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Deep Breath episodes
- Centering PrayerCentering Prayer incorporates silence, stillness, and solitude. These three things can be hard to find and hard to create... or even hard to choose! It's a challenge to silence the mind and simply be, even for a brief interval of the day. But of course we're going to encourage you to try it on. This practice welcomes the awareness of God's presence, helping us to rest in the fact that the loving God is with us. You may find the more you practice this discipline, the more peace you will experience, and suddenly you'll notice transformation has happened, almost taking you by surprise.Notes from the episode: Father Thomas Keating on Centering Prayer;Mindful Silence by Phileena Heuertz;Spiritual Disciplines Handbook by Adele Alberg Calhoun19 min
- Soul Friends"Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world." -Anne of Green Gables. Finding a kindred spirit, or what we are calling a Soul Friend, can be challenging! What is a Soul Friend, what does it mean, why is having at least one important? Listen in as we chat about our discoveries and experiences.14 min
- Soul Care - the Specifics
With the realization that the concept of soul care can be nebulous, let's dive into the nuts and bolts of what soul care looks like. It is as unique for each person as their fingerprint. Your soul matters and needs to be cared for. Here's some specific examples of what soul care looks like in other's lives. This might just spur you on to new ideas to care for your own soul.
Questions from today's episode:
* How do you feed your soul?
* Where do you feel connected to God?
* What brings you that inner peace that stays with you?
* What brings you back to who you are and who God is?
* What makes you feel truly yourself?
15 min - Self care vs. Soul care
What's the difference between caring for self and caring for your soul? Well, not much and yet a whole lot!! Listen in as we discuss ways we've experienced, and invest in, taking care of self and soul. Maybe the clarity will inspire you to care for you. You need it and you're worth it!
19 min - Pressure Cooker!Definition of pressure cooker1: An airtight utensil for quick cooking or preserving of foods by means of high-temperature steam under pressure2: A situation or environment that is fraught with emotional or social pressures. Uh ya!! We are talkin' about #2 in this episode. How might we deal with all the pressures this strange season brings? What are ways we can hit the steam release valve so we don't flip our lid? Also, don't forget to get our FREE Fun Summer Recipes!! https://mailchi.mp/80d1781383c2/deep-breath19 min
- Blessing as a Privilege
A discussion on the honor of awakening and calling forth identity and belovedness in one another. In these currently restricted lives, this is one way to enlarge a person's life. When negativity, and tearing down is prevalent, we can counter this with a blessing of affirmation that creates life. "There are no neutral exchanges". Harness the power of the blessing.
Life of the Beloved - Henri J.M. Nouwen
The Book of Longings - Sue Monk Kidd
Blessing Your Spirit - Sylvia Gunter & Arthur Burk
Double Blessing - Mark Batterson
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21 min - Lexie & Michelle's Fast Summer Recipes
Summer is nearly here and we want to spend less time in the kitchen and more time playing outside. In this episode we share our fast, favorite and family-friendly cooking ideas. Perhaps you find cooking to be grounding and a way to creatively express yourself? Or maybe meal planning and prep feels daunting. Looking for ways to get the entire family involved? Listen in.
As a bonus, we've compiled our favorite fast summer recipes exclusively for our listeners. Just click the link below and presto! . . . recipes will appear in your inbox.
Lexie and Michelle's top 3 recipes (6 total): https://mailchi.mp/80d1781383c2/deep-breath
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14 min - YogaIt's funny, we struggled a bit to wrap words around one of our favorite spiritual practices!! We think it's because it must be *experienced*. So, this episode is just the first of more conversations to come about yoga. One highlight from this episode: what happens on your mat translates off your mat...Intergration!17 min
- Listening. Lamenting. Learning.The last couple weeks have been agonizingly full of death, racial tension, protests and riots. The pain our country is in has us pausing, and we invite our friends into a moment of silence. Silence is a way we can listen with attention and intention, to lament and be with the suffering. We also explore a few other practices conducive to listening with attention and yield to the action of the Holy Spirit. Quotes (and highly recommend checking out!): Phileena Heuertz https://gravitycenter.com/16 min
- Capture This Time With Words
What do you want future generations to know about Covid-19 and your life during this time? How can picking up a pen and writing a few words help your mental health or your spiritual pilgrimage? Whether you have resistance to writing, or consider yourself and avid journal-keeper, we invite you to slow down, pick up a pen and practice reflection.
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About Deep Breath
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Lexie & Michelle explore spiritual practices and ways of connecting with God, others and ourselves. They invite you in to the conversation and to perhaps try on a new practice.