Still unclear as to what contemplative prayer is–and isn’t?
This link is to a video of a brief, concise explanation by Ray Yungen.
At this point in time, it appears twelve step spirituality and meditation are linchpins of the rising false church.
Here is the video link of Ray Yungen, author of A Time of Departing, on contemplative prayer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=4qxwgxTQi2o&NR=1

And I “thought” that we, as followers of Jesus would have a natural first most response towards God. This response as Jesus himself pointed out:
Mat 22:37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your [heart] and with all your [soul] and with all your [mind].
This “contemplative prayer” simply does not fit The Lords teaching, it is the opposite of loving The Lord with all my mind as stated by Jesus.