The spiritual path can be difficult, but when we travel it together, it becomes so much easier!
We are here to learn from and support one another in a shared purpose: to grow closer to the love of God and to bring that love into the world.
We are here to ensure that you succeed in learning more about your deepest nature, your spiritual intimacy with the Divine, and what you can do to help others.
Growing Spiritually… Together!
Our mission is to cultivate an online, interspiritual community where you can practice Centering Prayer and study universal truths to deepen your relationship with God and find peace within.
We envision a growing community of contemplatives worldwide who actively embody the light and love of the Divine to create greater peace and harmony on earth.
Our resources help you deepen your contemplative practice and action.
Here are just a few of our popular courses.
Insightful, inspiring conversations with contemplative teachers and thought leaders.
We host some of the brightest minds in the global contemplative community.
Free In-Depth Guides on the fundamental concepts, practices, and principles that you need to successfully deepen your relationship with the Divine.
We know there are other places that you can go online to learn about the contemplative life and to grow spiritually.
But we want to provide a holistic space where you can grow and develop within a loving and supportive community that you can access conveniently and regularly.
Keith Kristich
Founder of Closer Than Breath
Keith Kristich helps people slow down and reconnect with their true self and God within. As a contemplative teacher, Keith’s mission is to help people reimagine the Divine, unlearn rigid religion, and see God everywhere.
Keith is a meditation teacher and commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer through Contemplative Outreach and trained with the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in leading contemplative prayer groups and retreats.
When not working, you can find Keith with his wife and son or with a book or banjo in hand.
Marybeth Redmond
Director of Community Experience
Marybeth Redmond is an ordained interfaith/interspiritual minister and a certified spiritual director. She is also a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer through Contemplative Outreach.
Marybeth has been a practitioner of Centering Prayer, Lectio Divina, yoga, and the Christian contemplative wisdom path for many years. Her Catholic formation, along with her deep study of the Christian mystics, led her to embrace interspirituality as an emerging path for seekers with diverse and multiple religious or spiritual backgrounds, as well as the spiritually independent.
Logan Jones
Enneagram Lead
Logan Jones was raised as a Baptist in Catholic Salzburg, Austria, and Christianity still forms the core of his faith. He has also learned an enormous amount by exploring the practices of other traditions, in particular the meditations and teachings of engaged or Thiền Buddhism, which is a version of Zen Buddhism (Thich Nhat Hanh, father of the mindfulness movement), the inner work teachings and practices of Fourth Way Spirituality which include Enneagram* work (G.I. Gurdjieff, P.D. Ouspensky) and the wisdom tradition/contemplative dimension of Christianity (particularly the work of William Menniger, Thomas Keating, Cynthia Bourgealt, and Richard Rohr). These teachings and practices have helped him to better understand and explore the contemplative traditions of Christianity, which have been neglected for centuries in the west but which are now being rediscovered in forms such as centering prayer and lectio divina.
Gio Legasto
Community Support & Event Coordinator
Gio Legasto has been journeying with Closer Than Breath since 2019, supporting the community with care, creativity, and a contemplative heart. As our Community Support & Event Coordinator, he helps weave the threads of connection across our global membership, organizing events, coordinating resources, and offering thoughtful support behind the scenes. He brings a deep love for spiritual growth, creative expression, and systems that help sacred work flow with ease.
Outside of CTB, Gio loves to travel, catch live concerts, and unwind by playing the guitar, often finding inspiration for both life and work in the rhythm of music and movement.
Our contemplative community lives all over the world, bringing a special richness and diversity to our gatherings.
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