theboundlessway
The Boundless Way
The Boundless Way draws on the Christian Contemplative tradition, Yoga and Zen to provide an holistic pathway to wellbeing, peace and happiness. This Way is suitable for people who already have some Christian experience but feel it's no longer enough, or have a yoga practice or an interest in Zen. It's also fine for people who have no experience of these traditions but who are seeking a practical but profound spiritual path.
Welcome to theboundlessway approach
Christian Contemplative
Christian Contemplative
Christian Contemplative
The Christian contemplative path is one centred on inclusive, gentle experience of the divine presence
here and now.
But how to engage with it? "Find your contemplative practice and practice it. Find your contemplative community and enter it. Find your contemplative teaching and follow it" (James Finley). The Boundless Way may help you find all three
Yoga
Christian Contemplative
Christian Contemplative
The word yoga means "to unite", and is the path of experiencing the unity of our own inherent nature (body, breath, mind), with that of the universe in which we live. Yoga can also mean "attaining what was previously unobtainable" - due to making whole what previously felt separated. Feeling isolated from others, 'God', or even our own t
The word yoga means "to unite", and is the path of experiencing the unity of our own inherent nature (body, breath, mind), with that of the universe in which we live. Yoga can also mean "attaining what was previously unobtainable" - due to making whole what previously felt separated. Feeling isolated from others, 'God', or even our own true-self, can be debilitating. Yoga can put us 'back together' again.
Zen
Christian Contemplative
Zen
There are lots of 'Buddha's' in the shops to buy. But what do they really mean? Zen is the path of realising our interconnection and interdependence on one another. We need each other because we're both individual and community at the same time. The suffering of the world is sad and eloquent testimony to the opposite of this. It needn't be like that - Zen offers another path.
The Boundless Way Retreats and Spiritual Accompaniment
Retreats
Bio - Revd Ian Spencer
One to one
I offer a variety of residential retreats, day events and on-line retreats drawing on the wisdom of the three traditions above. Retreats include talks, discussion and quiet time as we look at how they can support us on our spiritual path. Click on Current Retreats below to see what residential retreats are happening and where. On-line Retreats (Retreats at home) are further down the page!
One to one
Bio - Revd Ian Spencer
One to one
As a trained and authorised Spiritual Director / Accompanier, I offer the possibility of meeting either in-person or via Zoom. The purpose is to support and encourage you in your spiritual journey. If you feel stuck in your spiritual practice, prayer-life, or not sure what you believe any more, email me. I'd be delighted to help if possible.
Bio - Revd Ian Spencer
Bio - Revd Ian Spencer
Bio - Revd Ian Spencer
Revd Ian Spencer is a recently retired Anglican (C of E) minister, one-time Warden of Holland House Retreat Centre, authorised yoga teacher (accredited AYS, Association of Yoga Studies) and founder member of the Wild Goose Zen Sangha. With previous careers in I.T. and the Royal Navy , he now lives in Worcester City, supporting people of a
Revd Ian Spencer is a recently retired Anglican (C of E) minister, one-time Warden of Holland House Retreat Centre, authorised yoga teacher (accredited AYS, Association of Yoga Studies) and founder member of the Wild Goose Zen Sangha. With previous careers in I.T. and the Royal Navy , he now lives in Worcester City, supporting people of any faith or none through his "Boundless Way" network. He's always happy to be contacted via the "contact us" page below.
Retreat at home (R@h) 2025 programme: Contact me for details
March 15 - Everything Belongs
June 7th - When the trees say nothing
April 19 - Return to the Centre
Richard Rohr inspired day - "Vision of enchantment - all religious teachers have recognised that we human beings do not naturally see; we have to be taught how to see". ". We'll look into how seeing with deep clarity enables us to experience how 'everything belongs'.
April 19 - Return to the Centre
June 7th - When the trees say nothing
April 19 - Return to the Centre
Bede Griffiths inspired day - "Each of us is a word within One Word....as Aquinas says, all men are one Man" (excuse the old language!). Easter Eve can feel a bit empty - which is fine - but we might use some of the day to "return to the centre" of our spiritual life.
June 7th - When the trees say nothing
June 7th - When the trees say nothing
September 20th - When the disciple comes of age
Thomas Merton inspired day - "The sun is rising. All the green trees are full of birds and their song comes up out of the wet bowers of the orchard. Crows swear pleasantly in the distance, and in the depths of my soul sits God". A beautiful compilation of some of Merton's journals on his experience of the natural world. Come, bring and share your experiences of the natural world too.
September 20th - When the disciple comes of age
September 20th - When the disciple comes of age
September 20th - When the disciple comes of age
Diarmuid O'Murchu inspired day.
GREAT NEWS! Diarmuid will be with us for this retreat (note the date change to September 20th "Nothing in the gospels - probably in the entire Bible - can be taken literally. Poetry rather than prose, metaphor rather than objective statement, symbolic rather than the rational, all provide more reliable pathways to the underlying reality". We'll be looking with Diarmuid into this 'underlying reality' which can only be pointed toward then personally experienced as we 'come of age' in our faith journey.
November 1st - The end of religion
September 20th - When the disciple comes of age
December 20 - A Boundless Christmas
Dom Aelred Graham inspired day.
"ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est" - wherever charity and love are found, God is there" . Written over 50 years ago this ground-breaking book by the Dominican Monk Aelred Graham looks toward the East and in particular the Hindu tradition to help refresh Christian faith. He asks - what is the end of Religion (its purpose)? Are we brave enough to look deeply into this, wherever it leads?
December 20 - A Boundless Christmas
September 20th - When the disciple comes of age
December 20 - A Boundless Christmas
Inspired by the contemplative tradition.
A retreat to help us settle more deeply into the profound "underlying reality" of the Christmas message. Not based on anyone famous, just my offer to create a space for us to explore the boundless message of the Angels ...."God with us".