Modern day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader,Cynthia Bourgeault divides her time between solitude at her seaside hermitage in Maine, anda demanding schedule traveling globally to teach and spread the recovery of the Christiancontemplative and Wisdom path. She is the founding director of both The Contemplative Societyand the Aspen Wisdom School.

Cynthia is the author of seven books: The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, The Wisdom Jesus, and Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening. Her latest work, The Holy Trinity and the Law of Three, is due out in the summer of 2013. She has also authored or contributed to numerous articles and courses on the Christian spiritual life. She is a past fellow of the Institute for Ecumenical and Cultural research at St. John's Abbey in Collegeville, MN, and an oblate of New Camaldoli Monastery in Big Sur, California.

Cynthia continues to contribute to The Contemplative Society in her role as principal teacher and advisor. She passionately promotes the practice of Centering Prayer, and has worked closelywith Thomas Keating, Bruno Barnhart, Richard Rohr, as well as many other contemplativeteachers and leaders within the Christian tradition as well as other spiritual paths.

Listen to Tami Simon's interview with Cynthia Bourgeault: When Two Become One: Love Beyond Death