eicher Many years ago I was deeply involved in what I will call “the church of my youth”. One day a friend asked me a question about my beliefs. […]
Second Axial Awakening
by Matthew Wright Running through the history of our planet is a current of spiritual awakening. Beginning as a trickle, it flows through the cracks of history, touching at first […]
New Contemplative Leaders Exchange
A Reflection by Phileena Heuertz Last year, at the invitation of renowned Cistercian monk Fr. Thomas Keating, four of among the most prominent living western Christian contemplative teachers gathered […]
i am because we are
by Elisabeth Barahona Marriage is a mysterious journey of learning how to consent to God in order to learn how to say “yes” to one’s spouse. It is a delicate […]
Questions > Answers.
By George Mekhail I have changed a lot over the past 18 months. I’ve deconstructed much of my worldview and consider the journey as just getting started. I am a […]
Integrating Contemplation and Action: An Aid Worker’s Reflection from the Refugee Crisis in Morocco
Recently, Chris and Phileena visited our team in Ifrane, Morocco. I’m one of about 40 university and post-graduate students offering emergency aid to the thousands of refugees and immigrants desperately […]
Contemplative Prayer Fosters Solidarity
by Kent Annan When writing my new book, Slow Kingdom Coming, my attention kept getting drawn to themes of contemplative activism and of doing good better—that is, to very […]
Contemplative Life and Parenting
by Mindy Durias The alarm rings. It’s 5:00am. I drag myself out of bed, prepare my favorite French pressed coffee, grab my stack of books and settle on the […]
Read the Gravity Center’s December Update
Read the Gravity Center’s December Update