Following the Tug | Walking the Labyrinth
Editors note: This article about walking the labyrinth was written by Nicola Smalley, who, together with her husband Jason, form The Way of the Buzzard, with an indigenous approach to spirituality that is native to the British Isles. Nicola and Jason run regular shamanic ceremonies here at the Monastery and all over the UK.
Is Science Finally Accepting The Extraordinary? | Dr. Jeannine Goh
“The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence.” – Nikola Tesla Have you ever had an experience that blew your mind and shook your reality? Have you had an experience that made you question all that you knew? […]
The Monastery Prayer
The Monastery Prayer The Monastery is built on a beautiful, perennial truth that we all share. We invite those who hear and feel our call to come, gather, belong and celebrate with us. We recognise that the time has come to turn away from egocentricity. For each of us to take personal responsibility […]
What Is A ‘Modern-Day Monastery’? | Dr. Jeannine Goh
Here at Manchester’s modern-day Monastery, we are only too aware of the global environmental crisis, the escalating rise in mental distress, the rising gap between the wealthy and those in poverty, the gulf between science and spirituality (that has lead to deep rooted confusion) and now the collective trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic. These are […]
Contemplation: From Distraction To Connection | Dr. Jeannine Goh
Many roads up the mountain Contemplation is an ancient phenomena that traverses all cultures & moments in history. As our modern-day monastery’s prayer so clearly conveys, we are a place for all and everyone, for the atheist, to the devout Christian, for the agnostic to the Hindu, to the follower of the wild wind and […]
Little Pockets of Calm
Life can feel very rushed. We live in times where we seem to be constantly striving to increase productivity and decisive action, whilst neglecting the ‘rest and restore’ phase of our human needs. Changes which arose in the times of the Industrial Revolution mechanised our lives. We became a nation of ‘clocker-inners’ ruled by set […]
The Monastery on BBC’s Songs of Praise
We are so excited to announce that our beloved Monastery featured on BBC Songs of Praise. It aired on Sunday 20th October, 2029, at 13.15pm on BBC One and is available to watch online here afterwards: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0009mzj The episode features our Chief Executive Elaine Griffiths, OBE whose stories about the Monastery really bring it to […]