News & Views from a Modern-day Monastery

News

Job Vacancy | Exceptional General Manager

General Manager required for Manchester’s Modern Day Monastery We’re looking for an exceptional General Manager, who has a passion for historic buildings and sacred sites, to look after our precious, modern-day Monastery. We operate as a heritage visitor attraction with a spiritual sanctuary and wellbeing centre. We also deliver weddings and special events and operate as […]

Philosophy

Spirituality

What Is A ‘Modern-Day Monastery’? | Dr. Jeannine Goh

Here at Manchester’s modern-day Monastery, we are only too aware of the global environmental crisis, the escalating rise in mental distress, the rising gap between the wealthy and those in poverty, the gulf between science and spirituality (that has lead to deep rooted confusion) and now the collective trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic. These are […]

Science

Entangled Life | How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, & Shape Our Futures

A 5-minute read It’s a real pleasure to share this interview with critically acclaimed author and biologist, Merlin Sheldrake, son of legendary biologist, Rupert Sheldrake, and an expert in tropical ecology.  In this interview with senior producer, J. P. Harpignies, of Bioneers, Merlin discusses his recently published book on the mysterious, underground world of fungi; Entangled […]

History & Heritage

History and Heritage at Manchester Monastery: It’s Quite a Story

A piece of Manchester History A 10-minute read. It’s a story of new communities working together to overcome adversity. It’s a story of the people. Read on to explore the extraordinary story of Manchester Monastery and its part in Manchester history. A monastery in Victorian Manchester The Monastery started life with a different name, it […]

Health & Wellbeing

Spirituality

Contemplation: From Distraction To Connection | Dr. Jeannine Goh

Many roads up the mountain Contemplation is an ancient phenomena that traverses all cultures & moments in history. As our modern-day monastery’s prayer so clearly conveys, we are a place for all and everyone, for the atheist, to the devout Christian, for the agnostic to the Hindu, to the follower of the wild wind and […]

Philosophy

Alan Watts | The Tao of Philosophy – Essential Lectures Collection (audio)

Who am I? Why am I here? What is the nature of the world around me? These are the questions posed by Alan Watts (1915 – 1973)—noted professor, graduate-school dean, Harvard University research fellow, and Episcopal priest. Watts, in his witty, humorous signature style, examines these eternal philosophical questions from the perspective of Taoism. In […]

Philosophy

In Search of Universal Truths | Dr. Jeannine Goh

In Search of Universal Truths “The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom the emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand wrapped in awe, is as good as dead; his eyes are closed” Einstein We have reached […]

History & Heritage

Using Manchester Heritage to Nurture Well-being | Dr. Caroline Paige

A 5-minute read. Heritage and well-being at Manchester Monastery A story of community action to rescue and restore an endangered heritage site, conserving it for future generations and preserving the legacy of the community that built it. The continuing legacy of Manchester Monastery is to nurture well-being by providing a sanctuary for the people of […]

Spirituality

The Monastery Prayer

The Monastery Prayer The Monastery is built on a beautiful, perennial truth that we all share.   We invite those who hear and feel our call to come, gather, belong and celebrate with us. We recognise that the time has come to turn away from egocentricity.   For each of us to take personal responsibility […]

History & Heritage

Heritage and Well-being: Guest Post

A 6-minute read. Editor’s note: This guest post was written by our postgraduate placement students, Emma Gossage and Jenny Jackman, who are studying Cultural Heritage Management at The University of York. Heritage and Well-being: Guest Post Over the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has made us all more aware of the importance of looking after […]

History & Heritage

Review: Print Pattern Archive talk

2-minute read Subject: Things to do in Manchester; Manchester tours; textile history; pattern makers This week, I dropped into Cheryl O’Meara’s talk on her textile archive and spent a delightful hour in a world of pattern. If you’re in a hurry, scroll down for the quick facts. A little bit about the archive The Print […]