During the Wednesday evenings of Christian meditation and contemplative prayer which have been held here since 2001, a series of exercises have been used so as to introduce different methods of prayer in the Christian tradition. These exercises are comprised in this booklet and number ten in total. They develop basic skills in prayer and are preparatory to the use of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola during these Wednesday evenings of prayer. These exercises have been prepared through the guidance of Peter Hannan SJ and further explanation of them can be found in his book ‘Only if you wrestle’ (The Columba Press, 2002). The different methods of prayer are explored in these exercises in the following manner :-