Tring Christian Meditation Group (weekly)

Mondays 8-00pm

All are welcome to this weekly meditation group which meets in the

Peaceful and prayerful environment of St Peter and St Paul.

Meetings start with a recorded teaching relating to Christian meditation followed by 30 minutes of silent meditation. There is an opportunity for questions/discussion afterwards.

This is an ecumenical group affiliated to the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). The group is intended as a source of mutual support for those who wish to incorporate a daily practice of meditation into their lives. For full details of WCCM and the way of meditation we practice see their Website. http://www.wccm.org/.

Those new to meditation are always welcome - you may prefer to ring or email first, or just turn up.

Please arrive by 7:50pm for prompt 8-00pm start. Meetings end by 9-00pm. Free parking close to the church.


For more information Tel (01442) 823971 or email via our Website

How to Meditate

Choose a quiet place and time where you wll not be disturbed.
Sit down.
Sit still and upright, comfortable and alert, with your back straight.
Close your eyes lightly.
Breathe calmly and regularly.
Silently, interiorly, begin to say a single word.
We recommend the prayer-phrase maranatha.*
Recite it as four syllables of equal length - ma-ra-na-tha.
Listen to it as you say it, gently but continuously.
Do not think or imagine anything - spiritual or otherwise.

If thoughts and images come, these are distractions at the time of meditation: keep returning to simply saying the word.

Meditate each morning and evening for between twenty and thirty minutes.

*Maranatha is an ancient Christian prayer word. It means 'Come, Lord' from the Aramaic language of Jesus' time, and is found in the New Testament. When meditating, use it simply as a focus for your attention, without thinking about the meaning of it.