Abbot Christopher Jamison of Worth Abbey in West Sussex discovers whether his experiment to teach five ordinary people the value of silent prayer has worked. After spending eight days in training, the volunteers explain whether they would incorporate it into their everyday lives, and what they have learnt from the experience.source:LocateTv.com
Abbot Christopher Jamison challenges the five volunteers to undertake eight days of complete silence at a Jesuit Retreat Centre in North Wales. Not everything goes smoothly though, as John and David plan to escape to the pub and Carrie finds it difficult to live without her mobile phone, but with the help of their spiritual advisers the group members finally embrace silent contemplation and review their own lives.
Five people undertake a spiritual journey to find out why silence is so elusive and difficult to attain in modern society. Abbot Christopher Jamison of Worth Abbey in West Sussex helps them take breaks from careers in business, teaching, PR, media and hospitality to help improve their lives with regular periods of quiet meditation and prayer. He begins by inviting the volunteers to spend two days with his community of monks in quiet, completive prayer and meditation.