We are a Christian contemplative organization rooted in ancient prayer practices, intentional community, and a call to justice. Our Center is led by vowed members of our new monastic community, the Community of the Incarnation, with members across the U.S. and Canada participating in formation and spiritual practice.
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Applications open until September 15, 2026
Welcome to the Guided Exploring Way, a place to begin your exploration of the Center for Spiritual Imagination’s contemplative practices and philosophy. Guided Exploration is a great way to experiment with the prayer practices we teach in order to see what speaks to your sense of spirituality and how you experience God in your life, as well as to see whether you would like to join our community.
Online
Self-guided
Explore the foundational prayer method of our community that welcomes our whole being into relationship with God. Each session, we will focus on a different aspect of this method of prayer.
Online
Self-guided
Monasticism has always been a response to the deep human longing for God. From the desert fathers and mothers of Egypt and Palestine to the monasteries of Europe, it has shaped lives of prayer, simplicity, and service for centuries. But this course isn’t about the monasticism of the past—it’s about new expressions of monasticism emerging today, rooted in the same longing but responding to the unique challenges and possibilities of our time.
The Center is a space of calm and courage, a community rising to meet the challenges of our global crisis with vast generosity—embodying the unconditional mercy and justice Christ represents, without ever asking its members or those they so joyfully serve to adhere to any particular belief system.