Deep Breath

Deep Breath

By Michelle TornettaReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Deep Breath episodes

  • Holding Pattern
    Seasons of waiting involve pain and discomfort, and they can produced growth and transformation. This pandemic has life in a holding pattern, but God is not inactive! Waiting can be like yeasting bread and fermenting kombucha, much activity is happening that can't been seen. We explore the choice to 'stay with it' and invite God to show us what's being worked out in our souls. 
    Episode quotes: "When the Heart Waits", by Sue Monk Kidd
    23 min
  • Mom-Guilt Part 2
    We continue the conversation on how many moms struggle with the belief that they are not enough. Along with practical ways to address this mindset, we also ask questions like "what is underneath the false narrative?" and share how we invite God into the dialogue.
    23 min
  • Mom-guilt Turned Up

    Ooof, mom-guilt! So many of us "should" on ourselves all day long! And we don't think it's just us experiencing it with increased intensity during stay-home, school-at-home, work-from-home life. In this episode we address an ancient way in current times and what questions we might ask ourselves about living free of the message "I'm not enough". 

    Quotes from: The Next Right Thing Podcast, Emily P. Freeman

    21 min
  • Got an EGR in your home? Is it you?
    Extra Grace Required (EGR) is often needed with a particular person in our lives. But under stay-home-stay-safe conditions, that person may be up close and personal...and you can't get a break! Being together so much can wear out a benevolent spirit! We offer a few ways to access the grace that's required and suggest that extravagant love is possible when we we start with extending to ourselves.
    Prayer and Blessing from: Guerrillas of Grace, Prayers for the Battle by Ted Loder
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    19 min
  • For the Lonely & Isolated

    Whether you are experiencing loneliness and isolation or you love someone who is, this episode is for you.  It's safe to say we are all experiencing some level of isolation in our current state of social distancing. How can we foster compassion for ourselves and others?  What nuggets of depth and connectivity are waiting to be discovered in the midst of the isolation?

    16 min
  • In Between Places

    Liminal spaces are transitional and transformational. They are waiting areas! While we wait in quarantine, let's consider tending gently to our weariness. From that place of restored vitality through stillness, there can be potential for metamorphosis.  (This is corrected version - full length)

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    24 min
  • In Between Places

    Liminal spaces are transitional and transformational. They are waiting areas! While we wait in quarantine, let's consider tending gently to our weariness. From that place of restored vitality through stillness, there can be potential for metamorphosis.

    Find us on Instagram:  deepbreath54321

    Blessing: Deuteronomy 33:12 The Voice

    18 min
  • Exploring Sabbath as a Day and a Moment

    The Sabbath, whether as a day, half-day, or even a moment, is our chance to exhale, cease from productivity and receive God's good gifts. Here's a refreshing and practical glimpse at the most ignored Ten Commandment. 

    Margaret Fienberg says, "...the Sabbath isn't about what is done or left undone as much as breathing in the goodness of God. The more I inhaled, the more I desired another long breath."

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    Sacred Rhythms: Ruth Haley Baron

    Ideas for your Sabbath:

    • Do whatever feels life-giving
    • Feast (eat differently on the other 6 days)
    • Gather as a family right before the Sabbath and throw ideas in a box, then pick 1 or 2 out for that day
    • Light a candle as you kick off Sabbath with a lovely dinner and talk about your favorite part of the Sabbath and what makes it challenging
    • Go to a worship service
    • Don't set an alarm 
    • Be in nature
    • Invite friends to dinner
    • Play, create, do nothing of significance 
    • Pray, bless each other, bless strangers

      • For a full copy of the 2 hour Sabbath webinar, email: [email protected]

      24 min
    • Quarantine and a New Rhythm of Life

      Has it been challenging to find a new rhythm for your life during quarantine? Lexie and Michelle give some practical examples, but also discuss how spiritual disciplines build spiritual muscles for tough times like these. Are we in a state of dormancy? If so, how can we nurture our whole self during this dormancy so we can emerge from quarantine with new life and "burst forth" just like flowers in Spring.

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      Your God is Too Safe, by Mark Buchanan

      Blessing Your Spirit, by Sylvia Gunter & Arthur Burk

      32 min
    • Cooking with whatcha have on hand... literally and figuratively!
      In this second episode we discuss making the best of our difficult circumstances. We share our stories and questions such as, "How can I partner with what God is doing?"
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      Episode Notes:
      For the book and podcast, The Next Right Thing     https://emilypfreeman.com
      24 min

    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.