A simple and straightforward way of understanding

contemplative prayer and meditation

Your Image

GOD IS CLOSER THAN BREATH

Find Peace of Mind and the Divine Presence Within

Enroll Now

Closer Than Breath is a 6-week meditation course helping you commit to a regular contemplative prayer practice and open to the peace of mind and Divine Presence within.

This self-paced course rooted in the Christian Contemplative Tradition offers an interfaith approach to the meditation method of Centering Prayer.

This means that we will sing with all the prayerful saints and sages of all the world's great religions, affirming it is in God “in whom we live and move and have our being.” (Acts 17:28)

Who is this Course For?​

You May Be Interested In This Course If:

• You have struggled with starting or maintaining a meditation practice
• You are looking to deepen your relationship to God
• You are a fan of Thomas Keating, Cynthia Bourgeault, Richard Rohr, or Thomas Merton
• You want an online community of support for spiritual maturity and growth
• You want both the Theory and Practice of Centering Prayer

What You’ll Get:

• 6 Weeks of video content, between 15 - 25 minutes each
• 2 Additional bonus lessons (see below!)
• Closer Than Breath Facebook Group
• Spiritual support from a spiritual community
• And (maybe most importantly) greater peace of mind, openness of heart, and intimacy with the Divine
• Login 24/7

Enroll Now

Testimonials

Amy Taylor

"Keith has created a wonderful course that will be very helpful for those new to Centering Prayer and for those who desire to go deeper into their existing practice. The weekly emails contain valuable videos and powerful written content which is easily digested, leaving plenty of time to go back and listen again to mine for new insight or dive deeper into the gems you discovered. Highly recommend! Thank you Keith!"

Rich Lewis, author of Sitting with God: A Journey to Your True Self Through Centering Prayer
Rich Lewis
author of Sitting with God: A Journey to Your True Self Through Centering Prayer

"Keith has a way of inviting everyone to deepen their practice of stillness and awareness of God within, no matter where we're starting from. I'm so grateful for his presence, his love for people, and his teaching, which offers profound truths in a simple, digestible form."

Samantha Lioi, New York
Samantha Lioi
New York

"Keith has the ability to convey clarity and focus in a compassionate and easy understandable manner. What we thought to be complex, becomes easy. This encourages and enables people to leave their distractions behind, in order to open up to what matters most to them."

Duncan Ferguson, United Kingdom
Duncan Ferguson
United Kingdom

What the course looks Like

(Week by Week)

Your Image

week One: Taking the Contemplative Turn

• God: It Ain’t a Boy's Name
• Contemplative Prayer: The Theory
• Centering Prayer: The Method

Your Image

week Two: Dealing With Thoughts

• Meditation: It Ain’t About Not Thinking
• You are Not Your Thoughts
• Learning to Let Go (and the 4 R’s of Centering Prayer)

Your Image

week Three: Dying to Be Reborn

• The Path of Descent
• From Mind to Heart
• From False Self to True Self

Your Image

week Four: The Divine Indwelling

• God is at Home, Are You?
• From Doing to Being
• Learning to Rest

Your Image

week Five: Who am I Anyway?

• From “I” to “it”
• Deep-I and the Seed of Self
• “My only ‘Me’ is God”

Your Image

week Six: Bringing it All Together

• Integrating contemplation and everyday life
• Staying Consistent
• Going Deeper

Your Image

And Bonuses!

Bonus 1: Parenting, Prayer, and Meditation
Find out how Rajiv Mamman, a daily meditation practitioner and father of two boys, is able to be a good parent AND maintain a regular contemplative practice.

Bonus 2: Pathways to Presence: Integrating the Enneagram and Contemplation
Interfaith Reverend Nhien Vuong speaks to the importance of Centering Prayer for each of the nine personality types of the Enneagram. Explore how our personalities affect our practice and presence to the Divine.

Enroll Now

Here’s How it works

Register and you’ll receive a Username and Password as well as full access to the bonuses and all six weeks of material! Every Sunday and Thursday you will receive a short teaching email with the encouragement to get back into the site to continue viewing the videos.

Keith is all that a great teacher ought to be -- knowledgeable, experienced, prepared, and supportive. He has led me to a deeper contemplative practice through his teaching and consistent example.

Joelle Herskind
Your Image

Who is Keith Kristich?

Hello! I help people slow down and reconnect with their true self by way of meditation, contemplative prayer, and personal growth through the Enneagram. I work with people in small groups, retreat, and one-on-one settings. I am a certified Enneagram, meditation, and contemplative prayer teacher and live in Buffalo, NY with my wonderful wife, Colleen.

Your Image

Join others from around the world who have taken the course

Have Some Questions?

How long do I get access for?

Great question! You have access for as long as the course exists.

Who is this Course for?

This course is for anyone looking to start or deepen a contemplative prayer practice. Although rooted in the Christian Contemplative tradition, it is taught from an interfaith perspective in order to draw on the Wisdom of all the great religious traditions. Anyone open to the Wisdom of the world religions is just right for this course.

I have a regular contemplative practice, is this for me?

Fantastic! If you are looking to deepen your practice, this is for you. This is especially the case if you are a Centering Prayer practitioner or would like to be. If you are not interested in learning Centering Prayer, this may not be for you.

Is there a guarantee/refund policy?

Yes – zero risk, 30 day money back guarantee, no questions asked!

If I have a question during the course, how do I get it answered?

Closer Than Breath maintains email support as well as community support through our students only facebook group.

Why this Course Exists?

• A lot of people struggle with getting started with meditation.
• A lot of people ask “What is the point of just sitting here?”
• A lot of people ask “Am I doing this right?”
• A lot of people PRACTICE meditation but don’t understand the THEORY behind it.

Closer Than Breath offers a road map, not only to a committed contemplative practice, but one that includes a “map” of the soul's journey through prayer and meditation. So it’s not just the HOW to meditate, but the WHAT and WHY of prayer and meditation.



"I have to say I wondered if I would be bored, having been through so many centering prayer introductory courses. This definitely was not the case with Keith’s course. The depth and diversity of the material used along with Keith’s teaching style definitely kept me interested and stretched the boundaries of my contemplative experience."

Pat Cody

Develop or Deepen Your Contemplative Practice

$75.00

6 Weeks

2 Bonuses

Zero Risk. 30 Day 100% Guarantee

Enroll Now

God is more intimate with us than we will ever know: Closer Than Breath.

Checkout

Contact

Coupon Code

[[coupon_message.text]] [[cart_coupon.text]]

Payment Methods

PayPal selected.

After submitting, you will be redirected to the PayPal website to fill out your payment information. You will be redirected back to our site once the payment is completed.

Apple Pay selected.

Another step will appear to securely submit your payment information.

Google Pay selected.

Another step will appear to securely submit your payment information.

Order Summary

Subtotal:
[[checkoutContext.order.invoice.subtotal | currency]]
Tax:
[[checkoutContext.order.invoice.tax | currency]]
Shipping:
[[checkoutContext.order.invoice.shipping | currency]]
Discounts:
-[[checkoutContext.order.invoice.discount | currency]]
Total:
[[checkoutContext.order.invoice.total | currency]]
[[subscriptionsByProductId[checkoutContext.order.invoice.items[0].product_id].plan_description]]