“Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. “Forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.” — C.S. Lewis “When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.” – Bernard Meltzer My therapist once saidContinue reading “Forgiveness”
Category Archives: Practices
Forest Bathing
Forest bathing is the practice of immersing ourselves in natural settings, particularly but not exclusively, forests. It involves slowing down and paying attention to our natural surroundings with our full complement of bodily senses: smell, sight, hearing, touch, and taste. Here’s how: 1. Find a location in nature The ideal place is a quiet areaContinue reading “Forest Bathing”
Attention
“What has my attention is shaping my life.” – Brandie Freely of Notes on Living Free + Well “And every day, the world will drag you by the hand yelling ‘This is important! And This is important! And This is important! You need to worry about This! And This! and This!’ And each day, it’sContinue reading “Attention”
Journaling
Journaling is a wonderful practice. I have been keeping journals for years. Some advocate getting up each morning and journaling daily pages. Others use journaling to record daily events, or reflect on the day. Other uses of journaling are to clarify one’s thinking or to process experiences. While some people keep a dream journal toContinue reading “Journaling”
Taizé Chant
Taizé pronounced (teh-ZAY) is used to describe both an ecumenical community in France and its style of sung prayer and chants. Amidst the multicultural assemblies of global pilgrims at the Community of Taizé in France, a new kind of music developed to fit these global gatherings: brief sung texts, often in Latin, set to simpleContinue reading “Taizé Chant”
Neurographic Art
“We all want to go somewhere in life, but you can’t open new doors with old keys.” – Pavel Piskarev, D.Sc. One way to view neurographic art, also known as neurographica, is “the art of world transformation.” Combined with breath deepening and relaxation, it connects body science with art to awaken dormant neurological connections. ThisContinue reading “Neurographic Art”
Mutual Accountability Group
Our setting: We meet monthly in a mutual accountability group. We are on Zoom across four time zones. We’ve been meeting for about a decade now, including at a common geographical space when circumstances allow. Nancy: … What do you need? Viv: I just need to feel fulfilled. How that happens can change from dayContinue reading “Mutual Accountability Group”
Contemplative Photography
Over the past decade, since a workshop in Contemplative Photography, I’ve continued the practice of Practicing contemplative photography allows me to explore the world from a deeper, more aware gaze. It frees me from the pressure to capture the image and, instead, receive the image that reveals itself to me, that captures me. It hasContinue reading “Contemplative Photography”
Prayer
“It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi Prayer is a communication vehicle between the Creator and creation, representing dialogue in relationship. Prayer doesn’t necessarily need words; but words, songs, chants, laments, or silence can all be elements of prayer. Sometimes we pray in groups,Continue reading “Prayer”
Meditation
“We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us that they may see, it may be, their own images, and so live for a moment with a clearer, perhaps even with a fiercer life because of our quiet.”― William Butler Yeats Meditation is a common practice among many people, includingContinue reading “Meditation”
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