James Finley

Finley

James Finley entered the Trappist Monastery of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in 1961.

He then spent 6 years with Thomas Merton (below right) who acted as his Spiritual Director, giving him a unique insight into the life of the man who has defined the practice of Meditation and Contemplation for many people today. Merton

After being released from the order he has become a renowned spiritual teacher in his own right, writing books and conducting retreats all over the world. A faculty member at the Center for Action and Contemplation, he is the author of Merton's Palace of Nowhere and The Contemplative Heart, and the host of CAC's podcast Turning to the Mystics. He is commonly acknowledged as an enlightened master and a day spent in his presence is a taste of heaven. In this day, he will be leading us into a place where we can awaken Mystical Awareness.

Jim came to us this year and gave us a day on 'Awaking Mystical Awareness'.
In it he outlined his unique approach to spirituality

You can hear the Free 'Audience with James Finley' recorded in March by clicking here

Or you can purchase the full conference here for $50

James did a Meditation Masterclass with us in 2016.
The day was in 4 parts.
You can see each part for free. by clicking below

Part 1 here

Part 2 here

Part 3 here

Part 4 here

Hello and welcome to our church. If you are a new visitor, we have a page for you to get to know us and learn more about planning a visit.
Click here to see more.

Visitors click here.

Planning your Visit

Hi there!

We are Nicholas and Heather Vesey.
We lead the services here at the Aspen Chapel most Sundays.
Have a look around our site. There are plenty of free courses to watch from our 'Wisdom from the Top of the World' page. Click here to go to it

If you are planning on a visit, here is some information as to what to expect:

When: We meet every Sunday at 9.30am for about an hour. If you cannot make it in person, you can live stream the event by clicking here.

Where: We are the chapel by the roundabout as you come into aspen. Specifically here.

What: We (Heather and Nicholas) come from a Christian Episcopal background, however our community draws from all the world’s wisdom traditions with the aim of learning together to live our lives more skillfully.

And there are local musicians from up and down the Roaring Fork Valley to play for us.

Every week we will focus on a topic within a theme.

Creating Space web

At the moment we are looking at what the topic of 'Creating Space'.
The way to create more harmony in our world is by us individually creating the space for harmony to come about.
How do we create the space for this to happen?
What is the technology involved in creating space for ourselves and others?

There will also be prayer and meditation, generally led by Heather, and Nicholas will give a talk on the topic for the day.

Finally, there is an opportunity for discussion and feedback as we pass the microphone around for everyone to join in.

Kids? We also offer childcare with younger children being looked after and given creative ways to look at a topic for the day.

Coffee and Yummies. After the service there is a food and drink reception for everyone to get to know each other a bit more.

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