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Talk · Presence and Practice · 2021Breath Prayer, an Ancient Practice for the Everyday Sacred
34 min
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Half an hour on breath prayer, the practice of carrying a short phrase on the breath, and on how an ancient desert practice fits into an ordinary day.

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Meet Christine Valters Paintner.

Benedictine oblate · poet

Christine Valters Paintner

Poet, writer and Benedictine oblate in Galway who leads Abbey of the Arts, a virtual monastery for contemplatives and artists.

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