Divine Therapy | Healing The False Self Through Centering Prayer
With Nicholas FournieDivine Therapy | Healing the False Self through Centering Prayer, guides you through Thomas Keating's transformative model, where Centering Prayer acts as "apophatic psychotherapy", surfacing unconscious emotional wounds for healing. This 6-session audio course moves from understanding the false self's emotional programs (security, affection, control), to meeting God as Divine Therapist, mastering the prayer method, navigating somatic unloading, learning Welcoming Practice for daily life, and resting in true self emergence. Experience guided Centering Prayer sits (12–20 minutes), somatic body scans, and reflective probing: no prior experience needed. Perfect for practitioners feeling emotional "sweat" after prayer or anyone seeking Christian contemplative healing tools. 20–30 minutes daily yields profound integration over weeks. Course Image: Dmitry Goronkov by Nicholas Fournie, 2025
Experience Centering Prayer & Welcoming Practice dissolving false self, awakening divine healing.
About this course
Divine Therapy | Healing the False Self through Centering Prayer, guides you through Thomas Keating's transformative model, where Centering Prayer acts as "apophatic psychotherapy", surfacing unconscious emotional wounds for healing. This 6-session audio course moves from understanding the false self's emotional programs (security, affection, control), to meeting God as Divine Therapist, mastering the prayer method, navigating somatic unloading, learning Welcoming Practice for daily life, and resting in true self emergence. Experience guided Centering Prayer sits (12–20 minutes), somatic body scans, and reflective probing: no prior experience needed. Perfect for practitioners feeling emotional "sweat" after prayer or anyone seeking Christian contemplative healing tools. 20–30 minutes daily yields profound integration over weeks. Course Image: Dmitry Goronkov by Nicholas Fournie, 2025
Meet your Teacher
Nicholas Fournie holds a Master of Theological Studies from the University of Toronto, specializing in psychospiritual practices and transformative contemplative traditions. He works with The Contemplative Society, founded in 1997 by teacher Cynthia Bourgeault to share Centering Prayer and related Christian contemplative practices. As a longtime practitioner himself, Nicholas leads local Centering Prayer circles and brings this direct experience to guiding others through Divine Therapy.