Reviewed by Mike Roberts

'Immerse' is a meditative resource featuring relaxation techniques, breathing exercises and well known worship tracks. A Christian alternative to those chill-out CDs you see in gift shops, garden centres and New Age outlets, this album is of superior quality and, refreshingly, based on solid spiritual ground. Liz is a relaxation and meditation expert and this album draws on material from her award winning book, Into God's Presence, in an attempt to produce a guided meditation time of "prayer and worship for busy people." Effectively supported with instrumental passages, written and performed by able producer Andy Green, and worship songs by Sue Rinaldi, Caroline Bonnett, Lou Fellinghan and Geraldine Latty, this is an album to "soak" in God's presence with. Perfect for those into "carpet time" ministry, this album will not be to everyone's taste - in fact you'll probably either love it or loathe it. If you like the idea of a personal time of ministry in the security of your own home, complete with directed relaxation techniques, then this is an album for you. If you've secretly eyed up the chill-out section of a record shop, wanting to buy but reluctant to support the dubious spiritual affiliations of the artist, then here is a safe option which is likely to surpass your expectations of the genre. With songs like "Holy River", "Giving It All To You" and "I Will Say", this CD will continue to inspire long after you've started to skip the spoken word tracks. All in all this is a well produced, decently packaged, original worship resource.

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