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Here are some resources to help you get started in the practice of meditation and to help you on the transformative journey you are starting.

  • Explore Meditation

What is Meditation?

Meditation is a universal spiritual wisdom and a practice found at the core of all the great religious traditions, leading from the mind to the heart. It is a way of simplicity, silence and stillness. It can be practised by anyone, wherever you are on your life’s journey. It is only necessary to be clear about the practice and then to begin – and to keep on beginning.
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How to Meditate?

Sit down. Sit still with your back straight. Close your eyes lightly. Then interiorly, silently begin to recite a single word – a prayer word or mantra. We recommend the ancient Christian prayer-word "Maranatha". Say it as four equal syllables. Breathe normally and give your full attention to the word as you say it, silently, gently, faithfully and - above all - simply.
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  • Learn to Meditate

How to Meditate (Free Course)

This free course provides the basics of how to meditate and inspiration to begin. In three short videos, Laurence Freeman describes what meditation is, the next step after mindfulness for example, and then how to practice it in a simple (not easy) way and how to integrate it into daily life.
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  • Download the App

The WCCM Meditation App

The new version of the App is a user-friendly and practical companion for those who want to develop a more contemplative style of life while learning to meditate. This includes a timer, links to daily and weekly resources, community news worldwide, information about retreats and online events, online and physical groups and all the other web resources of the WCCM. A feeling of connection with other meditators helps the beginner keep going and also deepens the experience. It helps to realise the deeply personal aspect of meditation is also communal.
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  • Supporting the Journey

Support While Building a Practice

Meditation will uncover deep insights into the life of the spirit manifesting at all levels of your being – physical, emotional and mental. In each dimension it is a way of wholeness. It is a pilgrimage through the sacred universe of the person, leading to self-knowledge of ourselves as an image of God. It is a lifelong practice in which we are always beginners.
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  • Find a Local Group in one of our National Communities
The WCCM has members in 120+ countries, with national communities in 75 of them. The best way to find a local group and get connected to a support system is to contact the national coordinator in your country, and they will help you find the nearest available group. Find Your National Coordinator
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  • Find an Online Group

Explore Online Meditation Groups

If it’s better for you to meet virtually, you can find an online group with whom to meditate regularly and build a friendship. Members of the WCCM have online meditation groups hosted in 8 different languages and over a dozen time zones.
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Receive weekly mailings to support your meditation journey and your daily practice.

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Get the App

A great companion for your meditation practice, the app includes a simple meditation timer as well as the latest news and resources from WCCM.

Support the WCCM

Any gift, no matter how small, will help us sustain this work and achieve our mission of nurturing Christian meditation inclusively around a world in greater need than ever of contemplative wisdom.

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