Deep Breath

Deep Breath

By Michelle TornettaReligion & SpiritualityChristianity
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Deep Breath episodes

  • When You Need a Hero
    Have you ever felt the need to have someone in your court, someone to have your back? Feeling misjudged, taken advantage of, wronged, or misunderstood? This meditation and blessing is for you. Allow these verses to be read over you and sink deep in to your spirit. In these verses, be encouraged that God is your Champion and your Hero.
    The final blessing is adapted from "Blessing Your Spirit" by Arthur Burk and Sylvia Gunter. 
    Scripture references:
    Exodus 17:11-15
    Zechariah 9:9 (The Voice)
    Isaiah 54:17 (The Voice)
    Isaiah 42:16 (The Message)
    Isaiah 51:5,6 (The Voice)
    Isaiah 49:26 (The Voice)
    Isaiah 43:1-4 (The Message)
    Isaiah 41:10-14 (The Voice)
    Jeremiah 1:9 (The Voice)
    10 min
  • Welcoming Prayer
    We have talked about the situational practice called the Welcoming Prayer before (S2 E37) In this episode we practice this practice together. Try-on this short but powerful way to consent to the actions and presences of God within. Get your free guide and copy of the Welcoming Prayer: www.breatheandbe.com
    7 min
  • Doodle Through Scripture

    We have talked about doodle prayers and doodling with scripture before. But this episode is special! We briefly go over what this method of meditating on scripture is about. And then we actually walk you through the practice. We even recorded a video of it and put it on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/eKDHLJMENEU

    You can order our Honeycomb Journals, as shown in the YouTube video, at: www.honeycombjournal.com 

    9 min
  • Second Half of Life

    In this episode's conversation, we introduce a book we both really like and found very informative: "Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life", by Richard Rohr The book serves as a guide; insightful descriptions and wise counsel to navigate the territory of midlife. Second half of life is not about a specific age, though there's a general range of time usually. This concept could be compared to the well-known term "midlife crisis". But we delve beyond the stereotypes and into what we think is a pattern set up by God. The first half of life you typically build: career, family, identity, so on. Essentially, you are writing the script of your life and forming a sense of self. Often, that sense of self is heavily influenced by what the people in your life say and think about who you are. In the second half of life, you often begin to evaluate that script and begin to decipher who you are apart from who others say and think you are by getting in touch with the truest parts of yourself.

    16 min
  • The Importance of Retreat
    In this episode we talk about the importance of retreat. Or, as Ruth Haley Barton calls it, "strategic withdraw". This practice is never not necessary for our spiritual health & development. There is need for vacations & days off, but retreat is a different category; meeting different needs. Listen in as we unpack this spiritual discipline & share about our first Playful Summer Retreat! Sign up for your own Custom Retreats:  https://breatheandbe.net/retreats; [email protected] Listen to: "Retreating From the Battle" S1 E32 Reads: "Invitation to Retreat", by Ruth Haley Barton
    16 min
  • Celtic Prayer Circles
    In this short reflection and prayer, you'll learn about the importance of circles to Celtic Christians. Then you'll create a circle of your own and receive a blessing, "a circle of light drawn around a person to protect, heal, and strengthen."
    11 min
  • The Celtic Way to Engage with Scripture
    There are many ways to study and meditate on scripture. This week we explore together (and with you) the Celtic way. We not only talk about what and how, we do it! Walking through a specific section of scripture, we read the text with three perspectives: literal, symbolic, imaginative. In Celtic Spirituality scripture was read in community and with a wholistic, embodied point of view. Stories and symbols were entwined with seeking understanding of theological concepts. Join us today as we try-on the Celtic way of engaging with the Word of God. Scripture reference: John 9:1-12
    18 min
  • When You Don't Know How or What to Pray
    We continue our line of thought and conversation on embodiment. In this episode we zero in on something we think is a common experience: a loss for words when in prayer. What to do (or not) when words don't do enough to express the communication you long for with the Divine? How might we try other methods and ways to convey our requests, needs, desires, praises, etc? Join us in wondering and trying out various ideas to relate to God in prayer beyond words. 
    Register for our Summer Play Retreat: www.breatheandbe.net/store
    12 min
  • Experience Life Wholistically Through Embodiment
    Instead of separating the body from mind and emotions, and segmenting ordinary from sacred; we want to talk about breaking down false walls of compartmentalization to experience ALL of life through embodiment. Bringing the physical and spiritual together. Uniting nature and the holy in day-to-day living. Do you ever find that words spoken to God can be limiting, even cumbersome? Try communing with God beyond the use of speaking or thinking; try using your body to communication with the Divine through movement or a specific posture. Or maybe start with noticing when you are isolating parts of your existence from another. Checkout: our episode on Welcoming Prayer - "Acknowledge to Anchor" S2 E37; "Praying with the Body" S2 E46 & youtube- https://youtu.be/6r-6kJwvFn4
    16 min
  • Celtic Spirituality
    We've been on a learning journey! In this episode, we invite you to come along and explore Celtic Spirituality with us. We've enjoyed being beginners, the excitement of discovery, and the rooted feeling of connected to something ancient yet alive and relevant. We share with you a little on what Celtic Spirituality is; the history and the way it views the world, the Word, and the Divine. Checkout: "Thin Places: Where Heaven Meets Earth and Your Reality" S2 E77 Mentioned: cfdmnorthwest.org, St. Mary's on the Lake
    14 min

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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.