Contemplative Fire Basics

On this page you will find links to our basic leaflets that describe our Companion’s Guide – who we are, our vision / values, our Rhythm of Life and how to become a Companion on the Way.

We hope you will browse them, even thoughtfully ponder them.

Please be in touch with questions or comments at info@contemplativefire.ca

Please download our information leaflets here:

Brochure – CF Info

Brochure – Visions and Values

Brochure – Rhythm of Life

Brochure – Becoming a Companion

Brochure – Spreading the Fire

In the early years of the Contemplative Fire community some

leaders wrote introductory descriptions, seeking to capture and

communicate the flavour of our life together:

Journey in Presence

Four Words July 12, 2020
As I walk the mountain I’m humming four words. Each word slows me down so I pay attention to my footsteps. I’m more attentive to my walk, the woods around me, and to being alive, today. My words grew out some mindfulness meditations from Thich Nhat Hanh. I’ve been doing an online course from […]
Leftovers! July 5, 2020
Sometimes I can be a driven person who needs everything to be done the Right Way which equals My Way! Anybody else out there like that?! Last week a friend shared a dream where she was in the kitchen of a retreat centre watching people rush to serve leftovers to retreatants. The leaders rushed […]
The World Today: Misty Mountain June 28, 2020
This morning as I headed out the driveway and up the road to begin my daily mountain walk, I could see Mt. Harvey clearly, with clouds behind it. Each morning I walk the watershed road for a kilometre to a special tree and rock I’ve come to mark as holy ground. Just beyond them is […]

Contemplative Fire Basics

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