Embodied Quakerism & Continuing Revelation

An experiential online workshop on World Quaker Day exploring body-based early Quaker practices. 

This online workshop explores a longing among contemporary Friends to revitalize the radically embodied culture of the early Quaker movement. We will begin with the briefest of historical introductions, describing the body-based practices of First-generation Friends (resources will be shared for further independent study). Then we will get down to the business of experimenting with current forms of Embodied Quakerism that reimagine old practices — like Quaker chanting, prayerful body positioning, and hands-on healing. After being guided through these practices, Friends will gather in small break-out groups to share their own corporeal experiences with Spirit, and/or encounters with other Quakers who might be discovering emergent forms of embodiment that bring something entirely new. Reconvening in the big group, we’ll have some time to exchange ideas and resources for deepening.  We will close with a period of worship where together we commit to opening our whole selves to how Spirit might want to move through — not just in familiar ways, but perhaps in radically new/old ones. 

This retreat is offered in collaboration with The Center for Centering, a community for spiritual seekers longing to explore how embodied awareness and responsive presence might open new possibilities for personal and collective transformation. No prior experience with Quakerism or somatic practice is needed—only curiosity, openness, and a willingness to listen deeply to the wisdom of the body. Come explore what it is to encounter the sacred from the inside out.