Amy Boucher Pye

Tag: Lee Abbey

  • Embodied prayer in beautiful Devon

    How thrilled am I to have my dear childhood friend Kristen Rubow coming to England in May to co-lead a retreat on embodied prayer. Here’s a bit about her:

    Kristen is a mind and movement coach, based in Colorado. She used to be a professional harpist, which helped her understand more deeply how God awakens our senses. She developed her studio 15 years ago, with her movement curriculum on neuroplasticity, and now encourages people to use movement to develop connection within themselves, creating a stronger sense of self and wholeness.

    While based in the gorgeous surroundings of Lee Abbey in Devon, we’ll use physical movement in prayer to clarify and connect what’s going on in our hearts and heads through the body. We encounter God as we pray, including with our creation in Genesis. We can attach to God through stories in the Old Testament, and receive Jesus’ love through the gospels.

    It’s so amazing how neuroscience is now telling us what God has always known – as embodied beings we encounter God through our through our soul, spirit, mind and body.

    All are welcome, and we’ll work gently within the limitations of our individual bodies. Come and worship the Lord in spirit, soul, mind and body!

    sign up here

  • Join me at Lee Abbey, Devon?

    Not too long now and I’ll be in Devon leading a retreat at Lee Abbey (13-17 March)! We’re going to be delving into the gospel stories of Mary, Martha and Lazarus to experience how Jesus transformed them – and how through friendship with him he changes us.

    This is a very special place right on the coast, with plenty of time for coastal walks, a dip in the sea (!), explorations in the countryside, rest, fellowship and fun. I highly recommend it.

    At £340, including all meals, it’s on the more affordable side of things (but yes, I know we’re in a cost-of-living crisis, and for many of you the flight to the UK would be very expensive!).

    To give you a taste of this amazing place, here is a playlist of Prayer Moments at Lee Abbey, including leaving your burdens at the cross, morning blessings, and streams of living water. Below, have a look at the amazing cove, a short walk from the house at Lee Abbey. Following the video, some lovely photos – and yes, one year it snowed in March!

  • Come encounter God with me!

    I’m really looking forward to going back to Lee Abbey Devon next year. Join me? (Sorry – women and girls only.)
     
    You can find more information on the March weekend here. The June one isn’t up yet.
     
    I can pretty much guarantee we won’t get snowed in for the June weekend, but I can make no such promises for March! (As last March I was there, along with 80 other women, an extra night because of the snow. What fun memories.)