The Way of the Prisoner: Breaking the Chains of Self through Centering Prayer and Practice

Centering Prayer is a modern adaptation of the ancient practice of contemplative prayer, a process of inner purification and an opening of the mind and heart to God. In this remarkable book, Jens Soering, an inmate in a Virginia prison, tells how Centering Prayer and its corollary, Centering Practice (contemplative prayer in action) enable him to survive the daily pain of prison life. Through a moving true story of personal redemption that shocks and inspires, Söring shows how we can all transform our crosses, our prisons (literal or metaphorical), into the means of our salvation.

About the author:
Jens Söring is a German citizen and Centering Prayer practitioner who has been incarcerated since 1986. His case has been featured on Court TV and A&E’s City Confidential. His writing has been published in This Rock, Justice Reflections, Pastoral Life and Faith@Work.