For those of us who prefer the approach of "spiritual but not religious", it's sometimes a little unclear as to how to approach the matter of prayer. What does it mean to pray, if we're not doing it according to the religious tradition that we grew up with? Well here's a great article on the subject by Elizabeth Lesser, co-founder of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies:
http://www.eomega.org/omega/enews/article/?content=CON&source=ENEWS.OM.LAND