There are many aspects of the city you love and appreciate such as convenience, choices, vibrancy, culture, and diversity. And you also have a sensitive and reflective nature that craves things like quiet, solitude, and your own creative expression. Your worldly and introspective sides of yourself may not always mix so well, and balancing them may not always be easy. Yet there are those magical moments when it all comes together – listening to live jazz, having a radical conversation with a friend, riding your bike around the seawall, planting seeds in your community garden, or finding the perfect volume at a used book store. And you know all is well in your life!

The challenge of being an urban contemplative* is a worthy one – being involved in the world as well as the inner life is an Art, no matter how successful you believe you are at it. This site honours both calls. Here you will find information about self/spiritual support and exploration, mindfulness meditation, relevant upcoming events, and links. You can read about others’ experiences of being a soulful person living in an urban environment as well as communicate your own. And please have a look at the blog of which the theme is  “Living Like a Mystic” (inspired by the poem by Edward Hirsch, I Am Going to Start Living Like a Mystic.)

Welcome Urban Contemplative!

* ‘Contemplative’ (here) is a noun with an accent on the second syllable.

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Photo - Cafe Paris (1959) by Saul Leiter.  Courtesy of Harold Greenberg Gallery