Rickey Cotton, Ed.D., is a trained and experienced spiritual director and a commissioned presenter of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina. He serves on the faculty for the Living Flame program of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd. As a spiritual speaker and workshop leader, he has presented around the country on such topics as John of the Cross: Beyond the Dark Nights; The Desert Mothers and Fathers; Divine Therapy; and Meister Eckhart: Passionate for Our Awakening. In recent years, Rickey has been assisting nationally known retreat leader Fr. Bill Sheehan in the annual Florida Centering Prayer retreats, a 3-day retreat every January and a 7-day retreat every June. Now Professor Emeritus, for over 30 years, Rickey taught English and Religion at Southeastern University, a Christian university in central Florida. The parents of three adult daughters, he and his wife Anna make their home in Lakeland, FL. Information about his work with Christian spirituality and contemplative prayer is available at rickeycotton.com.
