Holy Presence
A different way to experience prayer, presence, and connection with God
— What if your body was a doorway to the Divine?
— You've prayed with your mind. Now try with your whole self.
— Presence isn't a practice you master. It's one you remember.
FACILIATORS
Two clinically trained Practitioners
FORMAT
small group - body based
HEAR FROM US
Your body has been waiting to show you something
Why we created Holy Presence - and why it might be exactly what you've been searching for
Does this sound like you?
You're showing up faithfully.
But something still feels missing.
You struggle to feel truly present during prayer — your mind keeps drifting, and you're not sure how to bring your whole self to God.
You're tired of faith feeling like something that only lives in your head, disconnected from what you feel in your body.
You sense there's a deeper layer to your spiritual life, but you don't have the tools or practices to access it.
You feel depleted, scattered, or numb — and you're searching for a way to slow down and reconnect.
You've tried traditional approaches to prayer and study, but something in you is hungry for a more embodied, experiential path.
You know God meets us in stillness, but stillness feels impossible to find — let alone hold.
Well, just imagine if...
You finally had a path
back to yourself & to God
You effortlessly drop into presence during prayer — because your body knows the way.
Your faith finally feels like something — grounded, alive, held in your whole self.
You carry a personal toolkit that steadies and restores you, any time, anywhere.
Stillness becomes accessible — not something you achieve, but something you return to.
You begin to recognize God's presence in the subtle signals your body has always been sending.
Your spiritual life expands beyond Sunday morning — woven into your breath, your movement, your daily rhythm.
You don't have to choose between your faith and your body. What if they were always meant to work together?
Introducing
Holy Presence
A body-based (somatic) offering through the Center for Hope & Healing — designed to help you meet God not just in your mind, but in your body. Through breath, sound, movement, creative and contemplative practices, you'll build a personal toolkit that supports a deeper experience of prayer, presence, and connection with the Divine.
As people created in the image of God, our bodies are not separate from our spiritual lives — they are an essential part of how we experience and relate to Him. As we grow in awareness of what's happening within us, we also begin to notice God's presence in new and meaningful ways.
The details:
Here's what you get:
Personal Toolkit
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Small Group Container
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Guided Somatic Practices
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Teaching & Reflection
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Here's how it works:
FOUNDATIONS WORKSHOP
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MODULES
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Take a peek inside
The modules
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BREATHE
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FEEL
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LISTEN
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CREATE
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YOUR FACILITATORS
Two practitioners
One grounded approach
Mary Clare Pyron
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Emily Grimm
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Who this is for
This is definitely for you if:
✓ You are curious about faith at an embodied level — and open to exploring what it means to meet God in your body, not just your mind.
✓ You are seeking something gentle, grounded, and safe — with no pressure to perform, produce, or have it all figured out.
✓ You have a desire to deepen your prayer life, but find that words and intellect alone haven't taken you where you want to go.
✓ You are willing to show up to a small group setting and be present with yourself and others, even when it feels unfamiliar.
✓ You are drawn to practices you can return to on your own — simple, repeatable tools you can integrate into your daily rhythm.
✓ You are ready to grow deeper in your faith through something that honors the fullness of who you are — body, mind, and spirit.
Investment
Your body has been waiting.
This is the door.
Start here
Foundations Workshop
90 minutes · Required once
Your entry point into the Holy Presence approach.
Prerequisite for all rotating modules
Frequently Asked Questions
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Your body has been
trying to show you
something.
This is an invitation to finally listen. To pray with your whole self. To meet God not just in your mind — but here, in the body He gave you.